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According to the report, the military wants to acquire more cutting-edge weaponry, Armed Forces Chief Romeo Brawner told reporters, hours after Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro announced the Philippines was reviewing offers to buy more weapons.We are wanting to get more of the latest weapons systems. That includes the mid-range capability, Brawner told a joint media conference with U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Samuel Paparo in the northern city of Baguio.
The report said that the U.S. Mid-Range Capability Missile Launcher System in Northern Philippines, which can fire various missiles, including the SM-6 supersonic missile, with a range of about 450 kilometers, and the Tomahawk cruise missile, with a maximum range of 2,500 kilometers. The Tomahawk missiles can reach the Chinese mainland from the Philippines, although they may also be used to target ships. The SM-6 is a shorter-range multi-purpose missile that can target both naval and air forces. Both have the potential to hamper China's air defense systems in the opening salvos of a potential conflict in the South China Sea, enabling the U.S. Navy to move in large warships thereafter.Both the Philippines and ally the United States are preparing for what could be the largest joint military exercises next year, Paparo said, as security engagements between the two nations have increased to counter what they perceive as China's growing assertiveness.
The report added that it planned to spend at least 1.9 trillion pesos around $33.74 billion to modernize and boost its military's external defence capabilities, which could include buying the 40 jets, Teodoro earlier said during a congressional hearing on his department's budget.
Watch the report via the YT link.
The report said that the U.S. Mid-Range Capability Missile Launcher System in Northern Philippines, which can fire various missiles, including the SM-6 supersonic missile, with a range of about 450 kilometers, and the Tomahawk cruise missile, with a maximum range of 2,500 kilometers. The Tomahawk missiles can reach the Chinese mainland from the Philippines, although they may also be used to target ships. The SM-6 is a shorter-range multi-purpose missile that can target both naval and air forces. Both have the potential to hamper China's air defense systems in the opening salvos of a potential conflict in the South China Sea, enabling the U.S. Navy to move in large warships thereafter.Both the Philippines and ally the United States are preparing for what could be the largest joint military exercises next year, Paparo said, as security engagements between the two nations have increased to counter what they perceive as China's growing assertiveness.
The report added that it planned to spend at least 1.9 trillion pesos around $33.74 billion to modernize and boost its military's external defence capabilities, which could include buying the 40 jets, Teodoro earlier said during a congressional hearing on his department's budget.
Watch the report via the YT link.
