Seriously , and apologies for the Super Cobra mistake got a little mixed up on it, should be the 1Z Viper

huhu... just found out. viper can fire sidewinder and Apache can't.

Taiwan to get first batch of new Apache helicopters in November

2013/10/17 22:10:40

Taipei, Oct. 17 (CNA) Taiwan is expected to get six Apache attack helicopters from the United States in early November, a military source said Thursday.

The six AH-64Es will be the first batch of an order of 30 of the advanced U.S. attack helicopters that Taiwan bought for more than US$2 billion. The last batch should be delivered in 2014, the source said.

The helicopters will be shipped to a harbor in Taiwan's southern city of Kaohsiung and then will be flown to an Army Aviation Special Forces base in neighboring Tainan City, the source said, adding that the aircraft are expected to arrive on Nov. 4 at the earliest.

According to the source, the helicopters were previously expected to be delivered to Taiwan in late October, but the schedule was delayed due to the U.S.' partial government shutdown.

The second batch of the Apache helicopters is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan in December and the helicopters will be formally commissioned into service next year, the source said.

Taiwan has sent 61 pilots to the U.S. to undergo training in flying the Apache helicopters and they have all completed the training and returned to Taiwan, the source added.

The U.S. Army has been using the AH-64Es, and Taiwan will be the world's first country other than the U.S. to deploy this type of attack chopper, the source said.

The model E is the latest model of the Apache attack helicopter family.

(By Claudia Liu and Elaine Hou)

Haha AV8 lintas sungai Klang boleh la,laut dalam 20-30 meter dah sah la tak bleh.
bukannya amphibious sangat.


TNI-Marinir PT-76

lain la PT-76 ni,memang khas amphibious tank pun.

US to hand over first AH-64E Apaches batch to Taiwan next month

22 October 2013

The US is set to hand over the first batch of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Taiwanese Army early next month, an unnamed military source has revealed.

The source was quoted by Central News Agency as saying that the helicopters will initially be transferred to a harbour in Kaohsiung, prior to delivery to an Army Aviation Special Forces base in Tainan City, Taiwan.

Noting 4 November to be the most likely date for helicopters' arrival, the source said that the delivery was originally planned for late October, but has been delayed in wake of the US' government two-week shutdown.

The second batch will arrive in Taiwan in December, while the rest are expected to be delivered by the end of 2014, the source added.

Around 30 AH-64E Apaches have been ordered by Taiwan under a $2bn deal from the US in 2008, to help supplement the national army's ageing AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter fleet.

The pilots have also completed operational training on the Apache helicopters, which are scheduled to be inducted into operational service in 2014, making Taiwan the world's first country besides US to deploy this helicopter type, according to the news agency.

Nicknamed Guardian, the Boeing AH-64E is a heavily armed helicopter featuring powerful, fuel-efficient T700-GE-701D engines, enhanced rotor blade technology and electronics, as well as improved aircraft handling, performance and agility at higher altitudes.

Designed to replace the existing AH-64D Longbow helicopters, the helicopter also features a joint tactical radio system, electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors to improve pilots' situational awareness and an oversea capacity, enabling potential strikes on smaller ships.

The helicopters have also been ordered by the Indonesian and South Korean armies.

aku setuju kalau uss denver tu dijadikan sbg learning platform utk future dokdo/mistral nnt...pastu kalau ada dokdo/mistral enter service, maybe leh refurbish sikit uss denver tu sbg hospital ship ke..    

itu thai/indon/pinoy marines pun ada kapal seumpama uss denver?

I forgot about Indon Makassar-class     

Indon can build their own LPD, Malaysia bila lagi? tak rasa tercabar ke?     

BTRs are the most capable amphibious APCs. Can't be compared with heavier vehicles that can only ford through calm waters

Raytheon Sells Stingers for Apaches Abroad

By Brendan McGarry Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 3:37 pm
Posted in Afghanistan, Air

Raytheon Co., the world’s largest missile maker, is boosting sales of its popular Stinger missile for AH-64 Apache attack helicopters around the world, company officials said.

The Waltham, Mass.-based company has already sold the helicopter-launched Stingers to Japan and Taiwan, recently inked a similar deal with South Korea and expects to finalize agreements in coming months with India and Qatar, according to Mark Nicol, director of Raytheon’s Stinger missile program.

“It gives them that air-to-air capability,” he said during an interview at the Association of the United States Army conference this week in Washington, D.C. “It can go against small aircraft, other helicopters, UASs,” he said, referring to unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as drones.

The FIM-92 Stinger entered U.S. military service in the early 1980s as a shoulder-fired, heat-seeking missile for ground troops. Its use by rebels during the Soviet War in Afghanistan to destroy Soviet choppers was popularized in the 2007 movie, “Charlie Wilson’s War.” The missile was later configured to fire from vehicles such as Humvees and helicopters.

“It’s such a capable, little missile,” Nicol said.

The lightweight, short-range weapon has already been adapted to launch from American-made helicopters such as the AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk and OH-54 Kiowa, according to Gordon Bourgeois, manager of international business development for Raytheon’s Missile Systems unit.

But because the U.S. military relies on other aircraft to control the skies, it generally arms rotorcraft with heavier missiles designed to take out ground targets, such as the BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided, or TOW, anti-tank missile, Hellfire missile or Talon laser-guided rocket, Bourgeois said.

Foreign militaries don’t usually operate with such a level of air superiority and thus have a greater interest in integrating Stingers on Apaches, Bourgeois said. Each Apache can be outfitted with one or two pair of Stingers with missile packs on either wingtip, he said.

“The lethality and effectiveness and precision of Stinger is internationally renown,” he said.

Raytheon, which anticipates additional business for helicopter-launched Stingers in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, is also benefiting from marketing efforts by Boeing Co., the officials said. The Chicago-based company that manufactures the Apache has been extremely successful in selling the aircraft overseas, they said.

Any news of defence budget for 2014?

Just woke up..

Malaysia’s 2014 Defence Budget

Marhalim Abas October 25, 2013 budget, Kementerian Pertahanan, Malaysia -Armed Forces, Malaysian Defence, PDRM

SHAH ALAM: In the run-up to the unveiling of the 2014 budget, I was asked for my thoughts on the allocation for the Defence Ministry by a local newspaper. I was asked whether the defence budget for 2014 will be hiked following the Lahad Datu incident.

I answered that despite the rhetoric I expected only a slight increase in the operating expenditure with cuts to the development expenditure.

Guess what? When Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak unveiled the 2014 Budget – a total of RM264.2 billion (RM217.7 billion is for operating expenditure while RM46.5 billion is for development expenditure) he did just that.

For 2014, the Defence Ministry got RM16.1 billion – RM13.355 billion as operating expenditure and RM2.745 billion for development costs- some RM900 million higher compared to the budget in 2013 which was RM15.251 (RM11.970 billion for operating costs and RM3.281 billion for development.

This means the development expenditure for 2014 has been reduced by RM536 million. A quick check on the budget document showed the increase in management expenditure was mostly due to higher allocation for salaries and the increasing costs for parts, fuel and maintenance. The budget document however did not revealed much in terms of new equipment expected to be procured.

In his budget speech, Najib did gave a clue saying “In addition, the Government will continue to enhance national security of our territorial waters and borders by strengthening surveillance and upgrading defence equipment. This includes the purchase of six offshore patrol vessels; four cargo aircraft and support equipment; as well as armoured vehicles with an allocation of RM2.4 billion.”

There is nothing new on the list, the OPVs are of course the SGPV/LCS/Laksamana class ships and the four cargo aircraft and support equipment are the Airbus A400M Atlas. As for the armoured vehicles, I am not sure its only for the AV8. Perhaps it include funds for the Condor Replacement Programme.

As for the surveillance programme, it is likely that the AEW programme will be funded although I don’t expect any confirmation soon. What ever it is I expect some of the things to be the highlight of DSA 2014 next April.

you guys need to go public on this if this is final and true... need  enough info and courage

seriously, average malaysian dunno shit about this..please help malaysia pls 

owh u also kinda need cover+protection.. this is no joke

also  Indonesian Sigma PKR 10514 2400tons with Vl_mica + Exocet 40 B3 more cheaper, about usd 240 million each unit ...  although some news said it built not in military body spec. i find if gowind price usd 350 million with vl-mica+Exocet B3

On the Indo Defence 2012 exposition a model was revealed showing the phalanx and ASW mortar replaced by a single 35 mm Oerlikon Millennium Gun system, also the 76mm had a stealth cupola. Some reported that the VLS missiles will be Aster-15 instead of MICA, due to these changes the ships role also changed from ASW to AAW.

since aku pun baru dlm thread nie, selama nih silent reader

tapi aku taknak kutuk dulu so ni aku jumpa pasal equipment LCS

http://securemalaysia.blogspot.com/

credit: mumuchi blog
from it look like weapon not yet finalized, no statement yet go out to bursa

3.  to supply MSI Defence Systems Limited 30mm Small Calibre Guns for the LCS Programme (“the Awarded Works”) at a total value of GBP17,290,916 (Great Britain Pounds Seventeen Million Two Hundred Ninty Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixteen) equivalent to RM87,729,508 at 28 Oct. Exchange Rate

no more story on sgpv?

Monday, 28 October 2013 21:14

Malaysian Ministry of Defence Confirms Construction of Gowind ships for LCS program

Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation BHD (BHIC) announced in early october that its associate company Boustead Naval Shipyard has received confirmation from the Malaysian Ministry of Defence on a 10 year contract worth RM9 billion to build six Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV) as part of the Malaysian Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.
   
“The company wishes to inform that on Oct 1, 2013, Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BN Shipyard) has received an amended letter of acceptance dated Sept 27, 2013, from the Ministry of Defence Malaysia for the contract to design, construct, equip, test and deliver six units of second-generation patrol vessels with combatant capabilities for the Royal Malaysian Navy,” BHIC said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.

Via the amended LOA, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the value of the contract is RM9.0 billion and the contract is for is 10 years, from December 29, 2011, to December 28,2021. In addition, the Ministry has also confirmed it will pay further advance payment of RM700 million in stages to BN Shipyard.

Navy Recognition learned during LIMA 2013 defense show that the future Royal Malaysian Navy Littoral Combat Ships, based on French Shipyard DCNS' Gowind combat design, will be fitted with the following systems:
- BAE Systems Bofors 57mm stealth main gun
- SETIS combat management system
- Rheinmetall Fire Control Systems (TMX/EO Mk2 and TMEO Mk2)
- MTU engines.

The length of the LCS will be 111 meters with a displacement of about 3,000 tons. According to the general consens and rumors in the industry, the Malaysian "second-generation patrol vessels" will also come with:
- Thales Smart-S Mk2 radar
- Thales Captas 2 towed array sonar
- MSI-Defence 30mm guns
- MBDA Mica VL for air defense in VLS cells
- MBDA MM40 Exocet BlkIII anti-ship missiles