US Donates Two Unmanned Vessels to Boost PHL Maritime Surveillance
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US Donates Two Unmanned Vessels to Boost PHL Maritime Surveillance

The US has donated two unmanned vessels worth over $8 million to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), enhancing the country's maritime surveillance capabilities by allowing monitoring of larger sea areas without crew deployment. This donation is also part of broader security cooperation involving the Philippines, US, Japan, and Australia.

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