U.S. Marines are using a yacht radar to detect enemy forces

During Exercise Balikatan 2023 in the Philippines, the U.S. Marine Corps deployed its Sensing Expeditionary Advanced Base (Sensing EAB) in the country for detection, and subsequent targeting, of enemy forces.

U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit utilize a SIMRAD Halo-24 radar while conducting sensing expeditionary advanced base operations during Exercise Balikatan 23 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command, Philippines, April 21, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcus E. Melara)

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