Country ORBAT

Philippines

14 platform lines · 17 mapped sites · 18 deployable units

Personnel & posture

Philippine Air Force
- FA-50PH12
  Lead fighter
- A-29 / transport20 – 30
  COIN & lift
Philippine Navy
- Jose Rizal frigate2 – 6
  Korean frigate
- Corvette / OPV10 – 20
  Coastal patrol
- Offshore patrol vessel15 – 25
  Maritime security
Marine Corps
- Marine battalion8 – 12
  Amphibious
Army
- 155mm / rocket40 – 60
  Fires modernization
Air defense
- SPYDER / MANPADS4 – 8
  Point defence
Coastal defense
- BrahMos anti-ship3 – 6
  Indian-supplied supersonic
- BrahMos / C-70512 – 24
  South China Sea
Non-state
- Abu Sayyaf / ISIS (est.)200 – 500
  Sulu archipelago threat
Philippine Army
- M101 / ATMOS80 – 120
  Light & wheeled SPG
Unmanned systems
- ScanEagle / tactical UAS30 – 50
  Maritime ISR
Mobilization
- AFP field army143,000 – 274,000
  Archipelagic defence

Department of National Defence
hub
Armed Forces of the Philippines HQ.
command
Subic Bay freeport
port
Former US base; ship repair.
trade · naval
Clark air base area
airport
Fighter training & US EDCA access.
air
Palawan western command
military base
South China Sea frontier.
naval
Zamboanga naval station
military base
Southern counter-insurgency.
naval
Port of Manila
port
Capital trade hub.
trade · shipping
Cebu Mactan shipyards
factory
Coast guard & commercial build.
naval
DOST advanced science
research
State R&D funding.
science
Antonio Bautista Air Base (Palawan)
airport
West Philippine Sea patrol.
air
Basa Air Base
airport
FA-50 & air defence.
air
Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base
airport
Visayas air hub.
air
Thitu (Pag-asa) outpost sector
military base
Spratly garrison — disputed.
naval
Luzon Strait approaches
port
Taiwan contingency maritime lane.
shipping · naval
Balikatan exercise staging (Luzon)
military base
US–PH annual joint drills.
army
Sulu Sea counter-terror sector
military base
Abu Sayyaf / ISIS threat zone.
naval
Manila–Taiwan shipping lane
port
First island chain trade approach.
shipping · trade
Luzon Strait contingency lane
port
Northern Philippines approaches.
shipping · naval

EDCA: Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement — US base access.
West Philippine Sea: Manila term for South China Sea claims sector.
FA-50: Korean light fighter — Philippine air combat backbone.
BrahMos: Indian-Russian supersonic anti-ship — coastal defense.
Abu Sayyaf: Sulu-based insurgent group — southern counter-terror focus.
Chokepoint: Narrow sea or land passage where trade or military traffic can be blocked.
Rare earth: Elements used in magnets, motors, and precision weapons — China dominates refining.
SPR: Strategic Petroleum Reserve — emergency crude stockpile.
TSMC: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — advanced logic fab cluster.
Hormuz: Strait of Hormuz — ~20% of global oil transits.
Malacca: Strait of Malacca — busiest shipping lane between Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Suwałki corridor: Poland–Lithuania land bridge — NATO logistics vulnerability.
Cobalt belt: DRC–Zambia mining corridor — battery supply chain.
Lithium triangle: Chile–Argentina–Bolivia brine deposits — EV battery input.
Grain corridor: Black Sea / Danube export routes — global food security.
Red Sea corridor: Bab el-Mandeb through Suez — Houthi interdiction risk.
Taiwan Strait lane: Kaohsiung–Busan chip & container sea lane under blockade exercise.
Black Sea grain lane: Odesa/Danube export routes under missile and mine threat.
Horn access lane: Djibouti–Massawa–Assab Red Sea port competition axis.