The U.S military has relocated its Typhon launchers, which can hurl multipurpose missiles over thousands of kilometers, from the Philippines’ Laoag airbase to another place on the island of Luzon, according to a senior Philippine government source.
The launchers’ Tomahawk cruise missiles can hit targets in China and Russia from the Philippines, while the SM-6 missiles it also carries can strike air or sea targets more than 200 kilometers distant.
According to a senior Philippine government official, the redeployment would help identify where and how quickly the missile battery may be relocated to a new firing location.
Mobility is viewed as a means of increasing their chances of survival during a battle.
According to Mr Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, satellite photographs show the batteries and associated gear being loaded onto C-17 transport planes at Laoag International Airport in recent weeks.
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