The U.S. military engaged in large-scale exercises with defense treaty ally Philippines this week near the disputed South China Sea that China claims as its maritime territory, sparking an angry reaction from Beijing.
has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea Islands and the adjacent waters,” he said.
The rockets targeting the training vessel were launched by the Army’s HIMARS precision rocket system, which are being used effectively by Ukraine against invading Russian forces. All six HIMARS rockets missed the target ship, and the decommissioned Philippines navy warship was sunk by a laser-guided bomb fired from a U.S. F-35 jet.
Military officials said the missed rockets highlight the difficulty of hitting moving targets at sea. The target ship had been set adrift during the exercise and that was blamed for the misses, a military spokesman said.in a further sign of warming defense ties between Washington and Manila after a rocky period under predecessor. Mr.
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