Philippines set to be first buyer of India-Russia cruise missile

BrahMos will boost Manila's coastal defenses, raising concern for China

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A BrahMos supersonic cruise missile launcher rolls past during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi in January 2015. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA and CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writers

NEW DELHI/MANILA -- India and Russia are looking to export to the Philippines their jointly developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, a move that may unnerve Beijing, given its border standoff with New Delhi and territorial disputes with other neighbors in the South China Sea.

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