WATCH: US Ambassador Kim leads the turnover of new drones to the Philippines
US Ambassador Sung Kim turns over the ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle system to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. The STAR/Edd Gumban
MANILA, Philippines — US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on Tuesday led the transfer ceremony of a ScanEagle unmanned aerial system to the Philippine Air Force.
The US envoy and officials from the joint US military assistance group delivered the P687-million system to the PAF to boost the Philippine military's maritime domain awareness, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and counterterrorism capabilities.
"The transfer of the Scan Eagle to the ‘unmanned’ ISR group and the transfer of the two Cessna- 208Bs in July 2017 to the ‘manned’ ISR group represent our strong commitment to enhance the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines," Kim said.
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