Re <<This is a Chinese product. The Russian Ministry of Defense bought it for 600,000 ($6000+) rubles per unit. simplicius76.substack.com globalnation.inquirer.net PH-US drills off Mindoro ‘shadowed,’ shortened Mild swells gently rocked the Philippine Navy patrol ship BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15), a former US Coast Guard cutter working for more than half a century, as it approached the area. But a Jiangkai-class Chinese frigate got there first. From the Del Pilar, a radio message was sent out at first light following confirmation that the tiny blip on its radar was a foreign vessel: “Chinese Navy warship 570, you are sailing within the Philippine exclusive economic zone. What is your intention, over?” “Philippine warship 15, this is Chinese Navy warship 570 conducting lawful activities in our territorial seas, over,” came the reply. One more time, from the Philippine ship: “Chinese warship 570, you are within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Your actions will affect Philippine-Chinese relations and will be reported to concerned authorities, over.” The exchange ended there as 570 no longer responded. 3-way encounter Shortly before 8 a.m., however, the frigate got some backup as the Chinese Luoyang-class destroyer 174 appeared in the vicinity. By then, the Del Pilar radar showed the big picture: within the drill’s “exercise box” covering 27.8 kilometers (15,000 square nautical miles) are three Philippine Navy ships, a US Navy destroyer, and two Chinese warships. The three-way encounter marked Day One of the “maritime cooperative activity” (MCA) between the Philippines and the United States, as the two countries stepped up cooperation in the face of Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea. The Inquirer was among the media organizations invited by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as observers. By then, the Del Pilar radar showed the big picture: within the drill’s “exercise box” covering 27.8 kilometers (15,000 square nautical miles) are three Philippine Navy ships, a US Navy destroyer, and two Chinese warships. VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO eastasiaforum.org Marcos’ new code of conduct for the South China Sea is a non-starter reuters.com Philippines' China-backed grid operator in trouble for power outage scmp.com Philippines-China relations: as Manila cancels billions in Chinese rail funding, are South China Sea tensions to blame? - In scrapping US$5 billion worth of rail projects, the Philippines cited Chinese foot-dragging over financing rather than their squabbles at sea - But observers speculate it was Manila’s refusal to back down in the disputed waterway that had caused Beijing to hold back on the cash freshplaza.com “Recently, imported banana prices have reached a historical low.” China is a major banana-growing and consuming country. Every winter, as the temperature drops, domestic bananas turn black and dark in color due to the cold, and imported bananas enter a favorable sales period. This year, however, things are different. ..."Currently, the price of imported bananas from the Philippines has reached a historical low in the Chinese market, with prices and export volumes falling by about 40% year-on-year. In addition to the impact of the economic environment, domestic weather changes this winter and the large number of Vietnamese bananas on the market are the main reasons for the low price. The decrease in export volume is due to the production reduction caused by local Panama disease and weak market consumption." VIDEO In any case, back to jammers, and the voluminous context over watch / did-not-bother-to-brief time ... nationalinterest.org Why China's J-16D Is an Electronic Warfare Nightmare for the Navy cnbc.com China is quietly conducting electronic warfare tests in the South China Sea breakingdefense.com ‘Let’s bring that margin back’: China, Russia too close for comfort in electronic warfare, say generals “We still do hold a technological edge, but it’s a smaller edge than we used to have,” said Air Force Maj. Gen. David Snoddy. “We’re now focused on, let’s bring that margin back.” businessinsider.com China has jamming equipment in the South China Sea — and the US may 'not look kindly on it' breakingdefense.com US Forces Untrained, Unready For Russian, Chinese Jamming Training for electronic warfare threats is too easy, leaving troops dangerously unready for great power conflict. Scenarios are so unrealistic that one officer called them "garbage." aviationweek.com U.S. Air Force Revives B-52 Jammer Proposal For China Threat freebeacon.com Chinese Military Using Jamming Against U.S. Drones Global Hawk targeted over disputed South China Sea islands pdf.defence.pk South China Sea: China Blocked All American Naval Satellite and Comand & Control Communications! aspistrategist.org.au Electronic warfare in the South China Sea | The Strategist foreignaffairs.com Beijing’s Upper Hand in the South China Sea Why Time Is Running Out to Secure U.S. Interests ... The U.S. Navy might be free to sail the South China Sea, but ... And thanks to their surface-to-air, antiship, jamming, and other weapons ... defensenews.com How far can China’s long-range missiles reach in the South China Sea? CNBC reported earlier this week that China had quietly deployed HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles and YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missiles onto its outposts in the South China Sea in the past month, quoting anonymous sources with direct knowledge of U.S. intelligence reports. techarp.com US Navy Withdraws After Jamming Just A Chinese Fantasy asiatimes.com Pentagon, Chinese analysts agree US can’t win in Taiwan Strait US mulls ‘scorched earth’ strategy for Taiwan instead of defense 
