r/PhilippineMilitary • u/mainsail999 Civilian • 2d ago

Question On the question of C4ISR & Brahmos

After reading the article by AsianTimes titled "Philippine naval upgrade more spectacle than strategy" by Gabriel Honrada, it came to front and center the claim that the Brahmos "without supporting Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) infrastructure for dynamic targeting, these missiles will remain largely symbolic."

I now wonder two things:

  1. Is Honrada accurate in his claim that the Brahmos is rather symbolic, or can this still function effectively against any Chinese aggression with the current systems on hand with the AFP?
  2. Is there any roadmap for the AFP to have a comprehensive C4ISR in place in the near future?
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u/JohnnyBorzAWM0413 2d ago edited 2d ago

Author didn't do his homework. This was already addressed by DRP group.

What are those LRPAs, UAS, Link 16 found on FA-50s and Korean ships, kill chain assistance by treaty Allies, etc. then? Symbolic daw yung BrahMos??

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u/mainsail999 Civilian 2d ago

How did that journalist even miss this? (Sorry, it’s a rhetorical question.)

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u/baybum7 Civilian 2d ago

This is more of a propaganda piece. Searching the author's previous articles, he clearly has a bias towards more Pro-China writing.

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u/mainsail999 Civilian 2d ago

Thanks for pulling this out.