MANILA, Nov. 25 -- The Philippine Fleet (PF) concluded on Monday its annual unilateral exercise set to hone the combat skills of its air and naval units.

In a statement Tuesday, the PF said this year's iteration of Exercise "Pagbubuklod" focused on the four dimensions of naval warfare: anti-surface warfare, anti-subsurface warfare, anti-air warfare and electronic warfare.

"Conducted in two phases - the in-port/harbor phase and the field training/at-sea phase - the exercise combined mission planning, capability preparation, and hands-on execution," it said.

Through coordinated drills, simulated combat scenarios and subject matter expert exchanges, the participants tested and validated operational doctrines, tactics and procedures across...