U.S. Marine Drone Detachment in the Philippines Operating from Palawan Airfield

MANILA, Philippines — A U.S. Marine Corps drone detachment is operating from a Philippine airfield in Palawan near South China Sea flashpoints in the Spratly Islands, USNI News has learned. From the airfield, Washington can potentially support Manila with more intensive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions of Chinese forces operating off the Philippines. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) is operating out of Antonio Bautista Air Base, according to a logistics doc

Source: USNI News