Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Manila shared a wish list with Indian authorities to make the BrahMos missile system more suitable for deployment across the country’s island territory.

According to him, the Philippines hopes to expand its existing BrahMos inventory. Teodoro cited roads and bridges less durable than India’s, a lack of rolling stock and active railways, and the challenge of moving the system among roughly 1,000 to 2,000 islands out of 7,600. The Philippines signed a $375 million deal with India in January 2022 for three BrahMos shore-based anti-ship missile batteries, with the first battery delivered in April 2024.