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Brazil spied on US, Russia, Iran, Iraq




Agence France-PresseNovember 4, 2013 11:33



Brazil kept tabs on rooms rented by the US embassy in Brasilia, which the Brazilian Intelligence Agency believed acted as a hi-tech base for espionage operations : report.


Brazil, which hotly denounced US surveillance of its leaders, itself spied on US officials as well as on Russia, Iran and Iraq a decade ago, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported on Monday.

The paper indicated it had access to a document from the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, ABIN, describing surveillance operations from 2003 and 2004, during the first mandate of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Brazil kept tabs on rooms rented by the US embassy in Brasilia, which ABIN believed acted as a hi-tech base for espionage operations, the document showed.

ABIN concluded that the rooms housed computers and communications devices. Responding to Folha, the US embassy denied espionage activities took place in the building, saying only day-to-day equipment, such as walkie-talkies, were stored there.

Brasilia also spied on Russian military personnel involved in negotiations for military equipment, as well as on Moscow's former consul general in Rio, Anatoly Kashuba.

And ABIN monitored Iran's then-ambassador to Cuba, Seyed Davood Mohseni Salehi Monfared, when he visited Brazil between April 9-14, 2004, and spied on Iraq's embassy, shortly after the 2003 US-led invasion of the country.

The Brazilian surveillance was on a far more modest scale than that carried out by the US National Security Agency (NSA), which monitored millions of high-level Brazilian communications, according to documents leaked by fugitive former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

The Snowden documents show NSA monitoring stretched all the way up to the phone calls of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff as well as at state oil giant Petrobras.

Rousseff condemned the NSA monitoring in an address last month to the United Nations and also broke off a scheduled visit to Washington in protest. Brazil says it hopes to interview Snowden, currently in exile in Russia.

On Monday, Rousseff's office responded to Folha's report by stating the surveillance in question comprised "counter-intelligence operations " undertaken a decade ago.

" The operations in question (took place) in accordance with Brazilian legislation pertaining to the protection of the national interest.

" As Folha preferred not to send copies of the documents obtained, the Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI) could not verify their authenticity, " the presidential office stated, adding publication of classified documents was a criminal offense and would be punished.

Folha said it had interviewed several former intelligence officials, agents and military in order to confirm the authenticity of the document in its possession.

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IDEF 2013

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Hypersonic Successor to Legendary SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Unveiled




BY JASON PAUR 11.01.13








Lockheed Martin SR-72



Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works has finally unveiled the long-awaited successor to the SR-71 Blackbird. Aviation Week and Space Technology’s Guy Norris pulled the covers off the project that Lockheed Martin is simply calling the SR-72. The new airplane will be roughly the same size as the record-setting Blackbird, but will be able to fly twice as fast as the jet that still holds the speed records.

The new spy plane will be capable of Mach 6 cruise speeds, making it the first hypersonic aircraft to enter service should it be produced. Only the rocket-powered North American X-15 was able to regularly fly those speeds, and the three examples built were used for research. The SR-71 Blackbird is legendary in aviation circles for its Mach 3 capabilities, and different iterations served as a spy plane for 35 years until its retirement in 1998. It still holds several records, including a flight from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. in 64 minutes, 20 seconds.

The new SR-72 has long been rumored and debated, and is part of the U.S. Air Force’s plan for hypersonic capabilities that will allow fast reaction for gathering intelligence around the world. A Mach 6 airplane fills the gap between current surveillance aircraft that can loiter for long periods of time, but don’t have the ability to transit to a new area quickly.

The SR-72 is also expected to have optional strike capabilities, according to Aviation Week.


The key to the new airplane, as it was with the SR-71, will be the engines. Lockheed Martin told Aviation Week the company has been working with Aerojet Rocketdyne to build an air breathing engine that combines both a traditional turbine and a scramjet to deliver the Mach 6 performance.

Normal turbine jet engines have problems operating at speeds beyond Mach 2. The original SR-71 used a complicated system of a movable nose cone on the engine, along with vents that prevented shockwaves from interfering with the flow, and slowed the air down enough so that it could be ingested by the engine. Though “ unstarts ” were a regular problem for Blackbird pilots, and caused problems throughout the life of the airplane.

The new SR-72 will use a turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) that will employ the turbine engine at lower speeds, and use a scramjet at higher speeds. A scramjet engine is designed to operate at hypersonic velocities by compressing the air through a carefully designed inlet, but needs to be traveling supersonic before it is practical to begin with. So far research projects from NASA, the Air Force and other Pentagon entities have not been able to solve the problem of transitioning from the subsonic flight regime, through hypersonic flight with a single aircraft.

Lockheed Martin told Aviation Week it has found a way to use existing turbine engines, and by lowering the operating speed of the scramjet, make a transition to hypersonic speeds possible.

The aerospace company says it may have a scaled demonstrator of the SR-72 technology flying by 2023. That airplane would be smaller, about the size of the current F-22 fighter and would be optionally piloted. The SR-72 could enter service by 2030.



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Menteri Pondan

“ Wakana Kisarazu ” JGSDF AH-1S Ita-Cobra

ThaiArmedForce.com - DTI introduced the mock up of 8x8 wheel armored vehicles at Defence & Security Exhibition 2013.

Model (Mock Up) of the armor had 8x8 rubber wheel, installed with armored turret and water jet propellers systems, including surveillance cameras. The vehicle have designed to have a V -shaped armor to STANAG 4569 Level 4.


Staff of the Institute of Defence Technology of the Department of Defense or the DTI (DTI) revealed that Thailand 's had status and potential for production of parts and assembly of the car in the world. Car up to 12 brands produced in Thailand. Automotive parts supplier to over 2,300 automobile manufacturers to the world. Total workforce more than five hundred thousand people by the year 2011, Thailand's automotive exports, worth more than seven hundred cars valued 3.4 billion by the year 2012. Thailand 's automotive industry more than 2.6 million vehicles were produced, which is the potential of the industry, should be used in the military. This project will also reflect the capabilities of the automotive industry in Thailand. Research also shows the complete upstream to downstream. The results of research and development applications in the value chain.

Macam Design FNSS Pars 8x8




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Evangelion Race Queens

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Japan eyes government support for military aircraft exports




By Tim Kelly | TOKYO | Mon Nov 4, 2013 9:05pm GMT







ShinMaywa US-2




(Reuters) - Japan is considering providing low-interest loans from a state-run bank to support exports of aircraft designed for military use, the first time such sales are being considered since the end of World War Two, according to officials with knowledge of the still-developing policy.

The step would mark an extension of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to bolster the self-reliance of Japan's military and could open an overseas market worth tens of billions of dollars in coming years for the country's defence contractors.

It would also mark a sharp reversal of the near-total ban on exports of military equipment, a development that could strain ties with China as a more assertive Japan seeks a market for military technology in Asia and beyond.

Japan's post-war constitution, written by the U.S.-led occupation forces, renounced war and a standing army. Major military equipment makers moved into other fields and the current ban did not formally take effect until the fast-growth era of the 1960s and the evolution of Japan's Self Defence Forces put the issue on the agenda.

Two of the initial test cases for Japan's policy shift are likely to be the C-2 military transporter, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and ShinMaywa Industries' US-2 amphibious plane, according to three officials involved.

Both companies are looking to export civilian versions of the aircraft, which would allow them to avoid the ban. Both companies have also made inquiries about the Abe government's willingness to provide financing to help close sales against established aircraft makers.

In one partial precedent, Japan has extended overseas development assistance (ODA) to the Philippines and Indonesia to help those governments buy Japanese-built ships for coastal patrols.

But the rules of Japan's $17-billion annual ODA programme forbid military support. Japan's government approved the aid after winning assurances that the boats would be used only to counter piracy and terrorism and after winning an endorsement from the United States, Japan's main ally.

A more likely option for aircraft exports, according to the three officials involved in the discussions, would be low-interest loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), a state-operated lender headed by former Toyota Motor Corp chief Hiroshi Okuda, to the buyers.

The bank is funded largely by borrowing from the nation's Foreign Exchange Fund Special Account, the pool of money available for intervention in currency markets.

A spokesman for JBIC said the bank does not discuss any loan applications as a matter of policy.

Masanobu Oogaki, a project manager at Kawasaki's aerospace division helping oversee the C-2 project, said officials led by the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry had discussed seeking JBIC loans for the military transporter once the company had a potential overseas buyer.

JBIC typically charges interest of just over 1 percent on a loan of less than five years. The bank has recently been recruited to help Japanese companies win contracts for big infrastructure projects. Most of its lending is linked to securing overseas oil and gas reserves for Japan.


INDIA WEIGHS HISTORIC PURCHASE

ShinMaywa's US-2, used for search and rescue, may be the first Japanese military-designed plane to win an overseas order. Negotiations with India's military for what would be the first sale are already underway, both sides say.

The plane, which could be outfitted for firefighting or as a kind of amphibious hospital, costs an estimated $110 million per unit.

An official at India's Defence Ministry who asked not to be named confirmed that India has shown an interest in buying the US-2 but said no decision had been made.

" Our policymakers are yet to take a decision as they are still assessing how far it would be relevant to Indian conditions, " the official said.

ShinMaywa, which sees Canada's Bombardier Inc. as its main competitor, estimates that there could be a global market of about 100 amphibious planes for which it could compete.

Kawasaki's Oogaki, said his company believes it can compete for as many as 300 orders over the next decade or so with potential customers in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

The chief competitor to Kawasaki's twin turbofan C-2 is the A400M military transport built by Europe's Airbus. Similar in size and capability, the Airbus cargo plane has racked up 170 orders in Europe at a price tag starting at around $160 million.

So far, Japan's Defence ministry has ordered three C-2s at just over $200 million each in the most recent budget.

By opening export markets for military equipment makers, the per unit cost of such equipment could fall because of the volume of production, making it cheaper for Japan's own military as well, a security panel that drafted recommendations for Abe said last month.

The C-2 represents a major upgrade in the ability of Japan's military to shift equipment and troops to far-flung locations.

Compared to its predecessor, the C-1, which is currently in service, the new plane can lift nearly four times as much cargo - enough to carry a mid-size helicopter, as depicted in sales brochures drawn up by Kawasaki.

While the C-1 struggles to reach Japan's outlying islands, the C-2 could carry a load from Tokyo to Kabul, for example.

Abe plans to release a review of Japan's military policy by the end of the year that is expected to include a commitment to open up military exports and arms development programs.

Mitsubishi Heavy is currently in talks over joining the Lockheed Martin Corp led F-35 fighter jet programme as a supplier after Japan placed an order for the aircraft.

In the meantime, Kawasaki, a major wartime maker of fighters and bombers that has became better known for its motorcycles in recent decades, plans to have the C-2 ready for service with Japan's military by 2015.

The company has a team of around 10 people marketing the C-2, which will be sold as the YCX overseas, Oogaki said.

Investors have anticipated a boon to heavy equipment makers from a pivot in security policy under Abe and the sector has outperformed in a rising market. Shares of Kawasaki are up 122 percent over the past year, while ShinMaywa is up 78 percent. Mitsubishi Heavy has gained 90 percent. Over the same period, the benchmark Topix index has gained 58 percent.



(Additional reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka in Tokyo and Frank Jack Daniel in Delhi; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)

Thai Defence Technology Institute will partner with Ricardo to develop Black Widow Spider armored.




Thursday, November 7, 2013 08:45 AM



The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) – the Thai ministry of defence’s research and development agency – today announced that it will partner with Ricardo on the next phase of development of its Black Widow Spider 8x8 armoured vehicle programme in support of the Royal Thai Army.

DTI was set up to develop Thailand’s defence technology capability and to help build the local defence industry; the Black Widow Spider represents its first major military vehicle programme. DTI and Ricardo have already completed the initial phase of technology development for the Black Widow Spider 8x8, and displayed the vehicle configuration at the recent Defence & Security 2013 exhibition hosted in Bangkok. The vehicle has been designed to provide protected firepower and extreme mobility in reconnaissance, command and control and fire support roles.

“ DTI and Ricardo have agreed to work together to develop the next phase of the Black Widow Spider 8x8 project, ” confirmed Colonel Tawiwat Veeraklaew, DTI’s executive director of R&D. “I am looking forward to working closely with Ricardo on this important project for Thailand’s defence industry. ”

“ Ricardo is proud to have been selected by DTI to partner with it on this key vehicle programme, ” commented Andy North, Ricardo chief engineer, defence. “ This work builds upon our extremely strong reputation for the design, development and production of class-leading, agile and highly crew-protected defence vehicles, including the Foxhound, WMIK and Vixen platforms used by British forces. We look forward to working with DTI on this important programme and helping to develop a truly world-class defence vehicle. ”




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Platun Harimau (2011)



Novel








Drama


Drama yang mengisahkan kegigihan perajurit Tentera Darat khususnya Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja dengan menggempur kubu-kubu kuat pengganas komunis dan menangkap tali barut yang membantu pengganas.

Berlatarkan operasi-operasi khas dan rahsia sekitar tahun 1980an, anggota Platun Harimau seramai 20 orang dipilih khas di kalangan perajurit Askar Melayu.

Mereka kemudiannya dilatih khas oleh komando bagi menyelinap ke dalam kem-kem komunis dengan amanat yang dipegang iaitu ‘membunuh atau terbunuh'.

Drama arahan pengarah pengalaman, Nurhalim Ismail itu akan mula ditayangkan pada 1 Mac ini sempena Hari Ulang Tahun Tentera Darat.

Menjanjikan kisah perang yang luar biasa, Platun Harimau membariskan ramai pelakon hebat antaranya Norman Hakim, Safura Ya'cob, Yatt, Zamarul Hisham, Zul Zuhaimi, Watie Elite, Zaidi Omar, Wendy Wong, Rosnah Mat Aris, Zarina Akademi Fantasia dan Afzan Anak Wayang.

Drama 15 episod itu menjalani penggambaran di Kem Tapah, Pusat Latihan Peperangan Khas (kem latihan komando), Markas Taktikal Kem Banding, Markas Taktikal Kem Gubir, Kem Klian Intan, Kem Erskin, Tanah Perkuburan Kuala Woh, Kampung Changkat, Pekan Chenderiang dan kawasan hutan di Perak.

Sementara itu, Platun Harimau diterbitkan dengan kerjasama Tentera Darat, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), Nadirasa Budaya Produksi, Muzium Tentera Darat dan Institut Perisikan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia.

Drama tersebut turut mendapat kerjasama Tentera Udara DiRaja Malaysia, Rejimen Gerakhas, 4 RAMD, 4 Skuadron Semboyan dan pakar-pakar letupan dari Rejimen Jurutera.

Novel Platun Harimau muncul novel terlaris di pasaran pada 2009, ditulis oleh Leftenan Kolonel Mohd. Radzi Abd. Hamid.

Novel keluaran DBP itu berdasarkan pengalaman Mohd. Radzi sendiri ketika memimpin Platun Harimau dalam puluhan operasi memburu pengganas komunis di perbatasan negara dan negeri Pahang.






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Beli time Pesta Buku....

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