A total of 150 field artillery personnel from the Philippine Army and the U.S. Army Pacific’s 25th Infantry Division participated in the three-day Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) at the Army Artillery Regiment’s (AAR) Multi-Purpose Facility, Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija on March 13 to March 15, 2023.
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from both armies conducted a series of lectures to the participants on how to counter the rapidly proliferating, low cost and potentially lethal and damaging Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) small UASs which cannot be easily detected by air defense systems in the first two days of the said activity, Live flight and counter system measures were demonstrated in the last day of training.
Around 3,000 Filipino and U.S. soldiers are taking part in the eighth edition of Exercise Salaknib which will boost military readiness, enhance skills and competencies, strengthen the relationship, and increase interoperability between both armies.
Photos from the Army Artillery Regiment, Philippine Army