The Philippines relaunched an old U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dec. 14 as its biggest and most modern warship to guard potentially oil-rich waters that are at the center of a dispute with China.
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| Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center on red carpet, troops the line during commissioning ceremony of the the country's newly-acquired Hamilton class warship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF15) Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 at the Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines. The country's biggest and most modern warship will be deployed to the volatile South China Sea, according to Aquino. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) |
BY PURCHASING THE SHIP BOOSTED IT'S RANK FROM 31st TO 23rd..
Philippines Military Strength
PERSONNEL
Total Population: 101,833,938 [2011] Available Manpower: 50,649,196 [2011] Fit for Service: 41,570,732 [2011] Of Military Age: 2,081,388 [2011] Active Military: 120,000 [2011] Active Reserve: 130,000 [2011]
LAND ARMY
Total Land Weapons: 2,379 Tanks: 41 [2011] APCs / IFVs: 559 [2011] Towed Artillery: 309 [2011] SPGs: 0 [2011] MLRSs: 0 [2011] Mortars: 1,070 [2011] AT Weapons: 400 [2011] AA Weapons: 200 [2011] Logistical Vehicles: 8,438
AIR POWER
Total Aircraft: 289 [2011] Helicopters: 159 [2011] Serviceable Airports: 254 [2011]
RESOURCES
Oil Production: 9,671 bbl/Day [2011] Oil Consumption: 307,200 bbl/Day[2011] Proven Reserves: 168,000,000 bbl/Day [2011]
Labor Force: 38,900,000 [2011] Roadway Coverage: 213,151 km Railway Coverage: 995 km
FINANCIAL (USD)
Defense Budget: $2,439,510,000[2011] Reserves of Foreign Exchange & Gold: $62,370,000,000 [2011] Purchasing Power:$351,400,000,000 [2011]
GEOGRAPHIC
Waterways: 3,219 km Coastline: 36,289 km Square Land Area: 300,000 km Shared Border: 0 km
NAVAL POWER
Total Navy Ships: 120 Merchant Marine Strength: 428[2011] Major Ports & Terminals: 6 Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2011] Destroyers: 0 [2011] Submarines: 0 [2011] Frigates: 2 [2011] Patrol Craft: 128 [2011] Mine Warfare Craft: 0 [2011] Amphibious Assault Craft: 10 [2011
PERSONNEL
Total Population: 1,336,718,015 [2011]
Available Manpower: 749,610,775[2011]
Fit for Service: 618,588,627 [2011]
Of Military Age: 19,538,534 [2011]
Active Military: 2,285,000 [2011]
Active Reserve: 800,000 [2011]
LAND ARMY
Total Land Weapons: 22,795
Tanks: 7,470 [2011]
APCs / IFVs: 5,000 [2011]
Towed Artillery: 2,950 [2011]
SPGs: 2,475 [2011]
MLRSs: 2,600 [2011]
Mortars: 1,050 [2011]
AT Weapons: 1,250 [2011]
AA Weapons: 750 [2011]
Logistical Vehicles: 5,850
AIR POWER
Total Aircraft: 4,092 [2011]
Helicopters: 1,389 [2011]
Serviceable Airports: 502 [2011]
RESOURCES
Oil Production: 3,991,000 bbl/Day[2011]
Oil Consumption: 8,200,000 bbl/Day[2011]
Proven Reserves: 20,350,000,000 bbl/Day [2011]
Sources: US Library of Congress; Central Intelligence Agency; Fighting Forces (Barron's)
LOGISTICAL
Labor Force: 780,000,000 [2011]
Roadway Coverage: 3,860,800 km
Railway Coverage: 86,000 km
FINANCIAL (USD)
Defense Budget: $100,000,000,000[2011]
Reserves of Foreign Exchange & Gold: $2,662,000,000,000 [2011]
Purchasing Power:$10,090,000,000,000 [2011]
GEOGRAPHIC
Waterways: 110,000 km
Coastline: 14,500 km
Square Land Area: 9,596,961 km
Shared Border: 22,117 km
NAVAL POWER
Total Navy Ships: 562
Merchant Marine Strength: 2,010[2011]
Major Ports & Terminals: 8
Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2011]
Destroyers: 26 [2011]
Submarines: 55 [2011]
Frigates: 58 [2011]
Patrol Craft: 937 [2011]
Mine Warfare Craft: 391 [2011]
Amphibious Assault Craft: 544
Philippines Military Strength
Philippines Military Strength Detail by the numbers.Record Last Updated: 7/5/2011
PERSONNEL Total Population: 101,833,938 [2011] Available Manpower: 50,649,196 [2011] Fit for Service: 41,570,732 [2011] Of Military Age: 2,081,388 [2011] Active Military: 120,000 [2011] Active Reserve: 130,000 [2011] LAND ARMY Total Land Weapons: 2,379 Tanks: 41 [2011] APCs / IFVs: 559 [2011] Towed Artillery: 309 [2011] SPGs: 0 [2011] MLRSs: 0 [2011] Mortars: 1,070 [2011] AT Weapons: 400 [2011] AA Weapons: 200 [2011] Logistical Vehicles: 8,438 AIR POWER Total Aircraft: 289 [2011] Helicopters: 159 [2011] Serviceable Airports: 254 [2011] RESOURCES Oil Production: 9,671 bbl/Day [2011] Oil Consumption: 307,200 bbl/Day[2011] Proven Reserves: 168,000,000 bbl/Day [2011]LOGISTICAL
Labor Force: 38,900,000 [2011] Roadway Coverage: 213,151 km Railway Coverage: 995 km FINANCIAL (USD) Defense Budget: $2,439,510,000[2011] Reserves of Foreign Exchange & Gold: $62,370,000,000 [2011] Purchasing Power:$351,400,000,000 [2011] GEOGRAPHIC Waterways: 3,219 km Coastline: 36,289 km Square Land Area: 300,000 km Shared Border: 0 km NAVAL POWER Total Navy Ships: 120 Merchant Marine Strength: 428[2011] Major Ports & Terminals: 6 Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2011] Destroyers: 0 [2011] Submarines: 0 [2011] Frigates: 2 [2011] Patrol Craft: 128 [2011] Mine Warfare Craft: 0 [2011] Amphibious Assault Craft: 10 [2011Sources: Central Intelligence Agency via Global Firepower
IN THE MEANTIME.. SOMEWHERE IN CHINA
DENVER (AP) — A commercial U.S. satellite company said it has captured a photo of China's first aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea off the Chinese coast.
DigitalGlobe Inc. said Wednesday one of its satellites photographed the carrier Dec. 8. A DigitalGlobe analyst found the image Tuesday while searching through photos.
Stephen Wood, director of DigitalGlobe's analysis center, said he's confident the ship is the Chinese carrier because of the location and date of the photo. The carrier was on a sea trial at the time.
DigitalGlobe, based in Longmont, Colo., sells satellite imagery and analysis to clients that include the U.S. military, emergency response agencies and private companies. DigitalGlobe has three orbiting satellites and a fourth is under construction.
The aircraft carrier has generated intense international interest because of what it might portend about China's intentions as a military power.
The former Soviet Union started building the carrier, which it called the Varyag, but never finished it. When the Soviet Union collapsed, it ended up in the hands of Ukraine, a former Soviet republic.
China bought the ship from Ukraine in 1998 and spent years refurbishing it. It had no engines, weaponry or navigation systems when China acquired it.
China has said the carrier is intended for research and training, which has led to speculation that it plans to build future copies.
China initially said little about its plans for the carrier but has been more open in recent years, said Bonnie S. Glaser, a China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
"It wasn't until the Chinese actually announced they were sending it out on a trial run they admitted, 'Yes, we are actually launching a carrier,'" she said.
China publicly announced two sea trials for the carrier that occurred this year, she said.
The carrier's progress is in line with the U.S. military's expectations, said Cmdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde, a Defense Department spokeswoman.
A Defense Department report to Congress this year said the carrier could become operationally available to the Chinese navy by the end of next year but without aircraft.
"From that point, it will take several additional years before the carrier has an operationally viable air group," Hull-Ryde said in an email.
She declined to comment on the DigitalGlobe photo, saying it was an intelligence matter.
China Military Strength
China Military Strength Detail by the numbers.
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Record Last Updated: 6/30/2011
PERSONNEL Total Population: 1,336,718,015 [2011] Available Manpower: 749,610,775[2011] Fit for Service: 618,588,627 [2011] Of Military Age: 19,538,534 [2011] Active Military: 2,285,000 [2011] Active Reserve: 800,000 [2011] LAND ARMY Total Land Weapons: 22,795 Tanks: 7,470 [2011] APCs / IFVs: 5,000 [2011] Towed Artillery: 2,950 [2011] SPGs: 2,475 [2011] MLRSs: 2,600 [2011] Mortars: 1,050 [2011] AT Weapons: 1,250 [2011] AA Weapons: 750 [2011] Logistical Vehicles: 5,850 AIR POWER Total Aircraft: 4,092 [2011] Helicopters: 1,389 [2011] Serviceable Airports: 502 [2011] RESOURCES Oil Production: 3,991,000 bbl/Day[2011] Oil Consumption: 8,200,000 bbl/Day[2011] Proven Reserves: 20,350,000,000 bbl/Day [2011]Sources: US Library of Congress; Central Intelligence Agency; Fighting Forces (Barron's)
LOGISTICAL Labor Force: 780,000,000 [2011] Roadway Coverage: 3,860,800 km Railway Coverage: 86,000 km FINANCIAL (USD) Defense Budget: $100,000,000,000[2011] Reserves of Foreign Exchange & Gold: $2,662,000,000,000 [2011] Purchasing Power:$10,090,000,000,000 [2011] GEOGRAPHIC Waterways: 110,000 km Coastline: 14,500 km Square Land Area: 9,596,961 km Shared Border: 22,117 km NAVAL POWER Total Navy Ships: 562 Merchant Marine Strength: 2,010[2011] Major Ports & Terminals: 8 Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2011] Destroyers: 26 [2011] Submarines: 55 [2011] Frigates: 58 [2011] Patrol Craft: 937 [2011] Mine Warfare Craft: 391 [2011] Amphibious Assault Craft: 544
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