Manila, April 25 -- The Philippine Navy's (PN) most potent anti-ship weapon, the South Korean-made LIG NEX 1 C-Star "sea-skimming" surface-to-surface cruise missile, will again play a major role in this year's "Balikatan" exercise.

According to the "Balikatan" information kit, the C-Star cruise missile will be fired anew in the "maritime strike" (MARSTRIKE) portion of the drills on May 5, targeting a decommissioned World War II corvette.

On May 8, 2024, a C-Star was fired for the first time by the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150).

It served as the coup de grace for the decommissioned naval tanker, the former BRP Lake Caliraya (AF-81), which was struck by the smaller NLOS (non-line of sight) missile fired by the BRP Lawrence Narag (PG-907) durin...