The Philippines is prioritizing land-based defense capabilities in light of the high cost of F-16 multirole fighter jets made ...

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 - 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 ...

Lockheed Martin is offering a range of offset packages to make its F-16 C/D Blk. 70 deal more attractive to the Philippines and provide the country with local defense capabilities, in initiatives that ...

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".

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 ...

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 ...

(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.

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 ...

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 ...