BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702), Philippines newest coast guard cutter sails from Japan for commissioning

Speaking of Japan

Looks like they are ready to sell Malaysia some real weapons

http://tanahairdefence.blogspot.com/2022/0...weapons-to.html

The new Philippines Coast Guard cutter does look very similar as KM Pekan

Two Philippines T129 "Atak" attack helicopters now mission capable

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1175494

Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Luhansk, now says that all critical infrastructure in Severodonetsk has been destroyed. Previously, he suggested that Ukrainian forces may have to withdraw from the city and Lysychansk.

The scene of devastation in a third city, Rubizhne - in peacetime just a short drive to the north - shows what Russia's unrelenting artillery fire is capable of. Looking from Lysychansk into the distance, there is now a blot on the emerald green landscape. The small city is gone - scoured from the earth.

The way it fell some two weeks ago, marks an important shift in how Vladimir Putin's forces are now fighting the war. Gone are long armoured columns and tank and infantry attacks seen in the first months, in favour of large-scale artillery barrages - as many as 1500 shells a day in Rubizhne - to wipe out resistance before any ground advance.
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That thing looks menacing

Good for the Philippines, but IMO something we can do without in the bigger scheme of things.

The $269 million dollars spent on 6 of the T129 attack helicopters could get us 3 squadrons of Bayraktar TB2 (for a total of 39 TB2s) with 60 million dollars to spare. Just look at how much kills and kill assists those TB2 has done in Ukraine, with impressive dynamic kills on zig-zagging fast attack crafts and hovering helicopters.

If it can wreck havoc on a superior superpower army like the Russian Armed Forces, imagine what it can do to ragtag forces such as the Sulu Army.

SHAH ALAM: Its looking likely that the Korean Aerospace (KAI) FA-50; Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas LCA and the Sino-Pakistan JF-17 will be one of the aircraft selected as RMAF next generation FLIT-LCA. This is the likely outcome after RMAF chief Gen Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan in an interview with Perajurit that a physical evaluation on the selected aircraft will be conducted this June 22 and the contract is scheduled to be issued on August 22. He was quoted as saying that six aircraft will be delivered in stages in 2025. (In the interview no aircraft make was mentioned)

The interview is likely done ahead of the RMAF 64th anniversary on June 1. Anyhow, why did I said that the FA-50; Tejas and JF-17 will be among the ones selected? Well, in the written answers to my questions ahead of the anniversary, RMAF stated that six aircraft were put forward for the FLIT-LCA tender namely, the FA-50; Tejas and JF-17 and three others; the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Hurjet; Yakovlev Yak-130 and the Mikoyan Mig-35D. As both the Russian planes are under sanctions while the Hurjet prototype will only fly next year, its obvious that only the three aircraft mentioned earlier will be the ones to be selected.

It must be noted in the written answers, RMAF did not specify the final candidates of the FLIT-LCA tender nor confirmed whether Hurjet was dropped from the final list as it remained a prototype. RMAF also stated that it planned to buy 18 FLIT-LCA in the current RMK though it is not consistent with the statement made by the RMAF chief to Perajurit. Perhaps the next 12 will be contracted for next year or the year after. If this is indeed the way of the procurement going forward, it will kill off any talk of local assembly.

My guess it will be the FA-50 as I had mentioned before. Both the Tejas and JF-17 are strong candidates but the South Korean plane is the most logical one, it has the biggest user base and are in service much longer than the other pretenders. I stand to be corrected of course. I had previously said that there were only four aircraft that entered the FLIT-LCA tender.

Anyhow, in the Perajurit interview, Gorman also said that the full report of the MPA tender will be forwarded to the Defence Ministry’s procurement committee on June 22 for a decision. In the written answers to Malaysian Defence. RMAF stated that validity period of the MPA tender has been extended to September 9, this year. The tender validity was supposed to end on June 3 (tomorrow). This will be the second time the tender’s validity is extended, the first one was done late last year, which allow it to be continued until June 3.

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So tell me what is the difference?

How many MBTs the Bayraktar TB2 has killed in Ukraine, when compared to the russian KA-52 or Mi-28?

How many KA-52 has been shot down when compared to TB2?

errr you do know these numbers arent confirmed? nobody has time to do kill confirmed checks during war times nor are they able to

drones are competent systems but hardly game changers yet. they are just as vulnerable to other aircrafts against a solid air defence system

rumors have it that russia already destroyed over 90 TB2 systems. in contrast its estimated they lost 14 KA-52 units so far