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"Warships" intrusion not a friendly act" @ 2019-08-17T16: Back Hot News
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TRESPASSING. THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES WESTERN MINDANAO COMMAND (AFP-WESTMINCOM) REPORTS THAT 5 CHINESE WARSHIPS PASSED PHILIPPINE WATERS IN JULY AND AUGUST 2019. PHOTO FROM AFP-WESTMINCOM
CHINA PUTS NEW WEAPONS AND WARSHIPS THROUGH PACES IN LIVE-FIRE DRILLS NEAR VIETNAM
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAVE RISEN LATELY WITH PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT, RODRIGO DUTERTE CONFIRMING THAT HE WILL CONFRONT BEIJING OVER ITS TERRITORIAL DOMINANCE NEXT MONTH. IN AN ADDED ESCALATION TO THE TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO STATES, THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE PASSAGE OF CHINESE WARSHIPS. THE MILITARY HAS SPOKEN OF FIVE CHINESE WARSHIPS THAT WERE SEEN PASSING THROUGH A STRAIT IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES.
CHINA REJECTS US REQUEST FOR AMERICAN WARSHIPS TO VISIT HONG KONG AS PROTESTS ROCK CITY
CHINA IS REFUSING TO ALLOW TWO US NAVY WARSHIPS TO MAKE A PORT CALL IN HONG KONG AMID CONTINUED PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE CITY.
A SECOND CHINESE NAVAL VESSEL WAS MONITORED AT ABOUT 7:54 PM IN THE VICINITY OF BALABAC ISLAND, WHICH RESPONDED TO A RADIO CHALLENGE FROM PHILIPPINE TROOPS BY STATING ITS BOW NUMBER. IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OTHER CHINESE WARSHIPS THAT WERE UNRESPONSIVE TO RADIO CALLS FROM PHILIPPINE TROOPS.
AT LEAST 4 CHINESE WARSHIPS PASSED THROUGH THE SIBITU STRAIT IN THE WATERS OF TAWI-TAWI SINCE FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, UNDETECTED BY PHILIPPINE RADARS, DEFENSE SECRETARY DELFIN LORENZANA REVEALED LAST WEEK.
BUT HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT 「NOW WE DO NOT KNOW ACTUALLY IF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ALLOWED THIS KIND OF VIOLATION BECAUSE IT MAY BE THAT THE WARSHIPS PASSED THROUGH THAT WITHOUT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT KNOWING IT.」
WHILE SOME ANALYSTS ARGUE THAT A2AD』S KINETIC CAPABILITIES ARE OVERHYPED, THEY MAY STILL FUNNEL ADVERSARIES INTO PREDICTABLE CORRIDORS, OR ASSIST NEARBY AIR AND NAVAL FORCES ENGAGED IN BATTLES OF ATTRITION BY HELPING DETECT AND PICK OFF ENEMY MISSILES, AIRCRAFT AND WARSHIPS.
COMMANDER WILL PASTON, WHO IS HMS WESTMINSTER'S COMMANDING OFFICER, SAID: 「THE ROYAL NAVY ROUTINELY MONITORS OTHER COUNTRIES' WARSHIPS THROUGH TERRITORIAL WATERS AS PART OF OUR ONGOING MISSION IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENCE OF THE UK.
CHINESE SHIPBUILDER TOUTS WARSHIPS AMID PUSH TO EXPAND ARMS SALES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
BUT THE NUMBERS ARE TELLING. AS IT TRANSFORMS, THE RUSSIAN NAVY BY MOST METRICS IS FALLING BEHIND THE U.S. AND CHINESE NAVIES. IN 2019 THE RUSSIAN FLEET HAS 360 SHIPS, ACCORDING TO U.S. NAVY COMMANDER KEITH PATTON, WRITING FOR THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY. THE CHINESE FLEET, BY CONTRAST, POSSESSES 624 WARSHIPS.
THE U.S. NAVY'S NEARLY $3 BILLION 'GHOST FLEET' INITIATIVE AIMS TO DEVELOP A TOTAL OF 10, 2,000-TON UNMANNED WARSHIPS. BOEING RECENTLY EDGED OUT LOCKHEED MARTIN TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR EXTRA-LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES, EACH CAPABLE OF TRANSITING TWELVE THOUSAND KILOMETERS AUTONOMOUSLY, FOR $43 MILLION.

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