DND: Another batch of BrahMos missiles on the way to PH

Another batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India is about to arrive in the Philippines, the Department of National Defense (DND) confirmed on Wednesday.

“Iyan ay dating order. Talagang may parating naman. Ang aming ginagawa, na-order nga ito ngunit kung saan ito ilalagay at kung saan ito i-i-store, hindi nakahanda noon at aming inihabol at aming inihanda,” DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said in an ambush interview.

(It was ordered before and it will be arriving soon. What we did is we prepared a place where to store it. When the order was first placed, the area where it would be stored has not yet been prepared.)

“So parating na ito at aming gagawin ang kailangan natin upang magamit ito ng tama,” he added.

(So it is coming and we will do what we need to do to use it properly.)

An Indian news site on Sunday reported the delivery of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines.

In January 2022, the Duterte administration, through then-Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, signed a contract for the acquisition of a shore-based anti-ship missile system worth P18.9 billion.

The deal with BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia, involves three batteries, training for operators and maintainers, as well as logistics support.

In April 2024, the Indian government confirmed that the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles was successfully delivered to the Philippines. —KG, GMA Integrated News