The navies of the Philippines, the US, and Japan concluded four-day joint exercises in the South China Sea from February 20 to 26, 2026. The drills strengthened the trilateral defense partnership and interoperability of the fleets.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force detected and escorted the Russian missile corvette "Gremyashchiy" in the La Perouse Strait. This marked another stage in monitoring Russia's military activity in the region.
Chinese fighters flew extremely close to Japanese military aircraft. Tokyo expressed serious concern and called on Beijing to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.
A P-3 maritime patrol plane crashed in South Korea, killing all four servicemen on board. The plane crashed on a mountain during a training flight.
The United States plans to provide Ukraine with weapons by transferring them to Greece with the understanding that Greece will then transfer some of its surplus weapons to Ukraine.
