US will Deploy Additional Units of MRC Typhon Missile Systems to the Philippines

27 Maret 2025

Medium Range Capability (MRC) Typhon missile systems (photo: LockheedMartin)

AFP anticipates possible US missile deployment to PH

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed reports that the United States will be deploying additional units of Medium Range Capability (MRC) Typhon missile systems to the Philippines.

A report by US-based Defense News posted May 18 said “the U.S. Army’s 3rd Multidomain Task Force unit is standing up its long-range fires battalion over the next year, including readying its Typon battery, for deployment in the Pacific theater,” quoting unit chief Col. Michael Rose.

"This is a welcome development for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. We can say that the more, the merrier. So the more assets we have, the more that we are able to train more personnel on our part," AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said in a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

In the same media conference, Philippine Army spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said having additional Typhon units will greatly help in the training of soldiers who would be tasked to handle similar weapon systems in the future.

Rose said in the same Defense News story that they are “always looking for opportunities to do live-fire with the system.”

Meanwhile, Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said they welcome all opportunities to train using modern weapons.

He clarified that the defense posture of the Philippines is done as an action of a sovereign state and not aimed or designed against any country.

The first MRC Typhoon missile system was deployed to the Philippines last year. It was used for training purposes during the 2024 iteration of the "Salaknib" and "Balikatan" exercises and initially stationed in Northern Luzon. 

(PNA) 

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