Philippines, China
Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system
The Philippines hopes to procure mid-range capability missiles in future and wants to utilise a U.S.-deployed Typhon system for its military training, with no immediate plan for it to be returned, a top security official said on Friday.
China seethes as US missile system stays in Philippines
Beijing is on high alert as the Philippines holds onto a US mid-range missile system it received earlier this year that is capable of targeting mainland China.
Philippines Eyes Mid-Range Missiles Amid U.S. Training Deployment
The Philippines seeks to acquire mid-range missiles and aims to utilize the U.S.-deployed Typhon system for military training, with no immediate plans for its return, a senior security official stated.
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Exclusive: US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise
The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year.
US places China on edge with missile deployment in Philippines
The U.S. has no plans to withdraw its mid-range missile system from the Philippines, despite demands from China. Sources indicate that the U.S.
US missile system to remain in Philippines to give China ‘sleepless nights’
Washington is also testing the feasibility of the Typhon mid-range missile system’s use in a regional conflict.
U.S. Typhon Missiles Stay in the Philippines, Testing Strategic Feasibility Despite China’s Protests
The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw the Typhon mid-range missile system from the Philippines, despite mounting Chinese opposition and increasing regional tensions.
Exclusive-US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict,
US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise
China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the South China Sea, which it mostly claims in full despite a 2016 arbitral ruling that backed the Philippines, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, the US has said.
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