April 6, 2025, 9:03 pm
The U.S. will deploy its ship-sinking system in the Philippines as part of a military exercise also involving Australia and Japan.
The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, will be present at Balikatan 2025 exercise this spring.
In this context, viewers may note that the US shifted the Typhon missile system to the country in April 2024 as part of the joint Salaknib and Balikatan exercises and the system has since remained in the country with its stay extended indefinitely.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who completed an Indo-Pacific tour of Guam, Japan, and the Philippines, announced the deployment at a press conference with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro.
Hegseth stated according to a transcript on the Department of Defense website, “We agreed that the United States will deploy additional advanced capabilities to the Philippines. This includes using the NMESIS anti-ship missile system and highly capable unmanned surface vehicles in exercise Balikatan”
The annual exercise — Balikatan is Tagalog for “shoulder to shoulder” — is scheduled to run from April 21 to May 9. The U.S. is sending 10,000 troops to participate alongside 6,000 service members from the Philippines, Australia and Japan.
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00:11 INTRODUCTION
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02:11 NMESIS
03:49 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)
06:16 ANALYSIS
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