Trilateral high-intensity maritime drills under the larger Exercise SAMASAMA (Together) 2025, unfolded at the West Philippine Sea, manifesting growing multinational defense cooperation and seamless interoperability in regional waters. The Naval Task Group 44.1, composed of the Philippine Navy’s BRP Antonio Luna (FF151), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16), BRP Valentin Diaz (PS117), BRP Lolinato To-Ong (PG902), along with the United States’ USS Cincinnati (LCS20), and Canada’s HMCS Max Bernays (AOPV432), and air assets NH441 and NH43 carried out complex naval maneuvers on Saturday within the Western Naval Command’s (WNC) area of responsibility, covering Palawan and the Kalayaan Island Group.

Espiritu, R. (2025, October 13). PH, US, Canada hold trilateral intense maritime drills at WPS. Manila Standard, p. A4.