Hegseth Urges China Deterrence on Trip Clouded by Signal Uproar

March 28, 2025, 8:27 AM UTC

Pete Hegseth pledged to deploy additional advanced capabilities to the Philippines amid threats from China as the Pentagon chief faces calls at home to resign for sharing attack plans with other US officials over the Signal app.

Hegseth told reporters Friday the US plans to send an anti-ship missile system and “highly capable” unmanned surface vehicles to the Southeast Asian country to be used during flagship military drills next month. The two nations also plan to launch a bilateral cyber campaign and conduct special operation forces training on islands located near Taiwan.

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