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The Philippine military and police department airdropped supplies to the personnel on Second Thomas Shoal, and the operation was airdropped by aircraft. The Philippine side chose to use the Cessna 208 multi-role aircraft for the airdrop mission, and it can be seen from ** and ** that the plane flew quickly from a low altitude over the broken side of the reef and threw the waterproof package into the sea. Later, Philippine military personnel will use small boats to salvage the supplies. The supplies airdropped by the Philippine side are mainly daily necessities, such as bottled water and field food. The airdrop may have been delayed due to a mechanical failure of a ship that the Philippine military had planned to deliver supplies. In addition, the Philippines may also try to test China's attitude through this operation in order to determine the future mode of action.
1.Improvised airdrops: The Philippine military had planned to use ships to deliver supplies, but was forced to postpone the resupply operation due to mechanical problems. The Philippine side may decide to temporarily decide to replenish the ship by airdrop to ensure the daily necessities of the ship's personnel.
2.Testing China's Attitude: The Philippines may be trying to see China's reaction through this airdrop after key consultations with China. Earlier, the Philippine side sent ships to the waters around Second Thomas Shoal and prepared to carry out another resupply operation. The Philippine side has also frequently hyped up the Scarborough Shoal issue and claimed that China had expelled the Filipino fishermen. The airdrop may be an attempt by the Philippine side to change its attitude on the South China Sea issue through defense cooperation with the United States after the key meeting between China and the Philippines.
1.Unable to deliver building materials accurately: The Philippine airdrop operation could not accurately deliver building materials to the broken ship, because such large and heavy building materials could not be salvaged by small boats. Although the Philippine C130 transport aircraft can airdrop building materials, it may be difficult for the Philippine side to realize the operation of lifting building materials at sea because the aircraft cannot deliver them accurately.
2.High risk: If the Philippine side uses *** for material transportation, it needs to hover and unload goods at sea with high winds and waves, which has a high risk. In addition, the Philippine side may also have to face interference such as water cannons from nearby Chinese patrol vessels.
The Philippines' attitude on the Second Thomas Shoal issue has not changed completely. They still want to maintain the presence of the Sierra Madre to ensure that they maintain some control over the area. Although the Philippine airdrop did not change the situation, they still tried to make a breakthrough on the Ren'ai Jiao issue. The Philippine side, with the support of the United States, may try to transport building materials from the air through coordinated operations by sea and air, which will bring new challenges to the Chinese coast guard and other departments.
To sum up, the Philippine military and police department used aircraft to airdrop supplies in the waters of Second Thomas Shoal, indicating that the situation in the South China Sea has not completely improved. The Philippines is still trying to make a breakthrough in the direction of Second Thomas Shoal. In particular, with the support of the United States, the Philippines is likely to conduct more air-sea operations, including air transportation of building materials. In this context, the China Coast Guard and other departments will face new challenges.
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