Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reacted to a recent news story where Russia announced that they are ready to put up a weapons hub in the Philippines by saying that the Philippines might not be ready for such an investment because Russian Rifles use a different caliber than the ones the Philippines is using.
I find this strange because Russian rifles are available in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standard ammunition also, especially the newer ones.
The AK-101 and AK-102 for example, are variants of the AK-47 rifle that are available in NATO 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition.
There are a couple of other examples of Russian rifles being available also in NATO standard caliber ammunition.
Not sure if the Defense Secretary is just unaware of this, but one reason could be that he is just wary about the American’s meddling Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) Law which seeks to sanction any military transaction with Russia.
Another could be that the Rifle manufacturer situation in the Philippines is a bit crowded already. I mean, we do have a number of local Rifle manufacturers who are tied up with other foreign companies, plus there are a lot of foreign companies out there who supply those rifles as well.
Maybe Russia could focus on higher end military products than just rifles, products that are not being manufactured yet in the Philippines like NATO standard cannon rounds, bombs, rockets, 40 mm Grenade rounds, Mortar rounds and most especially, missiles.
SOURCES:
* Lorenzana on Russia planning to put Weapons hub in PHL: They’re ready but we may be not
* AK-101 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
* AK-102 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
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I find this strange because Russian rifles are available in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standard ammunition also, especially the newer ones.
The AK-101 and AK-102 for example, are variants of the AK-47 rifle that are available in NATO 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition.
There are a couple of other examples of Russian rifles being available also in NATO standard caliber ammunition.
Not sure if the Defense Secretary is just unaware of this, but one reason could be that he is just wary about the American’s meddling Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) Law which seeks to sanction any military transaction with Russia.
Another could be that the Rifle manufacturer situation in the Philippines is a bit crowded already. I mean, we do have a number of local Rifle manufacturers who are tied up with other foreign companies, plus there are a lot of foreign companies out there who supply those rifles as well.
Maybe Russia could focus on higher end military products than just rifles, products that are not being manufactured yet in the Philippines like NATO standard cannon rounds, bombs, rockets, 40 mm Grenade rounds, Mortar rounds and most especially, missiles.
SOURCES:
* Lorenzana on Russia planning to put Weapons hub in PHL: They’re ready but we may be not
* AK-101 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
* AK-102 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
Check out my Links: https://linktr.ee/rhk111
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