Its military says drones armed with explosives or used for surveillance have become a focus of joint exercises with allies such as the US
As part of this push, Philippine and US forces recently tested high-powered microwave weapons during the Balikatan 2025 exercises, designed to neutralise so-called drone swarms.
“These are all part of subject matter expert exchanges to train our personnel on these new technologies,” he told the Philippine News Agency last month.
“It has always been the plan of the army to be responsive to these new threats and to be cross-domain capable,” he added.
