THE Philippine defence chief signed an 18.9bil peso (RM1.5bil) deal with India to acquire the military’s first shore-based anti-ship missile system that he said would be used to defend the country’s sovereignty.
Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana signed the contract with BrahMos Aerospace Director General Atul Dinkar Rane in a ceremony via video and a face-to-face meeting attended by Philippine and Indian government and military officials.
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