New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the Philippines is in the process of acquiring more BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India, as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) ongoing modernization and strengthening regional defense posture.

"I've spoken to the officers and men who operate the BrahMos system and they say we need more," Marcos told India's Firstpost in a televised interview aired Wednesday.

"Thank God it has never been used, but from the demonstrations that they've seen, from the training they received both in India and the Philippines, from the practice runs that they've done, they seem confident with the equipment... We are in the process of actually procuring more," he added.

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