Diplomacy
US Gifts Philippines $8M Unmanned Vessels to Boost Maritime Surveillance
The United States has gifted the Philippines two Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) worth $8 million. This aims to enhance the Philippines' capability to safeguard its sovereign rights and improve maritime domain awareness towards a shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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