The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces declared as successful the conduct of Balikatan combined joint littoral live fire exercise in San Antonio, Zambales when it achieved its objective to sink a mock vessel.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces declared as successful the conduct of Balikatan combined joint littoral live fire exercise in San Antonio, Zambales on Wednesday, April 26, when it achieved its objective to sink a mock vessel.
BRP Pangasinan, a World War II-era corvette, represented an enemy force approaching the Philippine territory by sea during the exercise. The vessel was decommissioned by the Philippine Navy in 2021. Col. Michael Logico, executive agent for the Philippine side of the Exercise Balikatan 2023, said BRP Pangasinan sank at 2:55 p.m. when an F-35B Joint Strike Fighters aircraft of the US delivered a laser-guided bomb to it.
“It will not be fair to give all the credit to the US Air Force because a lot of the other aircraft and navy ships also contributed to the sinking of BRP Pangasinan. But what delivered the final salvo was the F-35,” Logico said.that were fired by the troops during the earlier part of the drill did not hit the target. These rockets were supposed to sink the vessel.
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