the US army is also considering other options. among them are CV90, Anders and that israeli IFV based on soivet mbt chasis

why the fark the AIFV has never even being considered (even though it's originated in us) is beyond my comprehension

"that israeli IFV based on soivet mbt chasis"
Namer ? That AIFV looks lowered as hell.

The above pic is of a CV90. Here are the pics of the BAE Ground Combat Vehicle. As you can see the massive add-on armor on each side of the hull.











This post has been edited by azriel: May 10 2013, 09:14 AM

Looks heavy as f***

Namer is an APC based on Merkava design. Merkava tank itself was design as some sort of AIFV since it has compartment to carry up to 6 infantrymans. Namer expand this. It can carry up to 11 infantrymans. Unfortunately, in order to acommodate more infantries, it sacrifice firepower. The turret was removed to make more room for infantry. It is only armed with a GPMG or HMG or a AGL. In a sense, Namer are no longer an AIFV. It's just a heavily armored APC.

The one based on captured soviet tank is achzarit, based of T54/55 tank chassis. BUt that's not all. Several countries have already convert their old tanks to APC. Tarmour (India) and BTR-T (Russia) are based on T-55 chassis. Nakpadon (Israel) and Temsah (Jordan) are based on centurion tank Chassis.

the way i see it our army needed a new frigate the most, other than new mrca aircraft or new mbt

because we only have 2 fully operational frigate at the moment, while kedah class not yet upgraded their weaponry

Philippine Navy denies Taiwan shooting



MANILA: The Philippine Navy on Friday denied allegations that its forces had shot dead
a crewman of a Taiwan fishing vessel, saying none of its ships were in the area at the time of
the apparent incident.

“The Philippine Navy denies any involvement in an incident where a Taiwanese fisherman was reportedly shot and
the wound led to his death,” the statement said. The naval commander in the area said his ships were in port or very close
to the Philippine coast at the time, the statement added.

A spokesman for the Philippine coast guard, which is a separate service from the Philippine Navy, could not be contacted for comment.
Asked about the report, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said: “We cannot confirm it. We will check that”.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry said that a Taiwanese fishing vessel carrying three Taiwanese and one Indonesian crewman
was fired upon early Thursday by a “Philippine government boat”.

The incident, some 164 nautical miles off the southernmost tip of Taiwan, left one of the Taiwan crewmen dead.
The ministry did not specify what type of government boat allegedly fired upon the vessel, while Taiwan’s coast guard said it
was trying to verify reports that it was a Philippine Navy vessel.

The Philippines and Taiwan, along with Brunei, China and Malaysia, have conflicting claims to parts of the South China Sea.
China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since the end of a civil war in 1949, although Beijing claims the island.
The Philippines has no diplomatic ties with Taiwan but maintains economic and cultural links. -- AFP

[NST]

Again with the pinoy saying "we not there"

This post has been edited by KYPMbangi: May 10 2013, 11:47 AM

fugly

This beast will uproot the road tar.

VOTE YOUR ATTACK HELOS


AgustaWestland A/T 129 Mangusta (Italy)



Operators: Italian Army, Turkish Army
Maximum speed: 278 km/h (148 knots, 170 mph)
Cruise speed: 229 km/h (135 knots, 155 mph)
Range: 510 km (275 nm, 320 mi)
Ferry range: 1,000 km (540 nm, 620 mi)
Service ceiling: 4,725 m (15,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 10.2 m/s (2,025 ft/min)


Bell AH-1 SuperCobra / Zulu Cobra / Viper (USA)



Operators (current/former): Imperial Iranian Army (former operator), Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Republic of China, Republic of China Army (Taiwan), Republic of Korea Army, Turkish Army, United States Marine Corps
Never exceed speed: 190 knots (219 mph, 352 km/h)
Maximum speed: 152 knots (175 mph, 282 km/h)
Range: 311 nmi (358 mi, 576 km)
Service ceiling: 10,500 ft (3,215 m)
Rate of climb: 1,090 ft/min (5.54 m/s)


Denel AH-2 Rooivalk (South Africa)



Operators: South African Air Force
Never exceed speed: 309 km/h (167 knots, 193 mph)
Cruise speed: 278 km/h (150 knots, 173 mph) at sea level (max cruise)
Range: 740 km (380 nmi, 437 mi) at sea level(max internal fuel)
Ferry range: 1,335 km (720 nmi, 829 mi) at 1525 m (5,000 ft) (max external fuel)
Service ceiling: 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 13.3 m/s (2,620 ft/min)


Eurocopter EC 665 Tiger (France, Germany, Spain)



Operators: Australian Army, French Army, German Army, Spanish Army
Maximum speed: 290 km/h with mast, 315 km/h without mast (157 knots, 181 mph with mast, 170 knots or 196 mph without mast)
Range: 800 km (430 nm, 500 mi) combat (with external tanks in the inboard stations: 1,300km)
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 10.7 m/s (2,105 ft/min)


Hughes (later McDonnell Douglas/Boeing) AH-64 Apache (USA)



Operators: Egyptian Air Force, Hellenic Army, Israeli Air Force, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Kuwait Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Saudi Land Forces, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Republic of China Army, United Arab Emirates Air Force, British Army Air Corps (AgustaWestland AH Mk 1 Apache), United States Army
Never exceed speed: 365 km/h (197 knots, 227 mph)
Maximum speed: 293 km/h (158 knots, 182 mph)
Cruise speed: 259 km/h (140 knots, 161 mph)
Range: 537 km (290 nmi, 334 mi)
Ferry range: 1,700 km (974 nmi, 1,121 mi)
Service ceiling: 6,400 m (21,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 12.7 m/s (2,500 ft/min)


Mil Mi-24 "Hind" (Russia)



Operators (current): Afghan Air Force, Algerian Air Force,Defence Force of Angola, Armenian Air Force, Azerbaijani Air Forces,Belarus Air Force, Brazilian Air Force, Bulgarian Air Force, Burundi Army Aviation,Burkina Faso Air Force, Chadian Air Force, Congolese Air Force, Congolese Democratic Air Force, Cuban Air Force, Cyprus Air Forces, Czech Air Force, Djibouti Air Force, Military of Equatorial Guinea , Eritrean Air Force, Ethiopian Air Force, Georgian Air Force, Military of Guinea, Hungarian Air Force, Indian Air Force, Indonesian Army, Military of Kazakhstan, Military of Kyrgyzstan, Free Libyan Air Force, Macedonian Air Force, Air Force of Mali, Mongolian Air Force, Military of Mozambique, Myanmar Air Force, Namibian Air Force, Air Force of Niger, Nigerian Air Force, North Korean Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Peruvian Air Force, Polish Air Force, Polish Land Forces, Russian Air Force, Military of Rwanda, Senegalese Air Force, Sierra Leone Air Wing, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sudanese Air Force, Syrian Air Force, Military of Tajikistan, Military of Turkmenistan, Ugandan Air Force, Ukrainian Ground Forces, United States Army, Military of Uzbekistan, Army of Venezuela, Vietnam People's Air Force, Yemen Air Force, Air Force of Zimbabwe
Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph)
Range: 450 km (280 miles)
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,750 ft)


Mil Mi-28 "Havoc" (Russia)



Operators: Kenya Army, Russian Air Force
Maximum speed: 320 km/h (172 knots, 199 mph)
Cruise speed: 270 km/h (145 knots, 168 mph)
Range: 435 km (234 nmi, 270 mi)
Combat radius: 200 km (108 nmi, 124 mi) ; with 10 min loiter and 5% reserves
Ferry range: 1,100 km (593 nmi, 683 mi)
Service ceiling: 5,700 m (19,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 13.6 m/s (2,677 ft/min)


Kamov Ka-50 / Ka-52 Hokum "Black Shark" (Russia)



Operators: Russian Air Force
Never exceed speed: 350 km/h (189 knots, 217 mph) in dive
Maximum speed: 315 km/h (170 knots, 196 mph) in level flight
Cruise speed: 270 km/h (146 knots, 168 mph)
Range: 545 km (339 miles)
Ferry range: 1,160 km (720 mi) with 4 drop tanks
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 10 m/s (32.8 ft/s)
Disc loading: 30 kg/m² (6 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)

This post has been edited by noavatar: May 10 2013, 05:34 PM

Manila seeks Golan Heights peacekeeper pullout after abductions


MANILA | Fri May 10, 2013 12:58am EDT

(Reuters) - The Philippines aims to pull out 342 soldiers on peacekeeping duties in the Golan Heights, nearly half the number of its U.N. peacekeepers worldwide, after the abduction of four Filipinos near the Syrian border, the foreign minister said on Friday.

Albert del Rosario said he had sent a recommendation to President Benigno Aquino to withdraw the peacekeepers from the Israeli-occupied area, explaining that the four peacekeepers were being held by Syrian rebels as human shields against attack by government forces.

The four were taken hostage on Tuesday.

"Our recommendation ... is for the early pullout of our people because we believe the exposure now is beyond tolerable limits," Del Rosario told reporters.

"Abduction of peacekeepers is a gross violation of international law and we give great importance to the safety and security of our peacekeepers."

The Philippines has deployed more than 800 soldiers in U.N. peacekeeping operations in eight hotspots across the globe. Nearly 350 of them are on duty in the ceasefire zone in the Golan Heights.

Two months ago, Syrian rebels held 20 Filipino peacekeepers near the border and used them to demand the pull back of Syrian government forces. They were freed after a few days.

On Wednesday, the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) pulled back from an observation post in al Jamiah zone in the Golan Heights, where the Filipino soldiers were taken captive.

The UNDOF, which has been monitoring a ceasefire between Israel and Syria since 1974, has about 1,000 peacekeepers and civilian staff from Austria, Croatia, India, Moldova, Morocco and the Philippines.

Source: Thomson Reuters

Their coast guard admitted they shot the fishing boat. Claim that the fishing boat trying to ram their armed vessel.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/...anese-fisherman

Expect big brother China to pay a visit.

viper without a doubt.
government would go for tiger though.

if gomen get viper i'd lol

I would be very happy.

Yes they did admit earlier...

ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 05/10/2013 12:07 PM | Updated as of 05/10/2013 1:05 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard confirmed Friday that a Taiwanese fisherman was killed after the PCG shot at a fishing trawler that tried to ram their boat near Batanes.

The PCG identified the fatality as Hung Shih-Cheng, 65, one of 4 crew members of the Taiwanese fishing vessel "Guang Ta Hsin 28."

Officials said the BFAR MCS 3001 vessel first spotted 4 Taiwanese vessels 164 nautical miles off the southernmost tip of Balintang Channel in Batanes. One of the trawlers tried evasive maneuvers and was about to ram the BFAR boat, causing them to fire at the foreign vessel.

Three crew members on board the Guang Ta Hsin 28 were unharmed.

"They fired at the machinery to disable it... if somebody died, they deserve our sympathy but not an apology," PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo told reporters.

PCG Commandant Admiral Rodolfo Isorena has ordered the relief of 11 PCG personnel onboard the vessel during the shooting incident.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Director Asis Perez said 2 BFAR personnel on board the vessel were also sacked.

Perez said the Taiwanese vessels were already in Philippine territorial waters when they were spotted by the Coast Guard.

Isorena said the PCG fired warning shots at the much larger fishing trawler when it tried to ram their vessel. The Coast Guard then shot at the trawler's engine, causing it to stop.

He said the PCG withdrew its vessel after another ship arrived in the area.

Taiwan's foreign ministry earlier said that a Taiwanese fishing vessel carrying three Taiwanese and one Indonesian crewman was fired upon early Thursday by a "Philippine government boat".

The incident, some 164 nautical miles off the southernmost tip of Taiwan, left one of the Taiwan crewmen dead.

The ministry did not specify what type of government boat allegedly fired upon the vessel.

but rooivalk has greater range..800km!!

not much user.
unproven.
also only 12 units were build.
better take viper.

The Navy League Of Australia prefer the Viper instead of the Tiger.

source

Malaysia Perlu Lebih Banyak Kapal Selam - Bekas Panglima TLDM

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Mei (Bernama) -- Malaysia memerlukan lebih banyak kapal selam untuk beroperasi secara efektif dalam mengawal kedaulatan negara terutama di Laut China Selatan yang luas, kata bekas Panglima Tentera Laut Laksamana (B) Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor.

Beliau berkata untuk menjadi sebuah angkatan laut yang berjaya dan berkesan, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) memerlukan enam kapal selam atau sekurang-kurangnya tiga buah.

Malaysia kini memiliki dua kapal selam Scorpene yang berpangkalan di Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah.

"Sampai masa ada kapal yang terpaksa menjalani pembaikan atau servis yang akan memakan masa berbulan-bulan, kalau setakat dua buah kapal, ini akan mengganggu operasi tentera laut," katanya ketika ditemui Bernama baru-baru ini.

Beliau berkata demikian apabila diminta mengulas mengenai pembinaan armada kapal selam yang membabitkan beberapa negara serantau seperti Malaysia, Vietnam dan Indonesia.

Singapura baru-baru ini memasukkan kapal selam terpakai dari kelas Archer untuk berkhidmat di samping empat kapal selam dari kelas terpakai Challenger.

Mohd Anwar berkata contoh terbaik bagi menghadapi masalah itu ialah pembelian enam kapal perang Gowind oleh TLDM.

Blogger pertahanan, militaryofmalaysia.net yang hanya mahu dikenali sebagai Shahpaskal memberitahu operasi kapal selam tidak sesuai di Selat Melaka kerana lautnya cetek dan mempunyai banyak gangguan sonar.

"Tidak ada kapal selam yang berani menyelam di Selat Melaka. Jika terdapat sebarang konflik dengan tujuan menutup selat itu daripada laluan perkapalan, ia akan berlaku di kawasan Laut China Selatan atau di Teluk Bengal dan Laut Andaman," katanya.

Beliau berkata umumnya orang ramai keliru dan beranggapan kapal selam hanya mampu menembakkan torpedo serta melancarkan komando dan periuk api.

"Kapal selam merupakan senjata yang paling efektif, ia boleh menjadi aset pengintipan untuk tugas Sigint dan Elint (Signal Intelligence dan pengintipan elektronik) yang berkesan...ini disebabkan Malaysia tidak mempunyai kapal pengintipan elektronik yang dedikasi seperti yang ada di negara maju," katanya.

-- BERNAMA

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/bm/newsindex.php?id=948738