A US Navy drone found off the coast of Patnanungan in Quezon province was not carrying weapons and was not being used for surveillance, according to the US Embassy in Manila.
In a statement on Tuesday, the embassy said the “unarmed aerial target” found on January 4 (Sunday) “is an expanded BQM-74E Aerial Target” launched during naval exercise Valiant Shield 2014 on September 15 to 23 in waters off Guam.
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