MSEditorial Combat-ready If there’s any doubt the Philippines-United States defense cooperation is going great guns, in a manner of speaking, there’s the biggest-ever ‘Balikatan’ military exercise that should convince the skeptics the two allies really--
biggest-ever ‘Balikatan’ military exercise that should convince the skeptics the two allies really mean business amid growing tension in the region.
News reports indicate some of the drills to be carried out for the first time include live-fire training using Patriot missiles and Avengers air defense systems, both now being used by Ukraine to defend itself against the brazen Russian invasion. Balikatan will provide ample opportunity to demonstrate the strength and readiness of the Philippine-US security alliance.
“We’re preparing because the threat has become more real now and you can no longer brush it aside. In a long time, we never saw a credible threat of invasion of the Philippine territory, but now it’s possible,” he said.
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