A small Unmanned Aircraft System is employed by the 21st Air Expeditionary Wing during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Basa Air Base, Philippines, May 7, 2026. The sUAS provided the U.S. Air Force with enhanced reconnaissance and real-time situational awareness, proving the value of unmanned battlefield innovations in dynamic Indo-Pacific environments. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrien Tran)
| Date Taken: | 05.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.16.2026 21:58 |
| Photo ID: | 9748023 |
| VIRIN: | 260507-F-BR206-1085 |
| Resolution: | 6192x4128 |
| Size: | 2 MB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 9 |
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