The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila, giving the key US ally in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The F-16 fighter jets that the Philippines plans to acquire from the United States may be available for delivery next year at the earliest, Philippine Ambassador to the US ...

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.

A member of the Philippine Air Force walks past a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet during the US-Philippines joint air force military exercise dubbed 'Cope Thunder' at Basa Air Base in Pampanga on ...