Navy’s PH Fleet training integrates trad warfare with tech

By Priam Nepomuceno | Philippine News Agency

The Philippine Fleet (PF) has completed the inaugural unilateral “Pagbubuklod, Pagsasama and Pagsisikap” interoperability exercise on a series of training activities both on land and at sea.

PF Public Affairs Office Chief Lt. Giovanni Badidles said the training showed the commitment to defending national sovereignty and enhancing regional stability by integrating traditional naval warfare skills with cutting-edge technology and well-coordinated strategies.

“Highlight of the exercise was the sea phase that saw the conduct of intricate maneuvers and live-fire drills, highlighting tactical precision and the operational synergy of different naval capabilities, including the newly acquired capability in unmanned aerial systems,” Badidles said.

The exercises, held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, were designed to strengthen coordination and improve the interoperability of assets and components of the Philippine Navy.

The training focuses on encompassed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, over-the-horizon targeting, swarming tactics and choke point defense, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, electronic warfare, replenishment-at-sea approaches, gunnery exercise, anti-air warfare, mine warfare, and submarine warfare.