The Philippine Navy received its first-ever, advanced fixed-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) ScanEagle. It was acquired through the Maritime Security Initiative Program of the United States. Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Kelly from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and JUSMAG (Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group) officials delivered this Php710-million ($14.79 million) system to the Philippine Navy to increase the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s maritime domain awareness and border security capabilities.
The ScanEagle UAS will provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) 71st Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron (71 MUARS) of the Philippine Fleet’s Naval Air Wing, which will operate the aircraft out of Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales. 71 MUARS is the AFP’s leading unit for unmanned maritime ISR operations....MORE
