Philippines eyes Ukraine’s drone know-how for South China Sea

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The Philippines is exploring a drone partnership with Ukraine to adopt Ukraine's experience using inexpensive, adaptable drones to slow military advances. This partnership is seen as a strategic move to enhance the Philippines' military agility amid ongoing tensions in the South China Sea.

Ukraine’s use of cheap, adaptable drones to slow Russia’s military advance has become a model for countries looking to modernise their armed forces, with the Philippines the latest to explore what defence lessons it can learn from Kyiv. Some analysts see a proposed drone partnership with Ukraine as a potential game changer for Manila, offering a short cut to more agile, asymmetric capabilities as tensions persist in the South China Sea. Others are more cautious, urging the Philippines to first...