In the past, the Philippines did not have such a capability, but now it does, so for us, the relevant anti-missile measures must keep up, and at the same time, we must establish a regular reconnaissance program to grasp the movements of the three Philippine missile battalions, as well as the positions of the US military's medium-range missiles on Luzon.
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The Philippines received the first batch of BrahMos anti-ship missiles yesterday, which can be considered a critical juncture in the situation, as the anti-ship missiles have the ability to change the balance. I had already raised this issue back in February, and the BrahMos in India would arrive in the Philippines sometime between March and April, and the original plan was to deliver in December last year, and I have been talking about it, and it seems that it has been delayed for 4 to 5 months.
Interpretation of the image: Indian Air Force C17 transport missile
Picture interpretation: This is the tail hatch of the Il-76
At that time, I asked the staff of the Indian BrahMos company at the Singapore Air Show, and we talked about the possible delivery time of the BrahMos during the communication, as well as some of India's policies on the sale of this missile, and the conclusion was twofold: the first is the delivery time, sometime from March to April, which has now been fulfilled, and the second is India's policy on the sale of supersonic anti-ship missiles, and at present, BrahMos does not shy away from the fact that countries around the South China Sea have this missile, for example, if Vietnam wants to buy it, there is no big problem with the procedure, and the main problem is money。
We can see from the video that at least two transport planes of the Indian Air Force have arrived in the Philippines, after all, the C17 and Il-76 are well recognized, and the Indian pilots are still handing out candy to their Filipino counterparts.
Picture interpretation: C17 landing
The contract was signed in 2021 for a total of $375 million and a total of three battalions. As mentioned earlier, the Philippines' acquisition of BrahMos missiles is a key node event, the reason is that the Philippines originally did not have shore-based anti-ship missiles, after the arrival of BrahMos, the Philippines not only has such weapon systems, but also raised the threshold to supersonic speed, this jump is a big step for the Philippines, it can be said that India has brought the Philippines into the era of hypersonic missiles, after all, the Philippines did not have these things before.
Picture interpretation: BrahMos missile
Speaking of which, let's casually say that the Philippine Air Force, South Korea's contribution was great, bringing the Philippine Air Force into the hypersonic age. The main reason I give these two examples is to show that the Philippines was very weak before, not only did it not have any shore-based anti-ship missiles, but even the air force only had propeller planes and no jet fighters.
At present, with the help of the United States, Japan, and India, the Philippines has begun to acquire some advanced technology and equipment one after another, and BrahMos is one of them. Objectively speaking, the deterrence formed by supersonic anti-ship missiles exists, which is a test for the terminal anti-missile of surface ships. From the Philippine perspective, with some anti-access capabilities, there will certainly be more provocations to follow.
Picture interpretation: Surface ships need to keep up with anti-missiles at the end
Picture interpretation: Close-in defense artillery is the last link in intercepting the hard kill of anti-ship missiles
This matter can also be linked to the US-Filipino Saraknib 2024 military exercise on April 10, the biggest highlight of this exercise is the deployment of medium-range missiles by the US military to Luzon, which shows that from now on, the whole situation has entered the stage of putting long-range guided weapons on the table, in the past, the Philippines did not have such capabilities, but now it has.
Therefore, as far as we are concerned, we must keep up with the relevant anti-missile measures, and at the same time, we must establish a regular reconnaissance program to grasp the movements of the three Philippine missile battalions and the positions of the US military's medium-range missiles on Luzon. Keeping abreast of trends means destroying a conflict as soon as it breaks out, and weakening its deterrence capability to the greatest extent. This article was first published exclusively by @川陀智库 and is not reproduced in any form. #文章首发挑战赛#