India is finalizing delivery of the third and final batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines under a $375 million contract signed on January 28, 2022, with shipments commencing April 2024 (first battery via IAF C-17/IL-76), April 2025 (second by sea), and the concluding consignment by late December 2025. BrahMos Aerospace CEO Jaiteerth Joshi confirmed on December 7 preparations are underway, enabling full assembly of three shore-based batteries—each with mobile launchers, fire control systems, and 290 km Mach 2.8 strike capability—for Philippine Marine Corps coastal defense on Palawan and Luzon. From India’s strategic lens, this bolsters “Act East” ties, counters Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea, and cements New Delhi’s role as Indo-Pacific security provider amid Manila’s modernization drive.