ZAMBALES– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces conducted an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) training at the Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command (NETDC) in San Antonio, Zambales.
The exercise is part of Exercise Balikatan 40-2025 wherein AFP and U.S. personnel collaborated to sense and engage targets, employing the Philippine Air Force Spyder Air Defense System and various Ground-Based Air Defense Systems.
The U.S. forces also demonstrated several counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) technologies. These systems are designed to detect airspace intrusions and enhance overall force protection for both Philippine and U.S. units.
The activity also utilized the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), a U.S. Marine Corps air defense system designed to detect, track, identify, and neutralize aerial threats—especially drones (UAS), helicopters, and low-flying aircraft.
📸 Philippine and U.S. service members observe as the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) opens fire during the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Exercise on April 27 at NETDC, Zambales. (PAOAFP)
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