The Philippines is preparing to create a military space centre by 2028, a move that could help Manila strengthen surveillance, communications and command across its archipelago and in contested areas of the South China Sea.
But analysts said the ambition would be constrained by the technical, financial and manpower hurdles of turning space assets into military capability.
The proposal, he said, was presented to President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr during their midyear command conference and followed the president’s directive last December for the…
