Beijing has opposed the deployment of the Typhon, which is able to strike targets in Chinese territory from the Philippines
The army has practised moving it around the rough, hot terrain but stopped short of firing it in previous exercises.
Typhon was “highly requested by a number of our partners and allies and it’s at their request that we deploy”, General Ronald Clark, the US Army Pacific commander, said in an interview on Monday. “It’s a pretty strategic deterrent capability.”
The American and Filipino militaries have continued to build on a long-enduring relationship with the annual exercise known as Balikatan, which has continued to develop in size, scale and complexity in recent years.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
