France scales down participation to Balikatan exercises in the Philippines

The French Navy will scale down its participation in the upcoming iteration of the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States, citing a shift in deployment due to the Middle East crisis. France will send “between 15 and 20” troops instead of deploying about 150 personnel embarked on an amphibious assault ... The post France scales down participation to Balikatan exercises in the Philippines appeared first on Naval News.