US, Philippines fire HIMARS into South China Sea

U.S. and Philippine officials conducted live-fire military drills designed to train troops to repel a maritime attack amid a series of confrontations with China‘s forces in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. “We are simulating a threat coming from the sea to our shorelines so we are using our multi-domain capabilities to defend our sovereignty,” Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Romulo Quemado, Jr., told reporters, per the South China Morning Post. The live-fire drills involved a pair of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, a U.S.-made ground-based...