AFP gets drone training from US
US troops trained their Filipino counterparts on the use of surveillance drones yesterday, as the Philippine government seeks to boost military ties with Washington and counter what it perceives as a rising security threat from China.
The naval exercises are part of annual training operations between the two defense partners, but they have come under closer scrutiny this year due to simmering tensions between Manila and Beijing over sea claims.
At a naval base in Sangley Point, Cavite, US Navy Seals showed Filipino soldiers how to use small unmanned aerial