Philippines Hosts Integrated Air And Missile Defense Drills

SAN ANTONIO PHILIPPINES - APRIL 28: American troops prepare to fire a U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) at a drone during a live fire exercise as part of U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui on April 28, 2026 in San Antonio, Zambales province, Philippines. The annual Balikatan exercises, joint military drills between the Philippines and the United States involving thousands of troops across multiple training scenarios, unfold this year as tensions in the Middle East draw U.S. military attention, as Washington faces overlapping security demands across regions. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)