- The Philippine Navy asserts its increased capability to monitor and defend the nation's territory.
- The Philippines will not allow China to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal.
- Ukraine claims to have shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, allegedly uninterceptable, using its Patriot missile system.
- The navies of various Asian countries participated in the Asian Multilateral Naval Exercise held in Zambales.
- The first mission involved a Multilateral Search and Rescue Operation simulating a missing vessel at sea.
- They also practiced how to rescue victims hypothetically held by pirates.
- Nighttime sailing exercises were conducted using only light signals for communication.
- Indonesian and Philippine navies trained on helicopter landing on ship helidecks while underway.
- Ships from Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia participated.
- The goal was to enhance interoperability, the ability to operate jointly towards a mission, with no particular country as the target.
- Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad of the Philippine Navy highlighted the fleet's modernization with new equipment over recent years.
- Philippine Navy Rear Admiral Jose Ambrosio Espilita mentioned the arrival of more ships and the need for additional personnel in the next six years.
- The Navy is actively verifying reports of possible actions to remove the BRP Sierra Madre positioned at Ayungin Shoal.
- Ukraine released aerial footage showing the destruction of a Russian Panzer S1 air defense system by a Ukrainian HIMARS launcher.
- The Panzer S1 system, designed to defend ground installations from various threats, combines a multi-channel target acquisition and tracking system with missile armament effective up to a 15km altitude and 20km range.
- Ukraine announced the interception of six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and other Russian armaments by their freshly deployed US Patriot Air Defense System.