Subic Bay Reawakens as a Strategic Indo-Pacific Hub Near China
Subic Bay in the Philippines is being revived as a major Indo-Pacific hub, with a reactivated Hyundai shipyard boosting civilian and potential defense-related activity under the US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. The complex now hosts multiple defense-linked tenants and a growing US footprint, while Washington and Manila study forward-deployed ammunition production in the Indo-Pacific; as of early 2026, no weapons manufacturing at Subic has been confirmed, but the site is viewed as increasing strategic leverage near Taiwan and China amid regional tensions.