Author: Kojiro Tonosaki

Lieutenant Colonel Kojiro Tonosaki is a transportation pilot in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and currently a visiting fellow with the Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic International Studies. He is the author of, among other works, "‘Integrated Deterrence’ in the PH: Advice to prepare for the worst-case scenario" and "The Important Things are Simple." Lieutenant Colonel Tonosaki's views expressed through AMTI are his alone, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force or CSIS.

Brahmos in the Philippines and Quad Potential

By Kojiro Tonosaki | June 21, 2022 | Categories: AMTI Update

In December 2021, Secretary of Defense Lorenzana announced that the Philippines would purchase $374 million in Brahmos anti-ship missiles from India. The missile has a range of 156 nautical miles, allowing it to range the Bashi Strait if deployed in northern Luzon and part of the Spratly Islands if deployed on Palawan. This may be […]