mau bodek Amirikana..

the lease deal was mentioned in case we will go for Gripen-NG, which is still under development..

There was an enquiry into Gripen NG when SAAB proposed Gripen for MMRCA project. But SAAB said no can do since its still in development. Maybe Mindef saw Gripen NG as a possibility since Erieye is hot favorite for AEW project. So the idea of leasing Gripen came about..

Tho better get battle-proven Rafale..

US Congress wont approve and its an old airframe already. However, why not modify it into kamikaze fighters..

havent selected yet la..anyway, I still believes TUDM will get Cik Rapeah..

Let say Gripen will replace the F5s and Hawks, while either Rafale, Typhoon or F18F will replace the MIG29s. Then we will come back to the problem of having 4 different jets in our inventory and will cause havoc to the maintenance crew..

Timor Leste uses AV4 ka?

We still need Nuris at the moment. We only bought 12 EC725, not enough to compliment logistics for ATM..

This post has been edited by zimhibikie: Mar 27 2013, 11:41 AM

Rite now, we only received 2 EC725, tu pun still at acceptance phase..if we sell all Nuris now, how can heliborne logistics to operate?

apa contracts signed during LIMA13?

I agree with statement no. 8, the others are open to debate..Disagree with SU30MKM being mongrel, since on paper, its the best modified version of the SU30s. SIBMAS no go to operations anymore bcoz spare parts are hard to get. Armor boys also complained that the 90mm Cockerill turret on Scorpion light tank is not suitable. i actually like to see the Scorpion reverted back to recce mission and replace the 90mm turret with 20mm gun with equipments suited for recce missions. Dunno know much on the quality of locally produced 5.56 mm rounds or whether we are using imported ones. Maybe have to ask general in charge of logistics, oh wait, former head of army logistics joined PR..

This post has been edited by zimhibikie: Apr 1 2013, 11:41 AM

I dun think theres funding for CV90, since theres a long list of more important acquisitions. So maybe can la convert the Scorpions back to recce mode, replace the 90mm gun and install equipment suited for recce missions. I'm not sure which H&K the poster was referring to, but HK 33 was quite heavy and was in service for only a few years b4 being replaced by the M16s.

kasi tajam one side of the magazine, can be used as sabit..

yup, but I've used it b4, doesnt think the length of the barrel is the issue, quite OK la to me, weight maybe but since I used it when I was around 16-17 yrs old, not that surprising la

depends on the budget allocated la. If no got budget to buy newer ones within 10 years, but got budget for abit of upgrade, why not? Even Turkish AF and IDF still flying upgraded F4 Phantoms..

and then bermimpi besar wanna buy SU30s and AH61Ds...

Indon maybe did mistakes like in the 1960s, bought Soviet cruiser, then sell back to USSR when bleeding money maintaining and sailing it..

If its weak, how come its the standard round for NATO?

5.56 mm is has weaker velocity and inertia compared to 7.62, but it has better accuracy..thats why we use 5.56 for assault rifle and 7.62 for machine guns. We even use 5.56 Minimi as senjata bantuan

pakai 7.62 punyer gun, sakit bahu pasal recoil dia

my mistake..thanx for correcting me

still doesnt hide the fact that Mindef is the lubok for songlaping for BeEnd pepol...and with many ex-military officers joined PAS and PKR, sure ly they also got now many details on military procurements..