MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Navy has received eight drones worth P710 million from the United States, a set of equipment which Navy officials said would serve as “eye in the sky” for better maritime patrols nationwide.
The Insitu ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial systems were turned over by US officials to Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo in a ceremony at Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (Nov. 25).
The turnover of the drones came two days after P868 million in precision-guided munitions were also handed over by US officials to the Philippine military.
The drones were under the Maritime Security Initiative of the US government, which was set up …
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