EXPLAINER: Philippines to finally get India-made BrahMos missiles – what does it mean?

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. The Philippines expects the ground system to arrive by early February and the missiles themselves by March 2024 MANILA, Philippines - Before the first quarter of 2024 ends, the Philippines will finally enter the "supersonic age," said National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson Jonathan Malaya on state-run PTV4's Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon. Malaya was referring to the pending delivery of the BrahMos missile system, almost two years after Philippine and Indian officials formalized a $370-million contract to purchase the anti-ship missile system. The NSC official…