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NHK
26-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
US, Philippine Marines to conduct live-fire drill of NMESIS missile system
The US Marine Corps will carry out a live-fire drill using the cutting-edge NMESIS anti-ship missile system during joint exercises with the Philippines for the first time. The two countries' Marines started the annual event in the Philippines on Monday. A news conference was held at Philippine Marine Corps headquarters in Manila. Commandant Arturo Rojas said there will be a live-fire drill using NMESIS during a counter landing exercise, along with simulations. The system uses remotely operated unmanned vehicles to launch anti-ship missiles with a range of over 180 kilometers. A US official said the system will enhance the Philippines' defense and allow the country to modernize its military. The live-fire drill may draw a sharp reaction by China as it will be held in the Philippines' northern part of Luzon island, near Taiwan. The joint exercises will take place across the Philippines through June 6, with more than 4,000 US and Philippine personnel taking part. They will also be joined by other countries including Japan and South Korea.
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
China-Thailand meeting yields agreement on strategic cooperation and military exercises
Senior military officials from China and Thailand reached 'important consensus' on strategic cooperation when they met on Thursday, according to the defence ministry in Beijing. The meeting was held between China's chief of joint staff, Liu Zhenli, and Thailand's top defence official, Songwit Noonpackdee, during his visit to the Chinese capital. The two military leaders 'reached important consensus on strengthening strategic communication and deepening cooperation in joint exercises and training', according to a readout on Thursday. They also 'exchanged views on issues of common concern, such as relations between the two countries and their militaries and the international and regional situation'. 03:57 'We won't survive': Thai rice farmers brace for impact of US tariffs 'We won't survive': Thai rice farmers brace for impact of US tariffs Liu is a member of the Chinese Central Military Commission, the highest decision-making body of the People's Liberation Army. The high-level meeting followed a series of diplomatic activities between China and the Southeast Asian country, which is also a traditional US ally in the region.
