China has been steadily increasing its
presence in the south china sea. One of
the busiest shipping routes in the world
and has reportedly reclaimed more than 2,900 acres of land since 2013. The Lockheed Martin rocket system would
be able to launch long-range, precision-guided rockets which could
strike a chinese presence in the spratly
islands, an expert told the media.
The spratly islands are a disputed
cluster of islands, reefs and atolls
located close to the center of the south
china sea. The philippine defense department was
allocated p
188.2 billion, 3.6 billion dollars in
2019, a 34 percent increase from the previous
year, 3.7 billion dollars in 2020 and
expected to reach 3.5 billion dollars by
the end of 2021, though it pales in
comparison to the united states massive
defense budget.
The Pentagon assured the enduring
alliance between the u.s and philippines
and agreed on the need to increase
interoperability between the two
militaries
and u.s secretary of state said any
attack on philippine aircraft or ships
in the south china sea would trigger a
response from the u.s. China's island building and military
activities in the south china sea
threaten, philippine, sovereignty, security
and therefore economic livelihood as
well as that of the united states, said
u.s secretary of state.
Satellite images also show increased
activity on several reefs in the spratly
islands including reported helipads, airstrips and radar structures, according
to the council on foreign relations. China has been steadily increasing its
military presence in the south china sea. One of the busiest shipping routes in
the world in recent years. according to a defense department report
beijing has reclaimed more than 2,900
acres of land since 2013.
On monday the philippine foreign
ministry said it filed a diplomatic
protest over the presence of hundreds of
chinese vessels near Thito island which
the philippines holds claims to. The M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System or HIMARS is a light multiple rocket
launcher developed in the late 1990s for
the united states army, mounted on a
standard army M-1140 truck frame.
The HIMARS carries six rockets or one MGM. MGM-140 attic's missile on the us
army's new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) a five-ton truck and can
launch the entire Multiple Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions (MFOM).
HIMARS's ammunition is interchangeable
with the MLRS M270A1. however it is only able to
carry one pod rather than the standard
two for the M270 and A1 variants. The launcher is C-130 transportable.
The chassis was initially produced by
bae systems mobility and protection
systems formerly armor holdings
aerospace and defense group tactical
vehicle systems division, the Oem of the
fn tv. In 2010 the production of the chassis
was taken over by the oshkosh
corporation. This ended in 2017 both chassis and
launcher systems are now produced by Lockheed Martin missiles and fire
control in Camden Arkansas.
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