United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin finally confirmed that American soldiers are deployed in the Philippines under a unit called ‘Task Force
SEA DRONES. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin take a look at the US-provided T-12 unmanned surface vessel in Puerto Princesa City, in Palawan. Austin said the Philippines is expected to receive more T-12 vessels from the US under the US$ 500m foreign military financing program. Below photo shows where US troops are stationed in EDCA sites in Balabac island and Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.
WPS defense analyst and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Ray Powell, told the Manila Standard that this task force was previously unknown before Austin’s revelation.“Most likely they want to communicate that the US-PHL alliance is active and engaged,” Powell, who is the program head of Stanford University’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, further said.
The name “Ayungin” refers to a shallow area in the WPS, where the BRP Sierra Madre is marooned, serving as an outpost of the Philippine Navy. “I just watched the Philippine Navy demonstrate the capabilities of a T-12 unmanned surface vessel . A T-12 is one of several unmanned capabilities funded and delivered this year through the US security assistance,” Austin told reporters at WESCOM’s headquarters in Puerto Princesa City.
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