To round off the week, a few defense and security links, focusing mostly on naval affairs this week:
The Philippines is looking to purchase a third Hamilton-class high endurance cutter from the United States. “As far as we are now looking at it, there will be a positive action for getting a third Del Pilar frigate as we now call the Hamilton Class cutters,” Navy chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano told Rappler. The decommissioned Hamilton-class frigates BRP Gregorio Del Pilar and BRP Ramon Alcaraz are among the Philippine Navy’s most capable warships today. The Philippines is expected to procure an additional warship to aid in its patrols of the South China Sea, where it attempts to protect its disputed territorial claims from China. Plans to acquire a third Hamilton-class frigate were reported to have been canceled as recently as September 2013.
The Philippines is looking to purchase a third Hamilton-class high endurance cutter from the United States. “As far as we are now looking at it, there will be a positive action for getting a third Del Pilar frigate as we now call the Hamilton Class cutters,” Navy chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano told Rappler. The decommissioned Hamilton-class frigates BRP Gregorio Del Pilar and BRP Ramon Alcaraz are among the Philippine Navy’s most capable warships today. The Philippines is expected to procure an additional warship to aid in its patrols of the South China Sea, where it attempts to protect its disputed territorial claims from China. Plans to acquire a third Hamilton-class frigate were reported to have been canceled as recently as September 2013.
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