Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "aircraft"

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    • Japanese plane flies over disputed islands 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, June 24, 2015, on page S1/11)
      A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, ...

    • Philippine-Australian security partnership in the West Philippine Sea 

      De Castro, Renato C. (BusinessWorld, July 20, 2022, on page S1/7)
      On June 5, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles revealed the details of an incident involving a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reconnaissance aircraft and a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) ...

    • Philippines defense spending and the South China Sea 

      Oplas, Bienvendo S. Jr. (BusinessWorld, August 20, 2018, on page S1/7)
      On Aug. 13, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr. admitted that China’s radio warnings to Philippine aircraft and ships in the South China Sea (SCS) are “a daily occurrence.” BBC ...

    • Philippines vows stronger military to back South China Sea claim 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, December 22, 2015, on page SI/11)
      Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Monday to leave behind a stronger and a more capable armed forces to face maritime challenges in the South China Sea when he leaves office next year. Aquino, ineligible to run ...

    • US, China set for high-stakes rivalry in skies above South China Sea 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, May 19, 2015, on page SI/9)
      When the U.S. navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well. The USS Fort Worth, one of the most modern ...