PH, Australia, Canada conduct joint naval drills in Mindoro

The Philippines, Australia, and Canada conducted joint naval drills off Lubang Island, Mindoro as part of Exercise Alon 2025.

Participating naval assets included the Philippine Navy's BRP Jose Rizal, the Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane, and Canada's HMCS Ville de Québec.

The exercise featured a range of operations such as personnel transfer drills, a communications exercise, officer of the watch manning exercise, combined anti-submarine exercise, night steaming in company, and flight quarters drills.

This exercise demonstrates the growing maritime cooperation among like-minded nations in the region.

The engagement reflects a shared resolve to uphold a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific and reinforces the commitment of the Philippines, Australia, and Canada to promote freedom of navigation, regional stability, and collective maritime security.

The activities were designed to enhance interoperability, improve operational readiness, and strengthen maritime security cooperation among participants.