US deploys midrange missile system in PH amid joint military exercise

The United States Army’s Mid-Range Capability missile system is now in an undisclosed location in Northern Luzon as part of Exercise Salaknib 24 with the Philippine Army.According to a 24 Oras report by Joseph Morong on Thursday, this is the first time the MRCS system has been deployed to the country and provides the US forces with the ability to launch Standard Missile 6 and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles across the Luzon Strait.

“The purpose of an armed forces– why we exist– is really to prepare for war. There’s no sugarcoating it. That’s absolutely true… With or without China, let’s say for example in a parallel universe China did not exist, we would still be doing these exercises,” he pointed out.Maritime expert Jay Batongbacal also agreed with the location of the exercises.

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