Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) launcher developed by the US Army. US Army/File photo

United States Indo-Pacific Command (US INDOPACOM) is sending another battery of the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Typhon missile to the country, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Tuesday.

AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla in a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo, that this is a welcome development for the AFP.

“We could say na the more, the merrier. The more assets we have, the more also that we are able to train our personnel,” Padilla added.

US-based Defense News report said the US Army’s 3rd Multidomain Task Force unit is “standing up its long-range fires battalion over the next year, including readying its Typhon battery for deployment in the Pacific theater.”

This marks the Army’s second such missile system to enter the region.

The US deployed the first Typhon missile system to the Philippines in April 2024 as part of the joint Salaknib and Balikatan exercises.

The system has since remained in the country, drawing the ire of the Chinese government, which has claimed the deployment “creates tensions and antagonism in the region.”

Earlier, China called on the Philippines to pull out the US’ Typhon missile launchers from the country.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered Beijing a deal, saying he is willing to remove the weapon system if China stops its acts of aggression in the West Philippine Sea.

The AFP has also emphasized that no other country can dictate how Manila will fortify its defenses.