Philippines Navy Fires First Guided Missile In Test

Credit: Spike ER: Dave1185
KUALA LUMPUR—The Philippines Navy has fired its first guided munition, a Rafael Spike ER missile, as part of acceptance trials for the surface-to-surface system. The missile was fired from a patrol boat during a drill on Aug. 9 off Limay, Bataan, 130 km (80 mi.) west of Manila. The vessel was one of...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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