Japan fires Type 88 anti-ship missile in Philippine exercise
Japanese troops launched a fiery volley of two Type 88 anti-ship missiles against a decommissioned ship in a landmark drill during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines. The live missile firing occurred on 6 May, and it took place from the Culili Point sand dunes just south of the city of Laoag
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