What Happened
Washington Bolsters Manila's Maritime Domain Awareness
The US will transfer three King Air turboprop planes equipped for maritime domain awareness operations to the Philippine Coast Guard, the Pentagon announced. Technology Service Corp. was awarded $39 million for the procurement and integration of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance kits onto the aircraft. The transfer is part of Washington’s efforts to bolster Manila’s intelligence collection capabilities amid increasing tensions with Beijing over disputed maritime features in the South China Sea, as reported by USNI News.