X-47B launches off carrier deck, aviation first

X-47B launches off carrier deck, aviation first

Call of Duty Black Ops II anyone? no? okay.. 

Finally I'm back....
lets put something new in this post!

May 15, 2013 at 03:10

IMDEX 2013: World navies Gather in Singapore

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Changi Naval Base, Singapore: 15 warships from nine countries around the world, including the latest patrol vessels, frigates, corvettes and destroyers, sailed into Singapore for the Warships Display at IMDEX Asia 2013 this week. The US Navy’s first ever littoral combat ship, USS Freedom, in its maiden overseas deployment, was among the warships at Changi Naval Base.

The picture shows some of the visiting vessels cisiting IMDEX this year, including (in clockwise order): RSS Valiant (Victory Class corvette P91), RSS Bedok mine countermeasure boat (M105), RSS Formidable (F68) and RSS Tenacious (F71), both Formidable (La Fayette) Class frigates.

In the background, left is Ladroite, the French experimental OPV, with the Royal Thai Navy HTMS Rattanakosin (F441) to its right, the Shivalik class Frigate INS Satpura (F48) and Kora class Corvette (P62) INS Kirch, both from India. The Australian Armidale class Patrol Craft HMAS Bathurst is seen by the side of the USS Freedom, the first Littoral Combat Ship of the US Navy.

The Malaysian frigate KD Lekiu frigate (30), Indonesian KCR 40 class patrol craft KRI Kujang [642] and Diponegoro Class Corvette KRI Frans Kaisiepo [368] are closing this impressive line up at the Changi Naval Base in Singapore. Two vessels from Singapore are filling in for the two vessels that were scheduled to arrive from South Korea.

our new defense minister with PAT....





we may get more pic this after due to his frequency of camwhoring and tweeting nature:P 

i do wonder why Najib assign him to be the new defence minister..well, maybe there's some quality in him that is suitable for the job..think positive..i hope he will be ready to bidas balik segala soalan-soalan opposition nanti when Parlimen going to buy MRCA or MPSS.. 

credit to totttis @ PP

let's crossing our fingers (and prepare some penutup muka in case he shows his keris again after this...)

i was amazed when he wave his keris that time..showed some Malay spirit u know..sadly, then he apologised..what a wimp.. 

Turkey, RI pen tank, technology deal

Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World | Thu, May 16 2013, 10:09 AM

Turkey and Indonesia have signed agreements to jointly develop medium tanks and communication devices to forge closer cooperation, as well as to facilitate the much needed transfer of technology (ToT) for Indonesian defense companies, defense officials said on Wednesday.

The Defense Industry Policy Committee (KKIP) assistant for cooperation, Silmy Karim, said the agreements were signed during the 2013 International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul.

He said that the first agreement would see cooperation between FNSS Defence Systems and state arms maker PT Pindad to design and produce a medium tank while the second agreement was between Aselsan and state electronics maker PT LEN to make communications devices.

“The cooperation with Turkey is another forward step. We will also forge cooperation with other countries,” Karim said.

“We already cooperate with South Korea,” he added. This includes the suspended KFX/IFX jet fighter program and the plan to build a submarine in Indonesia using South Korean expertise.

Karim said Law No. 16/2012 on the defense industry paved the way for cooperation with foreign countries to help improve the capabilities of domestic defense companies.

Another cooperative measure is the local production of the Chinese anti-ship missile C-705, which is in its feasibility study and reverse engineering stages.

In conjunction with the IDEF, both countries also held a bilateral meeting on defense industrial cooperation, said Defense Ministry director general for defense potential Pos Hutabarat.

“We chose Turkey because it has considerably advanced defense industries,” he told in the briefing.

Pos said that three to four years were needed to develop tanks, three to five years for missiles and 10 to 15 years for jet fighters.

Also attending the briefing was the Defense Ministry’s industry technology director Air Commodore Darlis Pangaribuan, who said the FNSS-Pindad cooperation would consist of three phases in about three years.

“The first stage will see both companies submitting proposals on cooperation required to design and jointly produce the tank,” he said, adding that funding would come from both governments.

Karim said the tank cooperation was needed to master track a propulsion system for armored vehicles, while Pindad had mastered a wheeled propulsion system.

He added the tank scheme would be similar to the CN-295 medium transport aircraft that is jointly produced by Spanish-based Airbus Military and state aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia.

“In buying weapon systems, we require not only the end products but also the ToT process,” he said.

“With the Defense Industry Law, we will get the products, taxes, job creation and technology.”

Karim said that sourcing technologies from multiple countries would not create the so-called logistical nightmare but would instead help foster independence in making weapons.

Meanwhile, Pos said Indonesia had submitted a contract amendment to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to allow a submarine to be built from scratch in Indonesia, instead of merely assembling parts manufactured in South Korea.

MELAKA: Lebih 900 anggota termasuk pegawai dari Grup Gerak Khas (GGK), Pasukan Khas Laut (PASKAL), Pasukan Khas Udara (PASKAU) dan 10 Briged Para menyertai latihan bermula jam 8.30 pagi hingga 2 petang selepas sesi latihan pendaratan Amfibi Eksesais Belangkas siri 27/2013 di Pantai Teluk Gong, Pengkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah.

belum bertugas dah kena kutuk

hishamuddin is a good leader. even though he has few hi-profile antics (that keris thing,and suruh terroriz to resign),but i have confident he can carry on the duty.
big fella gets big muthafarking gun (FN SLR)

KOR MARIN !!!!

We totally shud have marine corps