Well the tldm wanted to use nsm.
But boustead prefer exocet.
exocet ssm will be possible retired by 2020 depeding on the new ssm missile development.
The more likely reason tldm felt that nsm is a much more capable ssm.
If tldm goes for nsm in sgpv will be going for the same if kedah class been armed. Judging from hisapmudin speech he is looking towards arming kedah class.
Not sure if he able to dig some money for its.

This post has been edited by yinchet: Oct 16 2013, 04:43 AM

How about harpoon? US dont want to sell to us?
Or it is going to retired too?
Btw I prefer if our TLDM use the same armanent like what JMSDF did to their ships.
But maybe it is hard right?

We already have harpoon for our f18.
Not sure if our tldm considering it.
I would like our sgpv to be equip with searams and phalanx as ciws.

+1 on phalanx ciws.
RIM-116 ram? ESSM alone not enough?
Or it is more cost effective than essm to counter closer threat?

Cost effective and provide longer range protection compare to phalanx. Searams range ia about 9km.
Good protection against threat like brahmos or any other badass ssm.
Essm would be better of killing aircraft instead than countering missile threat imo.

One more thing, Is tomahawk able to be vertical launched?
I only knew that harpoon can't.

tomahawk vertical launch
old version - no
new version - yes

Im surprised. Look how fat the tomahawk is.

sos

to me, MinDef better lubok for songlaping since any procurement can be kept secret due to 'national security'. Of coz, some procurement must be kept top secret due to its security nature, but many data can be easily obtain regarding on what type of equipment being installed. For example, the subs procurement, which many songlapers backers argue must not be disclosed to the public, walhal can actually be easily tarced back on what equipment being installed by researching the vendors involved. Only the sensitive parts like data encryption maybe not on the companies' datasheet. So, argument that we publicly say we bought 2 scorpene but also another one in secret is pure crap..

Samudera class have big potential for converting into patrol vessels, Dun think it would require that much of re-designing..

Once fully armed, Kedah-class would be quite awesome..

why not go for air-breathing supersonic anti-ship missiles?

Where the update of US new super air craft carrier?

our NGPV could be the most awesome ships in our navy IF TLDM able to armed those ships with missiles n stuff instead of just two Oto Melara cannon..

dah namanya patrol boat....

the thing is, if the navy deemed it is necessary to arm them ngpv to the teeth, the vessel is more than capable to be done so. the reason why rmn stick with exocet partly because of the experience and the abundance of them in rmn arsenal. tomahawk isn't that much more capable than exocet, and it is more than capable to deal with regional threat

as for the samudera type vessel, the company that build them said that the design and electronic suite can be adapted into more capable corvette/light frigate. and considering that it can be built within 6 weeks, we can have at least 6 new PV of similar design within 2 years

TLDM don't want to consider Brahmos missiles? its performance does looks good on papers..

how to integrate? i may not sound much but this is the one thing that plagued combat vessels in Thailand and bangladesh

The RMAF A400M will highly be showcased at the 2015 LIMA, Malaysia.

The Syrian war, now in its 31st month, has transformed into a full-blown proxy war.

The conflict not only involves Syria's neighbors and regional powers, but also Western countries and numerous fighters from more than 25 countries.

We've put together a chart to make sense of the major players backing each side and the infighting that has plagued the opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The side of the Syrian regime is pretty straightforward. Russia has supported them in various forms even before protests began in March 2011.

Iraq has facilitated Iranian supply flights through its territory and placed elite Shia militias under the command of the Qods force (i.e., international wing) of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

Iran, seeking to protect the Shia crescent that extends from Tehran to Beirut, has been sending troops from its Revolutionary Guards and from its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah while also training Shia militias from Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere. Iranian commanders are increasingly calling the shots on the ground.

Part of Assad's strategy seemingly involved pulling out of northern towns to allow Kurdish fighters to take over, thereby weakening his Sunni enemies.

But some Kurds have chosen to fight the Syrian Arab Army alongside the Free Syrian Army (FSA), and the Kurdish National Council (KNC) formally joined the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC) in August.

Kurdish fighters affiliated with the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), meanwhile, have spent much of their time recently fighting al-Qaeda fighters and other Islamic rebels in the north of the country.

After the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) overran FSA rebels in the town of Azaz near the Turkish border, Kurdish fighters fought ISIS with the ousted rebels. (Jabhat al-Nusra is considered a separate al-Qaeda affiliate within Syria.)

Interestingly, though it is not listed on the graphic, many in the opposition believe that the Syrian regime have helped bolstered al-Qaeda's presence in Syria to counter the less radical rebels.

Most of the largest Islamist factions recently denounced the SNC and formed Jaish al-Islam ("the Army of Islam") with the blessing of Saudi Arabia. The SNC-affiliated Free Syrian Army was dealt a significant blow by the formation of the Army of Islam but still works with the Army of Islam.

Gulf states, led by Qatar and the Saudis, have been supporting Islamic factions since at least early last year. Private donors in Kuwait also contribute.

There are some rebel groups, most notably Ahrar al-Sham, which fall outside of the bubbles above but also benefit from Gulf donors (primarily via Qatar and Kuwait) and work with other rebel factions.

The SNC remains the only viable political opposition, but almost no one on the ground supports the coalition. Furthermore, the SNC recently rejected peace talks while the Assad's regime doesn't recognize its legitimacy anyway, so a political solution is not an option at this point.

The Israel Defense Force has bombed targets in Syria on several occasions in relation to its own interests. In July 2011 President Shimon Peres said that "Assad must go," but the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said that the country's position involves "not intervening in internal Syrian affairs."



Sauce: http://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-invo...n-syria-2013-10