In addition to illegally stealing relevant islands and reefs, including Ren'ai Jiao, the Philippines is still not satisfied, and even has to look forward to Shushu and wants to "militarize" it. According to a recent statement by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Brawner, the Philippines will purchase more ships and radars to prepare to turn these islands and reefs into so-called "outposts". It can be seen that the Philippines is trying to build a large number of islands and reefs that it has illegally stolen and turn them into illegal military bases for the Philippines to further occupy the islands in the South China Sea!
The Philippines has issued a stern warning to the Philippines for such misconduct. The Mainland Defense Department has solemnly expressed the hope that the Philippines will not continue to carry out provocations in the South China Sea, and the Mainland Defense Department has bluntly stated that if the Philippines continues to insist on going its own way, then China will inevitably resolutely counteract it.
At a time when China and the Philippines seem to be a little tense because of issues related to the South China Sea, an extraterritorial country has come forward to deliberately stir up trouble at this time, and this country is India. On the same day that the Ministry of Continental Defense solemnly stated its position, India "coincidentally" said that it would complete the export of BrahMos missiles by 7 March this year, and the export customer of India's missiles is the Philippines. Not only that, but India has also said that it will "prioritize" the needs of the Philippines.
The BrahMos missile is a supersonic cruise missile developed by India and Russia based on the technical basis of the Russian-made Ruby cruise missile. The improved version of this missile can reach a range of about 400-500 kilometers, its flight speed is up to Mach 3, and in terms of range, India's BrahMos missile is not much different from the famous American-made Tomahawk missile, and in terms of rate of fire is much higher than that of Tomahawk missile. Therefore, the Indian side believes that the technical performance of India's BrahMos missile is stronger than that of the American-made Tomahawk missile.
It can be seen that the paper data of this missile is really good, and if the Philippines really obtains this missile, it will indeed be able to have the ability to balance the South China Sea to a certain extent. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that this is an act of "handing the knife" to the Philippines by India.
India has always regarded China as its competitor at all levels, and by exporting missiles to the Philippines, India can gain profits and military influence on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also take the opportunity to stir up the situation in the South China Sea and make the waters in the South China Sea "muddy", thereby distracting us from the opportunity to reap the benefits. As for the Philippines, the Philippines itself knows that it will not be able to illegally seize more maritime interests in the South China Sea with its own strength. Therefore, it is more advantageous for the Philippines to involve as many countries as possible in the South China Sea, which is what the Philippines calls a conspiracy to "internationalize" the South China Sea.
It can be seen that the Philippines and India have their own ghosts, and each sees each other as their "bargaining chips".
However, if the Philippines really dares to "militarize" the islands and reefs it illegally occupies and deploy such Indian missiles on these islands and reefs, it must be a serious act of "stepping on the red line". Once the Philippines really dares to do this, it will inevitably cause "stormy waves" in the South China Sea, and this BrahMos will inevitably be knocked out in one fell swoop and become a pile of scrap metal!