arms race staring?

SAF Leo 2A4 around $1m - source
Holland offer to Indon at $2.8m for Leo 2A6 - source

Even the far-inferior T-72 has difficulty competing at this level, and the only thing keeping Leopard sales from jumping far beyond the European continent has been restrictive German arms export policies.

Let me see what else the Army is asking for

- a hundred more MBT for additional 2 tank regiments
- a few hundreds more AV-8 on top of 257 ordered to completely replace our Condor and Sibmas
- a squadron of attack chopper and a bunch of transport helicopters to form the air calvary corps. taking over the old nuri for this purpose is not a kind idea
- two variant of SPH, track and wheel

anything else? If we're to spend top $$ for every single purchase, fulfilling the above requests would take eternity. there has to be a balance between our pursuit of quality, quantity, timeline and developing local defense industry.

From what I heard, the Army wanted 2 variant of SPH, wheeled and tracked. Wheeled SPH for accompanying infantry while tracked for accompanying armor. Cesar for wheeled while K1 Thunder for tracked was the prefered ones..

I do not think ec725 CSAR can completely take over from Nuri. A very good chopper but I would prefer AW101 tho. Problem is too few of them to go around and using CSAR for utility transport is a waste of resource. Upgrading the Nuri is just stretching it too much. Mindef should bought limited qty of CSAR variant to satisfy RMAF demand and the rest should be utility variant which is cheaper and can get a bit more qty.

Sikorsky Aerospace Services, AIROD and Aviation Design Centre Sdn Bhd (ADC) Sign MOU Regarding Support for Upgraded S-61™ Helicopters

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IAI tight-lipped over $1.1bn deal with Asian customer

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a $1.1 billion deal to supply "defensive and offensive" systems to an undisclosed Asian customer.

Signed earlier this month, the contract covers a range of products, including missiles, unmanned air vehicles and intelligence-gathering systems, plus upgrades to in-service combat aircraft and helicopters. The work will be performed over the next four years, with sources saying that IAI beat competition from a number of European and US companies.

IAI said securing the new contract has boosted the value of its orders backlog to $10 billion.

The timing of the announcement came days after reports that Udi Shani, director general of the Israeli defence ministry, had visited Italy and South Korea earlier this month to discuss Tel Aviv's advanced jet trainer competition.

Israel has yet to issue a request for proposals for the expected 30-aircraft deal, but will choose between the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 and an unarmed variant of the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50.

Israel has previously sold defence equipment to Asia-Pacific countries including Australia, China, India, Singapore and South Korea, although its business with Beijing has fallen off in the past decade owing to pressure from the USA.

IAI had a major presence at air shows in Australia, India and South Korea last year and will also be present at next month's Singapore air show.

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would it be Indonesia or Thailand??? or maybe their old customer Singapore?

could be thai, remember when they bought their JAS-39.

the secrecy when they do the purchase....

PASIR GUDANG: A fire broke out onboard a 35-year-old Royal Malaysian Navy's survey vessel which was undergoing repairs at the Malaysian Marine Heavy Engineering shipyard here last night.

KD Mutiara, which is one of the two ships under the navy's National Hydrographic Centre, is believed to have suffered extensive damage.  However, no casualty was reported.

A spokesman for the Johor Baru Fire and Rescue Department said they received a call at 8pm. As at press time, the firefighters were still trying to put out the blaze.

Seven fire engines from several stations in the vicinity were rushed to the scene.

It is learnt that workers were carrying out welding works on  the ship when the incident occurred.

The ship, measuring 71m in length and 13m in width, was commissioned to the naval fleet in 1977, to carry out mapping work and general oceanography.

KD Mutiara is equipped with digital data gathering and processing systems, modern acoustic sensors and differential satellite position-fixing systems.

Read more: Navy ship under repair catches fire - General

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Armatac Quad-Mag

Armatac emailed me a photo of their new prototype Quad-Mag. The Quad-Mag is a 5.56x45mm quad stack magazine with a 60 round capacity.



It differentiates itself from other quadstack magazines by having two separate feed channels. When the first feed channel is empty, it switches to the other channel. Essentially its two 30 round magazines in a small package. This reduces jamming in the part of the magazine where quad stacks are reduced to a duel stack for feeding.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/

Gracie, who blogs at Packing Pretty, is a 24 year old NRA-Certified Instructor and Range Safety Officer and Assistant Director of the firearms training department at Clatskanie Rifle & Pistol Club, inc. Gracie was kind enough to take the time to make a video for The Firearm Blog explaining how to carry a full sized pistol when wearing a dress.

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PICTURE & VIDEO: Lockheed delivers first two F-35Bs to training base

Lockheed Martin on 11 January delivered the first two F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variants to Eglin AFB, Florida.

The aircraft, designated BF-6 (pictured below) and BF-8, are the first early production versions of the STOVL variant to arrive at the training base, joining six conventional take-off and landing F-35As.

Last July, US Air Force officials first said that three F-35Bs were scheduled for delivery to Eglin AFB by December 2011 to inaugurate the US Marine Corps' training operations. However, the USAF clarified shortly afterward that only one F-35B would be delivered before January.

But the two aircraft arrived 11 days after the start of the new year, flying into Eglin at 15:13 and 16:39, respectively.

The aircraft were ordered in 2007 under the second lot of low rate-initial production (LRIP). So far, Lockheed has delivered eight of the 12 aircraft in LRIP-2, plus both aircraft ordered from LRIP-1.

The F-35B remains under a loosely defined probation set last year by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Since that time, the aircraft has resolved three major propulsion system issues, and completed a shipboard landing demonstration on the amphibious carrier the USS Wasp last October.

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Indonesia Ready to Modernize its Weaponry

Indonesia will start modernizing its military hardware after a decade of internal reform riding on the back of an improving economy, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro told repoters Monday.

“The Indonesian Military has been involved in internal reforms, such as disengagement from political and business activities,” he told a press conference after a leadership meeting at the ministry.

“All this time, the TNI has refrained from procuring major weapons systems.”

Also attending the press conference were Defense Deputy Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, TNI chief Adm. Agus Suhartono, Army chief of staff Gen. Pramono Edhie Wibowo, Navy chief of staff Adm. Soeparno, Air Force chief of staff Marshal Imam Sufaat, and ministry secretary general Vice Marshal Eris Heryyanto.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Djoko Suyanto attended the leadership meeting and delivered a speech to the participants.

Purnomo said most of the procurement could take a long time to realize from planning to delivery as there were various agencies involved in the process.

“Each individual service will describe their needs to the TNI headquarters, which will submit the request to the ministry,” he said.

“Once agreed, we have to talk with the National Development Planning Board [Bappenas] and the Finance Ministry to find the appropriate funding.”

He said because most procurement processes require a long time to realize, the funding usually involves a multiyear system.

The ministry’s Defense Facilities Agency chief, Maj. Gen. Ediwan Prabowo, said most of the shopping list would be sealed in the first half of this year.

“We are currently still looking for candidates for each weapons system. So we have not yet decided the model and pricing,” he told the press conference.

The shopping list includes various weapons systems for the three services including various types of helicopters, howitzers, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), various types of ships and anti-aircraft missiles.

Indonesia ended 2011 with large procurements, including six Sukhoi Su-30MKK from Russia worth US$470 million; three submarines from South Korea worth almost $1.1 billion in cooperation with state shipyard PT PAL; nine NC-295 medium transport from Spain worth $325 billion in cooperation with state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia; 16 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainers, worth $400 million, from South Korea; eight Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano counter-insurgency aircraft from Brazil; and Grob G 120TP primary trainer from Germany.

Indonesia’s shopping list in 2012

Army
1. Main battle tank (MBT)
2. Multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)
3. Howitzer 155mm
4. Air defense missile
5. Assault and attack helicopters
6. Anoa armored personnel carrier

Navy
1. Searider rigid-inflatable boat (RIB)
2. Fast patrol boats
3. Guided-missile destroyer
4. Hydro-oceanography vessel
5. Barque tall ship to replace the existing KRI Dewaruci
6. Various auxiliary vessels, including fuel and landing ship tank
7. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter

Air Force
1. Anti-aircraft missile
2. EC-725 Cougar helicopter
3. 24 units of F-16, grant from the United States, to be retrofitted
4. 4 units of C-130H heavy transport aircraft, grant from Australia, to be retrofitted


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Army
1. Main battle tank (MBT) - we now in talk for 2nd batch
2. Multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) - now in talk for 3 and 4 batch
3. Howitzer 155mm - Msian Army wants SPH
4. Air defense missile - Yes please S-400 or SLAAMRAM for TDM
5. Assault and attack helicopters - Yes Please - Zulu Cobra/ Tiger for TDM
6. Anoa armored personnel carrier - AV8

Navy
1. Searider rigid-inflatable boat (RIB) - got it
2. Fast patrol boats - APMM ada
3. Guided-missile destroyer - meh
4. Hydro-oceanography vessel - yes please, our sub have more things to do
5. Barque tall ship to replace the existing KRI Dewaruci - agree add more tunas samudera
6. Various auxiliary vessels, including fuel and landing ship tank - Dokdo or Mistral please
7. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter - coming with SGPV

Air Force
1. Anti-aircraft missile - sudah lama ada
2. EC-725 Cougar helicopter - waiting for confirmation of transport cougar
3. 24 units of F-16, grant from the United States, to be retrofitted - we are not that poor for grant
4. 4 units of C-130H heavy transport aircraft, grant from Australia, to be retrofitted - A400 and future locally build A400

The plan is to replace the fac with the string of NGPV of 24 pv +3 training ship.
but now we can see the plan reduce to 18pv and 2 trainer

hehe AEW is on route, maybe the postpone MMRCA make the program now independent.

NASAM and S400 is nice,

ASW - me thinking the Merlin

Sub, right now the better plan is to add another SSK with AIP and for the next 4 instead of SSK we go for SSG or SSR

yes TYPE45!!!!!

talking about anti-aircraft should we get latest system?  Jernas (rapier) Operational range still not greater, we need more longer range.

i wonder does the system need awacs so it can tracking up tp 60km or it can operate itself?

interesting shit, i suppose... 

J-20 Test Flight of 2012

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Indonesia MIlitary Power Up

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US Navy Drops Fleet Plan?
Sorry, no pics coz im a n00b