Analysts: US missile deployment expected to assist Philippines' defense — Radio Free Asia
The deployment of the Mid-Range Capability system in recent live-fire drills is the first in the Asia-Pacific.
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The deployment of the Mid-Range Capability system in recent live-fire drills is the first in the Asia-Pacific.
The exercises will cross the territorial waters of the Philippines, which are located roughly 22 kilometers off its coast.
This year's edition of the Balikatan exercise, the largest yet, is taking place near two Asia-Pacific hotspots.
The “Balikatan” drills will take place for the first time in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.
The pledge came ahead of the inaugural U.S.-Japan-Philippines summit as Washington seeks to rally its allies to counter China in the region.