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para palang sniper ang f-22. pang long-range. pero syempre puputok pa rin pag nagkalapitan.

even if we can buy the f22 and the US govt. allows its sale, malabo pa rin satin yan. baka mahilo mga piloto natin sa instrumentation, speed and G-force nyan. we are talking of 9G's here. ilang G's ba ineexert ng tora-tora? hehehe

Cost is indeed the main consideration, but we need a platform operable for the next 15 years, how many years and flying hours do you think the Tornado's have, assuming they play St.Nick and give us a very very bargain price we looked at the 2nd hand/ refurbished options YAKs, Kfirs, F16s and even F5s to name a few and it would be practical to get a new platform with our intended time frame/budget and skill gap.

 

I prefer we get the best, heck even an F22 raptor but we cant and if we still pursue the F16 route in the near future then the next best thing would be a TA or FA50

Exactly. because we can't afford those F-xx's, not only for their price but also for the maintenance cost. i believe the contract for the TA50's have been signed already and that partial delivery will be late 2013. Aircrafts if properly maintained can be operational for 50 years so 1975 + 50 = 2025. Actually, Saudi Arabia is still using the Tornados. The only reason Italy and GB are retiring these is the same reason rich people change cars every 3 years; because they can. They are moving up to Typhoon Eurofighters.

Why get/buy 3rd Gen Fighters when you can get the a 4.5 Gen LIFT like the FA/TA50 of the Koreans?

 

 

 

 

We have plans to get more, Rule of 3.

 

Talk with the Italians are in the finalization stages, and we will be getting 2 Maestrales class frigates from them and maybe a Minerva as a deal sweetener, unfortunately for our Armed forces, its was neglected for the past 25years and we concentrated on COIN and overlooked our ex.defs. Just because we dont hear anything about the modernization doesnt mean nothing is happening, In fairness to Pnoy, what he has done for the AFP in the past 3 years is far greater that what the Little Lady did in 9.

one word: PRICE. the TA-50 costs around 28M dollars and as i have said, if those countries would play sta. claus, meaning they would offer them at bargain price. take note also that the Tornado is not a light fighter aircraft like the TA-50. they are full-sized fighter-bombers.

we should be vigilante about this creeping invasion by China. mukhang me balak gawing Falklands nila ang Panatag Shoal. another thing that should keep our eyes open is the psy-war being conducted by China. doble-kara tong mga chekwang ito. pa-traydor kung tumira. sana me paraan para makapag-ambagan tayo sa isang pondo pambili ng shore-based anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles na may 500 km. range para hindi makalapit sa mga isla natin.

Great Britain and Italy have recently retired their Tornados. How I wish they would play sta. klaus to us. what is junk to others maybe treasure to others. pilots who have the f-5's and the s-211 can easily adjust to it since tornados are 3rd gen only.

i like the maestrale frigates. though not brand-new, they are much better equipped and much 'newer' than the second-hands from our 'ally' the US. moreover, it is multi-purpose; anti-submarine, anti-aircraft and anti-surface.

at least, we are moving forward. ganun talaga, medyo kapos sa budget eh.

wow, this is the most senseless topic in all of the Internet

I had one Chinoy friend, actually he is pure Chinese as his parents are both from mainland China. sabi nya dati, pag nag gyera daw between China and Philippines, sa Philippines sya because he grew up here.

My two cents...

Dig and suck up all the oil in areas that are without any doubt OURS, in Palawan, Zambales, Benrise, etc. For all we know, the oil reserves from these areas are connected to the contested areas. In short, unahan na natin. While earning from this activities, buy the military capabilities that we need and develop indigenous weapons manufacturing capabilities.

it's good that they have have to watch their backs with India. India has just successfully tested their ICBM which can reach China. mabuti nga sa kanila. kahit papano deterrent since it would be hard for them to fight on two fronts.

better than nothing

agree ako NA IBALIK ANG ROTC KUNG: real training ang gagawin, meaning tactics, strategies, military history, real weapons training, yung babaril talaga at least yung dalawang last sems, etc. ang problema kasi martsa lang ng martsa. wala kasing katuturan kapag ganun. WASTE OF TIME! kahit sana parang yung ginagawa nila sa Singapore.

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dalagang bukid! yuckkkkk!

goto na may twalya and tofu with tenga ng baboy in vinegar-soy sauce condiments

ako paella. complete food ka na dun!

Movies by Charlie Chaplin like "The Kid", his Hitler movie and his movie about the industrial age. forgot the titles now. google nyo na lang "chaplin filmography". Chaplin was a true genius, ahead of his time.

Nakaka asar yung dating HRD na nagtanong kung pano raw ang buhay naming mag-asawa kung ung wife ko lang ang nagwo-work. anak ng! pakialam nya dun?! eh kaya nga naghahanap ako ng trabaho eh! Bobo amf!

bumili na rin sana ng MANPADS for the new ship if hindi pa kayang lagyan ng mounted surface-air-missile system. mas mura un, portable pa.

Bok, don't raise the average Pinoy's expectations too much. Anong "Sophisticated Military Weapons at Surveillance Equipment" pinagsasasabi mo???

 

At present, it only has a 76MM Oto Melara Main Gun, .50Cal & 7.62GPMG for the weapons suite and a surface search radar for patrol duties. The air search radar it had was not part of the bargain, hence the yanks removed it. In a nutshell, all it can detect are other ships but it can't detect aircraft.

 

There are plans though to put Surface to Surface missiles, Surface to Air missiles, torpedoes, a sonar suite, a new air search radar and a helicopter on her.

 

Once said plan materializes, then you can truly say that she has "Sophisticated Military Weapons at Surveillance Equipment".

sana malagyan ng mga modern radars and weaponry like CIWS and miniguns so it can defend itself well.

Submariners of the United States have a slogan for this: "Hide with Pride". Nothing wrong with hiding, as long as you are firing.

with the Chinese, it's hard not to be a racist. and make a racist joke

buti na lang daming friends ng pinas. hehe

imho, the only way to defeat the chinese force is with the cooperation of the US and with guerilla warfare. just my two cents. hopefully, US would be true to its words.

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