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MANILA, Philippines – Over two months after the Philippines’ National Security Council promised the military’s entry into the supersonic age, all batteries of the BrahMos missile system have arrived in the Philippines, according to Indian media.

Delhi-based Hindustan Times, citing sources, said the first batch of the missile system arrived on April 18 and the fourth arrived on April 23. The Times did not say where the system was delivered to, but noted that it was brought to the Philippines aboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

The MRC (Mid-Range Capability) system is able to carry multiple types of missiles including TLAMs (Tomahawk) with a range of up to 1,600 kilometers, and SM-6 anti-air missiles.

Deployed as part of exercise Salaknib 24