kesian PUTD. now only have a109.
hope we get s-92/nh90 for utility heli in the future.

PUTD wanted an attack copter only hehehe!
I think a better deals is to have transport version of Cougar, it easy for maintenance and can shut Tony Pua up oh how our Cougar is much more expensive then Brazil Transport Cougar!

attack helo remain a dreams.
TBH I prefer A129 Mangusta over tigre.
Anyway cougar would be nice too. NH90 have some production problem though I love it too.

While I like Zulu Cobra for the PUTD

on a side note

dam nice share atre

UPDATE 1-U.S. to sell Indonesia 8 Apache helicopters
20 September 2012 Thursday | 3:08pm EDT

(Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it will sell Indonesia eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to strengthen security ties with the largest country in Southeast Asia and the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking during a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in Washington, said Congress had been notified of the intent to sell the aircraft.

"This agreement will strengthen our comprehensive partnership and help enhance security across the region," Clinton said.

President Barack Obama's administration has sought to buttress defense ties with Indonesia as it refocuses its attention toward the Asia-Pacific following long years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The United States has stepped up military cooperation with traditional allies such as the Philippines and Australia, and joined regional efforts to press China to accept a multilateral framework for solving flaring territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

The United States has stepped up military cooperation with traditional allies such as the Philippines and Australia, and joined regional efforts to press China to accept a multilateral framework for solving flaring territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Clinton did not reveal an estimated cost for the Apache deal, which Indonesian media have reported has been in the works for months. The attack helicopters, used by militaries around the world, are made by Boeing.

The United States last year announced it was giving Indonesia two dozen second-hand F-16 fighter planes, with Jakarta covering the estimated $750 million needed to refurbish the late-model fighters and overhaul their engines.

U.S. officials say the delivery of U.S. hardware will improve cooperation and information-sharing between the U.S. and Indonesian militaries as they face common security threats.

The announcement of the helicopter sale came as Clinton and Natalegawa wound up the third regular U.S.-Indonesia joint commission meeting, with both saying that ties between the two countries had grown stronger.

Clinton, who visited Indonesia this month as part of an Asia-Pacific tour, said trade topped $26 billion last year and that the United States would invest $600 million over the next five years in Indonesian clean energy development, child health and nutrition programs and government transparency initiatives under its Millennium Challenge aid program.

Indonesia has been among the nations hit by violent anti-American protests over the past week to protest against a U.S.-made video seen as critical of Islam.

Clinton said that the United States had decided to temporarily close its diplomatic facilities in the country on Friday in case further protests erupt. But she praised Jakarta for its response to the crisis.

"We are very grateful for not only the cooperation and the protection that has been provided to our facilities, but also for the strong statements condemning violence," Clinton said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/20/...E8KKBRK20120920

This post has been edited by xtemujin: Sep 21 2012, 06:59 AM

South Korea’s DSME New Frigate Proposal for Thai Navy





source

This post has been edited by azriel: Sep 21 2012, 10:00 AM

credit to mindef PR and stand for compiling it!
if you follow the link, there is couple more picture there!

I think I saw this frigate in the last DSA!

US plans $1.4-billion arms package for Indonesia
By Jim Wolf | 22 September 2012 Saturday | 12:12am IST

* Includes 8 Boeing Apache AH-64D attack helicopters

* Apaches to help free flow of ships in Malacca Strait

* US to supply state-of-art Hellfire missiles

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is proposing a potential $1.4-billion arms package for Indonesia, including eight Boeing Co Apache AH-64D attack helicopters, in a fresh tightening of security ties in a region rattled by China's growing territorial assertiveness.

The deal would include fire control radars, common missile warning systems, radar signal detecting sets and 140 state-of-the-art Lockheed Martin Corp Hellfire II AGM-114R precision-strike missiles, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a notice to the U.S. Congress published Friday.

Indonesia is Southeast Asia's most populous country and the world's most populous Muslim-majority state. Plans for several U.S. arms transfers to it have been announced since late last year that would make Jakarta a more militarily capable regional partner.

Indonesia would use the twin-engine Apache helicopters to defend its borders, conduct counterterrorism and counter-piracy operations, "and control the free flow of shipping through the Strait of Malacca," the security agency said in its memo.

The proposed sale would provide Indonesia assets vital to deterring external and other potential threats, the Pentagon agency said.

The narrow and congested waterway is a potential choke point linking the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean. The shortest sea route between the Middle East and growing Asian markets, it washes the shores of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, and carries about 40 percent of the world's trade.

Piracy, including attempted theft and hijackings, is a constant threat to tankers, though the number of attacks has dropped following stepped-up patrols by the littoral states.

REGIONAL SECURITY

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who announced the planned Apache sale on Thursday without providing details on the rest of the arms package, said it would boost a comprehensive partnership with Indonesia and enhance security across the region.

She spoke in Washington during a meeting with visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa.

Indonesia represents just part of an increasing U.S. emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region for national security planning as China presses its claims on disputed territory, notably in the South China Sea.

The United States is also building Guam as a strategic hub, deploying up to four shore-hugging littoral combat ships on a rotational basis to Singapore and preparing a 2,500-strong Marine Corps task force rotation as part of a growing military partnership with Australia.

The arms and services called for under the $1.4 billion Indonesia package will provide key elements required for "interoperability" with U.S. forces, the security agency's notice said.

Also included are "Identification Friend or Foe transponders," 30mm guns and ammunition, communication equipment, tools and test equipment, simulators, generators, personnel training and logistics support services, the agency said.

The Hellfire II, included in the package, is the primary air-to-ground precision missile of its size for U.S. armed forces as well as the Central Intelligence Agency's paramilitary capabilities and many U.S. allies.

The notice of such a sale is required by law. It does not mean that a deal has been concluded.

President Barack Obama announced in November plans to give Indonesia 24 decommisioned Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets, with Jakarta paying up $750 million to upgrade them and overhaul their engines, which are made by United Technologies Corp's Pratt & Whitney unit.

The Pentagon moved in August to supply Raytheon Co AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground guided missiles and related gear valued at $25 million for Indonesia's growing F-16 fleet.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/u...E8KLBCU20120921

This post has been edited by xtemujin: Sep 22 2012, 09:48 AM

if I recall, Thai has its Apaches stored in Japan.

Singapore's Apaches are available.

Indonesia getting one.

Are we going to react (since its within our defense doctrine to have reactive / counter technologies)

According to the DSCA press releases the type is the AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW...

Yes AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW, is currently the state of the art Apache.

I dun think thai have apaches.
They do have cobra though.

There's goes our military rating in the region,
Attack helis around the region while we had none.

Good for tank busting they are.

will any SEA military will buy Ospreys MV-22

Indon dapat Leopard + Apache.
INDONESIA KE ARAH KUASA BESAR!!!

or you probably meant "revival" of "Indonesia Raya" federation concept.

well with more than usd8bil that would be a huge buying power for indon.
Good to see new addition in their inventory. but not was it a great deal?
USD1.4bil for the whole package not thanks. that amount of money will force us to kiss goodbye on our MMRCA.


on another note. they also brought 2 ceaser SPH.

Unlikely. more utility heli is more feasible than buying Ospreys.

Thailand seem to plan well on some of its procurement and strategy.
Their navy and airforce will have a more deadly combo.