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Field footage · Port Klang, Malaysia

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USCGC Bertholf hosts a V-BAT drone briefing for Malaysian law enforcement

A man in a dark polo shirt and cap speaks at a lectern with a laptop inside a ship's hangar, facing two listeners in grey camouflage uniforms seen from behind; tall grey upright units stand behind him.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trinity Whalen (VIRIN 260930-G-KC247-1001, DVIDS 10012941) · Public domain (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

U.S. Coast Guard photo posted to DVIDS on Oct. 16, 2026. The Coast Guard's caption says a Shield AI contractor gave a V-BAT unmanned aerial system static display presentation to Malaysian law enforcement in the hangar of the national security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) while it was moored at Port Klang, Malaysia, on Sept. 30, 2026. The caption says Bertholf is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15, U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

What
USCGC Bertholf hosts a V-BAT drone briefing for Malaysian law enforcement
Where
Port Klang, Malaysia
When
2026-10-16
Source
U.S. Coast Guard
Credit
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trinity Whalen (VIRIN 260930-G-KC247-1001, DVIDS 10012941)
License
Public domain (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Details
Official release · U.S. Coast Guard (USCGC Bertholf / U.S. 7th Fleet), via DVIDS · Port Klang, Malaysia

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Sources and credit

  1. U.S. Coast Guard
  2. Field footage: the full record

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