INQUIRER.net: Why the Hamilton-class ships are worth it–military, defense experts

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Why the Hamilton-class ships are worth it–military, defense experts Aug 6th 2013, 00:54 SUBIC BAY, Philippines -- The Philippines' two biggest warships expected to boost maritime patrol amid a territorial dispute with China may be four-decade-old Hamilton-class cutters, but defense and military experts believe that acquiring these types of secondhand vessels was still worth it. "The positive outweighs the negative concerns" in getting Hamilton-class frigates for the Navy fleet, said Max Montero, an Australian-based security consultant and a former naval reservist officer of the Philippine Navy, in his blog post which he updates regularly on defense issues. In a separate interview with INQUIRER.net, Commander Joe Anthony Orbe, commanding officer of the BRP del Pila... Keep on reading: Why the Hamilton-class ships are worth it–military, defense experts Media files: brp-ramon-alcaraz.jpg (image/jpeg)

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