Lockheed Martin, a leading American aerospace and defense company, has expressed confidence that the US government will soon ...

American defense contractor Lockheed Martin is optimistic that the U.S. government will soon move forward with a formal offer ...

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 ...

Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez. Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy, Washington D.C.

The Philippines is prioritizing land-based defense capabilities amid the high cost of procuring F-16 multirole fighter jets ...

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 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 is upbeat on the prospects for the F-16 in Manila’s long-running quest to obtain new fighter aircraft. “I think that [the Philippines] is looking to leverage the most advanced ...

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.

(Lockheed Martin) Lockheed Martin's offer of F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft to the Philippines includes capabilities and support tailored for the country, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson has said.

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 ...