DefenceAsia-Pacific
Quad Navies Complete Largest Combined Exercise in Philippine Sea
Malabar 2026 concludes with expanded anti-submarine and integrated air defence drills, marking a doctrinal shift toward persistent regional presence.
R
Rafael Ocampo
UG Defence Desk
10 Jul 2026
6 min read
Philippines
Photograph · UG Editorial
Manila — The four Quad navies wrapped up a fifteen-day exercise east of Luzon, deploying two aircraft carriers, eleven surface combatants, and three attack submarines.
Official communiqués emphasised interoperability and freedom of navigation. Regional defence attachés note the exercise's undersea warfare emphasis represents a measurable evolution from previous iterations.
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