MANILA, Philippines - The U.S. State Department has approved a prospective sale of 20 F-16 aircraft to the Philippines ... agreements will be "defined in negotiations between the purchaser ...

MANILA, Philippines, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. State Department's recent approval of the proposed sale of 20 F-16 Block 70 aircraft to the Philippines marks a significant milestone ...

The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila ... comes less than a week after Hegseth visited the Philippines, his first trip to Asia as defense chief ...

MANILA, Philippines — One of America’s leading defense and aerospace manufacturers has expressed readiness to provide brand new F-16 fighter jets to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

The potential sale, approved by the US to the Philippines, is for 20 F-16 Block 70/72 jets, days after US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth visited the country. The US has approved a potential foreign ...

Lockheed Martin's offer of F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft to the Philippines includes capabilities and support tailored for ...

Last week, the United States said it had approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, though Manila said the deal was "still in the negotiation phase".

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The Philippines’ potential procurement of the F-16 will elevate its ability to defend against threats. American-Philippine defense ties continue to mount as geopolitical tensions in the South ...

MANILA, April 3 (Reuters) - The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party, including China, a Philippine security ...

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting ... be “defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.” Lockheed Martin is the principal contractor for the package. The Philippines has had ...