Philippines buying one battery of BrahMos

The Philippine Navy chief told Philippine News Agency (PNA) that his service will be acquiring only one battery of the Indian-made BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile.

BrahMos, supersonic cruise missile successfully test firing as part of service life extension programme, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), in Balasore, Odisha on May 21, 2018
Ministry of Defence (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons


One battery consists of three systems, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo was quoted as saying. Each system has its own launcher with 2 to three missiles each.

He added that the purchase is still awaiting approval from by the Commander-in-Chief.

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