September 18, 2025
ADS Mission to the Philippines Advances Private Sector Opportunity

September 18, 2025
The 2025 Philippines Business Mission in Manila, held August 14–15, brought a record 26-company ADS delegation—the largest in the Council’s 41-year history. The mission featured high-level engagements with the Secretary of National Defense, senior officials, and key stakeholders across defense and civilian sectors. Discussions focused on coproduction, joint development, technology transfers, and workforce development in defense systems, dual-use technologies, and cyber capabilities. Amid rising South China Sea tensions and strong Filipino support for the United States, conditions are ripe for deeper U.S.-Philippines cooperation, grounded in the shared recognition that economic security underpins national security.
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