Philippine soldiers will train on the U.S. military's intermediate range missile system during unilateral army drills next month as part of preparations for bigger exercises with U.S. counterparts, a military official said on Tuesday.

The Typhon intermediate-range missile system has been present in the country since join military drills in April 2024.

A military platoon will be trained on using a US mid-range Typhon missile system next month, ahead of joint drills, the Philippine Army said Tuesday. A

The U.S. military's Typhon launchers which can fire multi-purpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres will stay in the Philippines for the time being, the national security adviser to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.