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solarz

solarz

Brigadier
kwaigonegin said:
Which is unfortunate. If the locations are indeed correct China is not only the aggressor but in the wrong as well however like you said in that part of the world China has the biggest muscle so Filipinos and Indonesians fisherman will just have to take it and stay silent!
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Historically, it has been the Chinese fishermen who have suffered the most from foreign aggression while operating in these disputed waters. When was the last time China shot and killed foreign fishermen, or sank their vessels?

If PH or Indonesia or any other country in the region wants to settle the dispute and have a piece of the pie, then they should engage China in constructive negotiations. China has in the past offered joint exploitation, an offer that was ignored in favor of current developments.
 
Blackstone

Blackstone

Brigadier
kwaigonegin said:
Which is unfortunate. If the locations are indeed correct China is not only the aggressor but in the wrong as well however like you said in that part of the world China has the biggest muscle so Filipinos and Indonesians fisherman will just have to take it and stay silent!
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It's a mistake to call China the "aggressor." Oxford dictionary defines "aggressor" as a person or nation that attacks another first, and that hasn't happened in China's so-called "muscle flexing." A more accurate word to use, and one I could agree with, is "assertive." And what exactly do you mean by China is "in the wrong?" Let's stay in the real world with your answers.
 
ManilaBoy45

ManilaBoy45

Junior Member
PHOTO: Three Former Australian Landing Craft Arrive in the Philippines


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Dutch heavy lift company BigLift Shipping has shared photos of one of its vessels loading three former Royal Australian Navy, Balikpapan class, heavy landing craft bound for the Philippines.The company said that two vessels were loaded in Darwin and one in Cairns. All three were offloaded in Cebu, Philippines.The three vessels, HMAS Balikpapan, HMAS Wewak and HMAS Betano, were retired by Australia in December 2012 while the remaining three ships of the class Brunei, Labuan and Tarakan were decommissioned in November 2014.IHS Janes’s on October 27, 2015 reported that the Philippine and Australian governments were finalizing the sale of the three ships. Financial aspects of the acquisition were not disclosed at that time.Australia previously gifted two landing craft to the Philippine Navy. Ex-HMA Ships Tarakan and Brunei, were re commissioned into the Republic of Philippines Navy as BRP Ivatan (AT298) and BRP Batak (AT299).

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SamuraiBlue

SamuraiBlue

Captain
Bullying doesn't matter or care if they were provoked first or not. The ones who bully will do it simply because they can and have no self control to refrain.
 
FORBIN

FORBIN

Lieutenant General
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RSAF forms second local F-15SG squadron

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has formed a second locally based squadron to operate the Boeing F-15SG Eagle multi-role fighter, adding further credence to earlier reports that it has more such aircraft than previously reported.

A Singapore-based F-15SG was seen carrying the markings of 142 'Gryphon' Squadron on its tail during a commemorative formation flight for Singapore's outgoing chief of the air force, Major General Hoo Cher Mou, on 12 March, while a photo taken at the multinational Exercise 'Cope Tiger' in Thailand and released by Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) showed RSAF F-15SG pilots wearing the squadron's insignia on their flight suits.

IHS Jane's understands that the squadron, a former A-4 Skyhawk unit that had been deactivated in 2005 with the ending of Singapore-based Skyhawk operations, was stood up in early March.

The formation of the RSAF's second locally based F-15SG squadron follows the reported retirement of Singapore's last Northrop F-5S/T Tiger II interceptors after 36 years of operations with the RSAF. The MINDEF declined to comment when asked by IHS Jane's if the Tiger IIs had been retired.

The RSAF's F-15SGs had been split between 149 'Shikra' Squadron, based at Paya Lebar in Singapore, and the 428th Fighter Squadron (FS), based at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The 428th FS is a joint USAF-RSAF squadron that provides continuation training for RSAF F-15SG pilots under the Peace Carvin V programme.

Singapore is confirmed to be operating at least 32 F-15SGs, with 20 aircraft currently in Singapore and the remaining 12 at Mountain Home AFB. However, in August 2014 eight F-15SGs appeared on the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) civilian register, leading to speculation that Singapore has ordered eight more aircraft to give a total of 40.

The reason for the eight F-15SGs being on the FAA's civilian register is unknown; neither Boeing nor MINDEF were willing to go into further detail when this was queried by IHS Jane's at the time.

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