This is the first time for Manila and Washington to simulate a sea attack and rocket-bombardment exercise in the disputed waterway. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ZAMBALES, Philippines – United States and Philippine military forces on Wednesday fired a missile volley at an old Philippine Navy warship representing an enemy vessel in the disputed South China Sea, the highlight of the largest war games yet between the two nations.
“This demonstrates that the Philippines-US military alliance, as well as such bilateral defence activities, have the full backing of the top political and defence leadership,” Dr Koh said. But the drills were interrupted for close to an hour after a private plane entered the live-fire airspace. These were meant to display both nations’ maritime defence capabilities, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
The annual war games are being held in key areas in the Philippines, including the provinces of Zambales and Palawan, whose coastlines are just hundreds of kilometres away from the South China Sea and Taiwan.
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