Four nations – the United States, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand – completed a counter‑landing live‑fire exercise during Exercise Balikatan 2026 on April 27. More than 500 service members coordinated fires from land and air to defeat a simulated amphibious assault. Forces used intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets to detect a mock enemy vessel and then engaged it with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, mortars, Stingers, Javelin missiles and other weapons. The exercise demonstrated real‑time decision making and joint command and control across the four militaries. Participants included U.S. Marines, U.S. Army soldiers, Philippine Marines and air and army units, Australian and New Zealand infantry. The event reinforced interoperability and coastal‑defence readiness among the partners.
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