US, Philippines, Japan Test Combined Strength in Counter-Landing Drill

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By Fuhua Hung/David Santos/Alan Lu

As the annual Balikatan exercise enters its final week, the US, Philippines and Japan have tested the interoperability of their armed forces with a major counter-landing live-fire drill in Laoag. Forces practiced defending Northern Luzon against a mock amphibious invasion using HIMARS rocket systems, Stinger missiles and advanced drone technology.