also the German Bundeswehr with their Rheinmetall Gladius "future soldier" systems

British army to get new multi-purpose combat vehicle dubbed 'Swiss Army Knife'






A bulldozer, crane, mine clearer and armoured vehicle rolled into one, the 32-ton Terrier is designed to be able to dig trenches and clear roads in the "most demanding battlefield conditions", according to manufacturers BAE Systems.

In addition to heavy-duty armour and an air-conditioned cabin that can withstand chemical, nuclear and biological threats, it comes equipped with a machine gun and a smoke grenade launcher.

In the most dangerous of circumstances, it can even be operated by remote control from more than half a mile away, via a console similar to those used in computer games.

Capable of nearly 45mph, it can also keep pace with Warrior and Challenger 2 armoured vehicles.

The Ministry of Defence has commissioned 60 of the vehicles, the first of which was delivered late last month. They are being built in Newcastle.

David Bond, Managing Director of Combat Vehicles (UK) at BAE Systems, said: "Terrier represents a step change in vehicle design with its use of the most up to date advances in technology and is the most complex yet easy to use combat vehicle currently in service with the British Army."


Source: The Telegraph

Read more at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/army-rec...terrier-vehicle

Ours is GM403 or GM406

According to the press release I've got here its the GM400. PangilanPertiwi mention 406



The GM406 is the most powerful in the series, and the radar could provide target designation to intercept SRBM (approximately 300 km).



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37 tank Rusia segera perkuat Marinir TNI AL



Batam (ANTARA News) - 37 unit tank BMP-3F asal Rusia untuk Korps Marinir akan tiba tahun ini selain kapal perang buatan dalam dan luar negeri.

"Marinir sudah mendapatkan 17 unit tank BMP-3F dan akhir tahun ini akan ditambah lagi 37 unit. Tahun depan, sejumlah pesanan alat utama sistem senjata (alutsista) akan terus datang lagi," kata Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut Laksamana TNI Marsetio.

Marsetio mengemukakan hal itu usai peletakan batu pertama Pembangunan Batalyon Marinir 10 di Pulau Setokok Kota Batam, Rabu.

"....akan datang secara bertahap, baik itu kapal perang, pesawat, helikopter maupun tank," kata
Marsetio.

Ia mengatakan, Markas Besar TNI AL telah memesan sejumlah peralatan tempur dari industri strategis di dalam dan luar negeri, antara lain tiga kapal selam dari Korea Selatan, empat "LST" (Landing Ship Tank) dari PAL, KRC (Kapal Cepat Rudal) dari Palindo Marine Batam dan kapal fregat dari Inggris.

"Selain itu, masih ada kapal hidrografi, 11 helikopter antikapal selam, dan kapal latih Kadet AAL pengganti KRI Dewaruci," papar Marsetio.

Antara

Three Malaysian Cadets To Study At Prestigious US Military Institutions


U.S. Pacific Command Chief, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear (second, right) warming up to Mohamad Aidil Shafiq, Muzaffar and Santos (left to right) who were each awarded a RM1 million scholarship to pursue their degrees at West Point, USNA and USAFA respectively. Pic:Azman Firdaus



PORT KLANG, June 6 (Bernama) -- Three students who received scholarships to pursue degree courses at three prestigous military institutions in the United States are keen to impart new military knowledge and skills to help improve professional competence in the country.

Mohamad Aidil Shafiq Abd Aziz, Muzaffar Abdul Halim and Santos J. Jayagopal were accepted to attend four-year degree programmes at the US Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York; the US Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland; and the US Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, respectively.

The cadets from the Malaysian National Defence University have been awarded with a RM1 million scholarship each to study and train at the military academies.

Mohamad Aidil, 19, said he was looking forward to learn on handling high-technology military equipment which could be useful for Malaysia's military development.

"I am also eager to learn aboutthe US military work culture which can be applied in our local military operations," he told reporters after receiving acceptance letters from Admiral Samuel J. Locklear during a grand ceremony on board the visiting USS Blue Ridge at the Port Klang Cruise Centre, here last night.

Muzaffar said receiving the award and receiving it on board a battleship was an over-the-top experience for him.

The 18-year-old, who was born in Sarawak, had been to many parts of the country due to this father's job.

"My father is in the military, hence, we moved a lot," he said, adding that his father was his main inspiration in his dream of becoming a good soldier someday.

"It is just great to receive this award. I'm going to study hard, learn all that I can from the US navy and bring my knowledge back here," the eldest of four said.

Meanwhile, Santos, 19, who went by the "Difficult Situation Yes, Impossible No" motto, said he was honoured to receive the award.

"I hope I will be somebody to serve the country someday," he said.

Admiral Samuel said the scholarships will allow the Malaysian students to learn more about the navy while further strengthening ties between the two countries.

According to a statement from the US embassy, 20 Malaysians have graduated from various US service academies since 1991.

However, it said Malaysia has not had a candidate in the USAFA for the last 19 years.

-- BERNAMA

RPG-7 Projectiles in Syria

FSA Sniper










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I think both of you are right....posing for pic is right....finger on trigger also right

Air to Air Missile found in Al-Qusayr

Lebanese satellite television station Al-Manar broadcasted some exclusive footage from the freshly taken city of Al-Qusayr. Among the items left behind by the fleeing militants, Al-Manar also presented some missiles supposedly of Israeli or American production.





But according to an expert, these are not Israeli, but Soviet K-13 air-to-air missiles which are used on MiG-21, MiG-23 or on Sukhoi 17/20/22. The K-13, dubbed by NATO as “AA-2 Atoll”, is a short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missile reverse-engineered by the Soviet Union in 1960, from the American AIM-9 “Sidewinder”. The missile has an operational range of 8 km (5 miles) and can travel at speeds of up to Mach 2,5. Among the most important wars in which the K-13 saw action are the Yom Kippur War and Vietnam war (in limited numbers with the North Vietnamese Air Force).

The militants probably stole them from al-Daba’a air-base. Recent reports seemed to indicate that a part of the military airport has fallen under militant’s control, and some videos emerged showing on pro-opposition channels showing quite large amounts of equipment captured, including this type of missiles. It seems they decided to make use of these air-to-air missiles, by removing the seeker and guidance sections and firing them through an improvised launcher (as you can see in the pictures below). We should probably wonder how the missiles detonate when they reach their target, because that job was done by the seeker which they removed. The answer to this question lies in the pictures below, where we can see what appears to be an improvised, self-made impact fuse.

Filipino peacekeeper in Golan Heights wounded
By: Agence France-Presse June 6, 2013 7:31 PM

A Philippine UN peacekeeper in the Golan Heights was wounded by shrapnel Thursday amid fighting between Syrian government and rebel forces, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said.

"Currently, he is being treated by medics inside a shelter and is in stable and good condition," a military statement said.

Shrapnel hit the soldier just above the right ankle, it added.

News of the casualty came a month after the Philippine government said it may withdraw from the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights because of security concerns, following earlier abductions of Filipino troops by rebels.

The military statement said "wayward indirect fire" landed at the UN peacekeepers' Camp Ziouni at 0545 GMT.

The camp is located between three and four kilometers (1.9-2.5 miles) away from the fighting, it added.

Philippine military spokesman Brigadier-General Domingo Tutaan told AFP the 340 Filipino peacekeepers will remain in the Golan Heights pending a government decision on the UN mission. Twice in recent months, Filipino peacekeepers were abducted by armed groups.

He said as far as he knew, the government had yet to make a final decision.

The UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has been monitoring a ceasefire in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria since 1974.

It has about 1,000 peacekeepers and civilian staff from Austria, India, Morocco and Moldova, as well as the Philippines.


Source: Interaksyon

Israel hit by missiles from Syria as civil war flares in Golan Heights

Two missiles from Syria landed in Israel Thursday as fighting between President Bashar Assad’s forces and rebels raged on the Golan Heights.

The Israel Defense Forces said that a “closed military zone” was declared near the Quneitra border crossing in response to the fighting. People were not being allowed inside the area and locals were warned not to work in the fields.

No one was injured on the Israeli side, but two wounded Syrians who came to the border were taken to hospitals in Israel, an IDF spokeswoman said.

“There were two projectiles that landed earlier in open areas in the north and central Golan Heights near the border of Israel and Syria,” she said.

“Initial reports suggest … the missiles were the result of the domestic situation in Syria,” she added, saying the “assumption at the moment” was they had not actually been fired at a target in Israel.

She said the closed zone was set up because of the “internal fighting within Syria.”

Read more at http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06...XpWb_IE.twitter

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That picture that I posted earlier was MWD Bak. He was KIA last march in Afghanistan. RIP MWD Bak

What happen to Agbimudin...was he killed/captured

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We've already given strong message to our neighbours.... don't come and try to create trouble in M'sia....heck...don't even think

Live Piracy Map

International Maritime Bureau's "live piracy map," a Google map mashup that gives you quick, real-time details on all the acts of piracy taking place on the Earth's high seas.

Zoom in by using the zoom slider, and click on a flag to see what kind of crime took place. All are labeled with the type of ship, as well as whether the pirates successfully hijacked it or merely boarded.



Try it at http://www.icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporting-ce...live-piracy-map

Syria: North Korean military 'advising Assad regime'
Between 11 and 15 North Korean military officers are advising the Syrian government forces in tactics and the use of artillery against the rebels, reports claim.

06 Jun 2013

Rami Abdul Rahman, of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper that the North Korean officers were "deployed in a number of areas, including defence factories southeast of Aleppo and at regular forces' positions in the city."

The officers reportedly speak Arabic and "provide logistical support and help with plans for military operations," Mr Rahman said.

He added that they also "supervise artillery bombardments by the regular army."

Similar allegations have been made in a report by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.

North Korea helped Syria build a nuclear plant that was destroyed by the Israeli military in 2007. There have been repeated reports that Pyongyang is supplying the Syrian regime with weapons technology, including chemical weapons.

Source: The Telegraph

British Sniper Sets New Record

An army sniper has earned a place in military history by killing two Taliban machine gunners from more than a mile and a half away.

Craig Harrison's record breaking shots felled the insurgents with consecutive bullets - even though they were 3,200ft beyond the official range of his rifle.

The Household Cavalry veteran's kills from a distance of 8,120ft beat the previous record by 150ft.

He was using the British-built L115A3 Long Range Rifle, the Army's most powerful sniper weapon.

He was so far away that the 8.59mm-calibre bullets took almost three seconds to reach their target. Scores of Taliban gunmen h-ve fallen to the gun which has been nicknamed The Silent Assassin.

It is only designed to be effective at up to 4,921ft - just less than a mile - and capable of only ' harassing fire' beyond that range.

But Corporal Harrison took his record-breaking shots after his commander and Afghan soldiers were attacked during a patrol in Helmand in November last year.

His vehicle was further back on a ridge, with his sights trained on a Taliban compound. He said: 'We saw two insurgents running through its courtyard. They came forward carrying a machine gun and opened fire on the commander's wagon.

'Conditions were perfect, no wind, mild weather, clear visibility.






Daily Mail

Second production Airbus Military A400M makes maiden flight
Madrid, 10 June 2013





The second production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has made its maiden flight.

Known as MSN8, the aircraft made its first flight from Seville, Spain, the location of the A400M final assembly line on 7 June.

It is scheduled for delivery to the French Air Force in the third quarter of the year. MSN7, which flew for the first time at the beginning of March this year, will be delivered to the French Air Force in the coming weeks.

Source: EADS