Green Berets Deploy Ship-Killing Drone in Luzon Strait Maritime Strike Exercise

MANILA, Philippines — American special forces used unmanned surface vessels equipped with explosive charges against a maritime target in the Luzon Strait. U.S. Army Green Berets with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) controlled the explosive-laden drone and other unmanned maritime systems from Batan Island, one of several territories that make up the Batanes archipelago near Taiwan. These islands have seen increased U.S.-Philippine military exercises in response to Manila’s concerns over a conflict spillover and refugee repatriation during a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. From its northernmost point, the Batanes archipelago is located within 88 miles of Taiwan. H I