The Philippines before the year ends might just have its first Land
Based Anti-Ship Missile System as part of the second list of Armed Forces of
the Philippines Modernization Program Horizon 2.
The Hindu reports, Thailand and the Philippines are stepping up
serious negotiations for the acquisition of the Brahmos cruise missiles. If the
sale materializes, it will be the first export of the BrahMos missile by India.
“Negotiations are on. It may not happen this year, but most likely next year,” diplomatic sources said, as quoted by The Hindu.
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| India's BrahMos cruise missiles (photo credit to owner) |
Representatives from the Thai navy are currently in discussions on the project for its materialization.
As for the country, it might come a little earlier since President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte is supportive of the project.
“Our sources also indicated that President Duterte himself is
supportive of this project and also prefers India’s offer, as he was presented
of the system during his visit to India in 2018,” MaxDefense said.
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is currently the world’s
fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation. The missile travels at speeds of
Mach 2.8 to 3.0 which is being upgraded to Mach 5.0.
Both land-launched and ship-launched
versions of the BrahMos are already in service, with the air and
submarine-launched versions currently in the testing phase.
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