The United States is pressing ahead with efforts to turn the Philippines’ Subic Bay—once the site of its largest naval base in Asia—into what could become the world’s largest weapons manufacturing hub, aimed at countering China’s growing military footprint in the region.Momentum for the plan surged when on 2 Sep , Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Philippines’ new shipyard at the former Hanjin facility, now rebranded as Agila Subic under the ownership of U.S. investment firm Cerberus Capital Management.Fueled by U.S. and South Korean investment, the shipyard is expected to double the Philippines’ shipbuilding capacity to 2.5 million deadweight tons annually and employ over 4,000 workers by 2030.Although Monday’s ceremony emphasized commercial shipping, officials stressed that the facility could play a key role in the Philippines’ naval modernization program. Hyundai has already delivered frigates and offshore patrol vessels to the Philippine Navy and is positioning Subic as a future regional hub for warship construction.South Korea’s ambassador to Manila described the project as a “tripartite partnership” that blends Korean technology, American financing, and Philippine labor and geography.According to a report by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, the move constitutes “the most significant American defense investment in the Philippines since the Cold War.”In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how Subic Bay could emerge as key enabler for potential battle against China ?#defenseupdates #subicbay #philippinesvschina Chapters:0:00 TITLE00:11 INTRODUCTION01:48 SPONSORSHIP – NordVPN02:22 HISTORICAL CONTEXT 04:00 STRATEGIC VALUE06:16 ANALYSIS