South China Sea

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Philippines is looking to expand its acquisition of India's BrahMos missile systems and deepen cooperation with New Delhi in the military use of outer space, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro has said. Speaking virtually at the Delhi Defence Dialogue on Wednesday, Teodoro said Manila had shared a wish list with Indian authorities to customise the missile system according to the Philippines' operational requirements. “We hope to increase the number of BrahMos units we have,” he said, describing the missile as a “very capable weapon”. The dialogue was hosted in New Delhi by the Manohar Parrikar…