MANILA, Aug. 27 -- Philippine Army (PA) troops and their counterparts from the Australian Army on Wednesday carried out a joint live fire exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Area in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.

The drill was part of this year's Amphibious Land Operation (ALON) exercises between the two armies, PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said in a statement.

Dema-ala said for the activity, the PA used its self-propelled ATMOS 155mm howitzers, while the Australian Army utilized M777A2 155mm mortars and a light armored vehicle.

Other assets used in the drill were Javelin anti-tank missile launchers, MK47 grenade launchers, M2 QCB machine guns, "Blazer" 2 sniper rifles, AW50F anti-material rifles, and MAG-58 general purpose ...