Chinese military exports to other countries

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I would imagine that by now such equipment is available on the black market.

Such things are usually export restricted and pretty expensive (also fragile and have limited operating lives).

Even in the very unlikely event drug lords or insurgents have them, it will not be general issue by any stretch of the imagination, and will most likely only be used for night raids on military or police targets.

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Bangladesh Army test-fired FM-90 SAM (03. Jan. 2017)
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/01/03/fm-90-missiles-army/

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On 06. Jan. 2017, HFMG(Harbin First Machinery Group) released photos of the inspection/delivery ceremony of PLZ-45s for the foreign customer. It's assumed that the howitzers are for the third battalion Algeria Army has ordered.

A month ago, Algeria has received the command and support vehicles for these guns.
http://defence-blog.com/army/algeri...port-vehicles-for-plz45-artillery-system.html

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The Spearhead of operation Restore Democracy, the WMA301 wheeled assault guns (PTL-02) of Senegal army in Gambia.

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More Senegal WMA-301 in Gambia photos:

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Photo of Saudi Arabia's CH-4 UAV (+ AR-1 AGM) on the 50th anniversary celebrations of the King Faysal Air Academy (KFAA) on 25.01.2017.

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Armed Forces of the Philippines will request Speedboat from China

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-notes/philippines-eyeing-arms-china-russia/
Philippines eyeing arms from China, Russia
27th January 2017 - 9:53 by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

Since Rodrigo Duterte’s investiture with the presidency, the Philippines has been seeking to diversify its international sources of weapons.

As a result of political overtures, Duterte has encouraged the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to look to China and Russia.

On the cards is a free $14 million arms package from China, as offered by Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua in December. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on 26 January that the AFP was looking at unmanned aerial vehicles, remote-controlled bomb disposal equipment, sniper rifles and round-corner rifles that could be used to fight drug traffickers and terrorists.

Top of the list, however, is two to three small fast boats. Equipment could arrive in the second quarter, and the introduction of small quantities would allow the AFP to judge the quality of Chinese materiel.

China also offered the Philippines a soft loan worth $500 million for other military and security equipment.

This constitutes a remarkable turnaround, especially considering the acerbic vitriol coming from Beijing last year regarding Manila’s Permanent Court of Arbitration case against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Frosty relations between China and the Philippines warmed dramatically under Duterte’s tutelage of the country’s foreign policy.

Russia is also wooing Manila. During a port visit in Manila by Russian warships earlier this month, Russian Ambassador Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev said, ‘It’s not a choice between these partners and those ones. Diversification means preserving and keeping old traditional partners and getting new ones. So Russia is ready to become a new reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines.’

Khovaev promised, ‘We are ready to supply small arms and light weapons, some airplanes, helicopters, submarines and many, many other weapons. Sophisticated weapons, not the second-hand ones.’

Russian-built diesel-electric submarines are certainly on the table, with Lorenzana being quoted by national media as saying the AFP was determining whether such boats were essential for the military’s needs, including whether such an expensive item is affordable and maintainable.

Regionally, Vietnam has just received its sixth and final Kilo-class submarine from Russia.

It is believed that the Philippines issued an RfI for new submarines, a platform for which the Philippine Navy has long had an ambition, in late 2016. Shephard understands that recipients included Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), DCNS, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Saab, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Russia.

The Philippine Navy’s Horizon 2 plan covering 2018-22 anticipates three submarines within the next six years. The navy has never operated submarines so it is not yet clear that it could effectively operate such platforms, especially when the surface fleet is already in desperate need of modernisation.

The US has long been the main supplier of much-needed arms and equipment to the AFP, much of it second-hand. This military aid has amounted to approximately $800 million since 2002.

However, the relationship became complicated after Duterte took up the reins of power. For example, late last year the US State Department blocked the planned sale of 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippine National Police because of human-rights concerns over the soaring death toll in Duterte’s bloody campaign against drug traffickers.

The US has been working hard not to give Duterte a pretext to sour the relationship even further.

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Egypt Wing-Loong UAVs at Bir Gifgafa Airfield, Sinai. 13.11.2016

The photo on 14.10.2016 shows that the hangar is in construction.

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Looks like the base construction work is not finished yet, judging by the number of the parking positions, the planned purchase quantity = 12?

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Philippines formally requested precision-guided munitions (PGM), fast boats and drones from China as part of $14M aid.

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...kes-formal-request-chinese-military-equipment
Phl makes formal request for Chinese military equipment
By Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star) | Updated February 8, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has formalized its request for precision-guided munitions (PGM), fast boats and drones from China as part of the assistance offered by Beijing to the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs and terrorism, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday.

Lorenzana said he has submitted the letter to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua regarding the $14-million arms package that China pledged to the government.

“We have formalized that because China is giving us $14 million… we asked for many things such as boats and drones,” he said when asked if Duterte had requested for the PGMs from Beijing. “This is (in the form of) assistance.”

The PGM is intended to precisely hit a target to minimize collateral damage.

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Lorenzana noted that a PGM is less sophisticated than a missile, which could carry a conventional or nuclear explosive.

The defense chief added that he submitted the military’s wish list to the Chinese ambassador about three weeks ago.

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“They will look at the list, and see if they can provide them… Once they have okayed it, then we will proceed (to China) and look at them,” Lorenzana said.

He affirmed Duterte’s pronouncements last week that he had sounded off to China to help the Philippines with the acquisition of precision-guided arms.

“And I have also asked the Armed Forces to use all available assets and all the weaponry that’s at our disposal. And I have an urgent message to China to help us if they have precision-guided arms, they can give us a loan,” Duterte said.

He revealed the information as he discussed the threat of Islamic groups in Mindanao.

While he lambasted the United States for interfering in local affairs, Duterte asserted his promise to Beijing about his decision to defer bringing up the issue of the dispute in West Philippine Sea.

Last weekend, Duterte also said that he would tap Russia for the procurement of modern equipment to be used in operations against terrorists in Mindanao.

The Philippines’ bilateral relations with China strengthened after Duterte made a state visit to Beijing and set aside for the meantime the United Nations arbitration ruling in the South China Sea dispute.

After the warming of relations between the two countries, China also offered a $500-million long-term soft loan for other military equipment. This is apart from the $14-million grant.

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