EKSESAIS BERSAMA MARITIM MALAYSIA / JAPAN COAST GUARD




KUANTAN, 23 Sept – Eksesais Bersama Maritim Malaysia dan Japan Coast Guard Siri 1/2013 telah diadakan di Wilayah Maritim Timur di sekitar Perairan Kuantan, Pahang dari 17 hingga 21 September 2013.

Eksesais ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan inter-operability Maritim Malaysia dengan Japan Coast Guard melalui aktiviti maritime interception operations, martial arts training dan subject matter expert exchange.

COMPARISON : The evolution of the #VLS #launchers in #Chinese #destroyers


Side by side comparison of the Type #052D Guided #Missile Destroyer and Type #052C Guided Missile Destroyer of People's Liberation Army Navy.

S.Korea reject F 15 SE, will FX III Restart



Korea decided Tuesday not to select Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle (SE) as its next generation fighter, meaning that the $7.5 bil. project will start again from scratch.

The nation’s arms procurement agency said it recommended the Boeing fighter jet to its top decision-making committee, chaired by Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, but the latter did not pick the company as a provider of 60 new aircraft to replace the Air Force’s older jets.

“ The committee reached the decision after an in-depth discussion based on a comprehensive evaluation, ” Defense Acquisition Program Agency (DAPA) spokesman Baek Youn-hyeong said in a briefing.

He added that DAPA will promptly restart the project to minimize the security vacuum by consulting related organizations to revise the total budget and requirements.

The Ministry of National Defense said that the current security situation heavily affected the committee’s decision.

“ A majority of the committee members agreed to reject the F-15 and restart the project, taking into consideration North Korea’s threats including nuclear weapons and the latest advances in aerospace technology development, ” ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said.

“ They agreed that the Air Force needs fifth-generation combat jets to keep pace with the latest trend and to deter provocations by North Korea. ”

In response, Boeing said it was “ deeply disappointed ” by the decision. “ Boeing has rigorously followed the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s instructions throughout the entire process. We await details from DAPA on its basis for the delay while evaluating our next option, ” it said in a statement.

With no decision, the introduction of new planes might be further delayed for up to a couple of years. The program has been put back four times since last October, which has pushed the first delivery date to August 2017 from December 2016.

Following the arms procurement agency’s extended bidding from June to August, Boeing remained the lone bidder within the 8.3 trillion won budget.

However, due to the public image of the F-15 SE being developed from a 1970s F-15 platform and having limited stealth functions, the aircraft faced strong opposition.

Boeing stressed that improvements would have included its newest radar system.

“ We can deliver the APG-82 AESA radar and the Korean Air Force would be the first, other than the U.S. Air Force, to use the system, ” said a Boeing official.

Despite the improvements, the stealth function seems to have doomed the Silent Eagle, which was to have featured a conformal weapons bay and radar-absorbent material.

To make Boeing’s situation worse, 15 retired Air Force chiefs last month sent letters to the National Assembly, presidential office and defense ministry recommending the government acquire an “asymmetric air defense capability,” which prioritizes stealth jets such as the F-35, to protect against North Korea.

The F-X III is aimed at replacing an aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s, but further delays are expected to create a void in the Air Force’s strength as about 140 old jets are to be retired in 2019.

Given the possible lack of aircraft in the near future, the Air Force, initially keen to purchase the F-35 due to its stealth capability, changed its stance due to concern over further delays in replacing its older jets.



Sources : http://koreatimes.co.kr

Britain's Secret War : The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation 1962-1966

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Tribute Japan Self Defence Force king of fighter

Zhuk-AE/FGA-35 Modified Radar with AESA











Radar : New, Newer, the Newest


The basic radar system for the Russian Air Force MiG-35S version is the N041R mechanically scanned, slotted-array radar. The export version is fitted with the Zhuk-ME (FGM229) variant. The Zhuk-M radar is not the latest, but a perfected and more economic design. A more advanced variant – the FGA35 Zhuk-AE with active electronic scanning – has already been flight tested on the MiG-35, tests that have included the
launch of missiles.

At MAKS 2013, the Phazotron company showed another variant of the Zhuk-A radar, initially designated FGA35 (3D), with new transceiver modules made from LTCC (low temperature co-fired ceramics) technology. The array is much thinner and lighter than the Zhuk-AE variant. Each module is 13mm (0.5in) deep, several times less than those used on the Zhuk-AE. The array is air-cooled (the Zhuk-AE is – liquid-cooled) while the impulse power of each module is 5W. Yuri Guskov, Phazotron’s designer general promises the handover of the new radar for evaluation on the MiG-35 in 2014.



Sources : http://vitalykuzmin.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmMZj6V12b0

HESA Shahed 129 UCAV




General characteristics

Crew : 2 on ground
Length : 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Wingspan : 16 m (52 ft 6 in)

Performance

Range : 1,700 km (1,056 mi ; 918 nmi)
Endurance : 24 hours
Service ceiling : 7,315 m (24,000 ft)

Bumerang 8x8 APC (Prototype)



Currently a new family of 8x8 armored vehicles is being developed in Russia. The project is known as the Bumerang (boomerang). A baseline vehicle will be an armored personnel carrier. The new APC will be revealed to Russian military officials in 2013. The whole project is being kept in high secrecy. It is being developed alongside a new-generation Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle.

Once operational this new-generation APC should replace a whole host of ageing Russian armored vehicles. The estimated requirement is at least 2 000 vehicles. First APCs will be delivered to the Russian Army for trials and evaluation in 2013. Once approved, full-scale deliveries are expected to begin in 2015.

Defence Ministry confirms RM9b naval contract to Boustead



Published : Tuesday October 1, 2013 MYT 5:58:00 PM
Updated : Tuesday October 1, 2013 MYT 6:01:25 PM



KUALA LUMPUR : Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd has received an amended letter of acceptance from the Defence Ministry for a RM9bil contract to build six vessels for the navy.

Boustead Holdings Bhd said on Tuesday the contract would be to build and deliver six second-generation patrol vessels with combatant capabilities.

“ The Ministry of Defence Malaysia, in the amended letter of acceptance has confirmed the value of the contract has been fixed at RM9bil, ” it said.

“ The contract period is 10 years, effective from Dec 29, 2011 to Dec 28, 2021. Further advance payment of RM700mil will be paid in stages to BN Shipyard, ” it said.

Boustead said the contract would contribute positively to the future earnings of the group.



- The Star -

Deftech FW 4X4 High Mobility Multi Purpose Vehicle








Sources : http://www.malaysiandefence.com

Deftech FW 4X4 High Mobility Multi Purpose Vehicle











Sources : http://www.thaiarmedforce.com

Malaysia's First Military Airbus On Track To Arrive In 2015



From Haslin Gaffor




SEVILLE (Spain), Oct 4 (Bernama) -- Airbus Military is on track to deliver Malaysia's first A400M aircraft in 2015, with all four ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) to arrive by 2016, the company confirmed Friday.

Airbus Military Head of Media Relations Maggie Bergsma said the RMAF has been involved with the programme from the early stages and is fully participating with the Airbus Military teams to prepare for the delivery and entry into service.

" As for all of our customers, the transition is a lap from older technologies to the ultimate technology of the A400M.

" Our A400M FISS (Full In Service Support) is designed to provide our customers with all services needed for the operations of the aircraft and we are in discussions with Malaysia on this already to ensure that this is all set in place in time for the delivery, " Bergsma said.

The French Air Force was the first to receive the A400M, the world's most versatile military airlifter designed to meet equipment needs of modern armed forces in a ceremony held at the Airbus Military Delivery Centre here Monday.

The A400M is able to perform missions that previously required two or more different types of aircraft, meeting the most varied needs of the world's air forces and other organisations in this century.

She said the entry in service of the A400M will mark a before and after in the way both military and humanitarian missions are approached.

" The versatility of the A400M allows one single aircraft doing the job for which previously up to three aircraft were needed. The A400M can deliver the contents of its bigger payload faster, further and nearer to where it is needed than any other transport aircraft found in the market.

" The RMAF will not only have three aircraft in one with each A400M, it will have an aircraft that can do it better than these three ones.

This is certainly a change. And it is a change for good, " she said when asked how the new aircraft will complement the RMAF's existing fleet.

Asked about the company's cooperation with the Malaysian Government in developing the A400M, Bergsma said the Composite Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) is participating in the design and manufacture of some of the aircraft's secondary composite structural components.

" CTRM is now the sole source of those components, notably the complete vertical tail plane leading edge, the main landing gear doors, and many access panels on the wings and horizontal tail plane and some nacelle fairings, " she said.

The A400M was launched 10 years ago to respond to the combined needs of seven European nations regrouped within the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR).

The countries are Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

The seven helped finance the costs of the project and Malaysia is the region's first export customer.

The A400M is able to perform both tactical missions directly to the point of need and long range strategic or logistic ones, and can also serve as an air-to-air refuelling " tanker. "





- BERNAMA -

20 tahun lalu, anggota pasukan tentera kita telah berusaha untuk menyelamatkan anggota Rangers dan Delta Force serta krew-krew Blackhawk dalam kejadian yang telah diadaptasi menjadi filem Black Hawk Down.

Operation Gothic Serpent yang dikendalikan oleh pasukan tentera US yang dianggap mudah pada mulanya menjadi satu mimpi ngeri kepada mereka setelah Super 6-1 dan Super 6-4 telah ditembak jatuh oleh militia Somalia.

Dalam kejadian ini, seramai 114 anggota pengaman dari Malaysia menyabung nyawa untuk menyelamatkan anggota Ranger dan Delta Force. Pihak Malaysia kehilangan seorang anggota, sembilan cedera dan 4 APC Malaysia musnah dalam operasi menyelamat tersebut.

Gambar ini menunjukkan kedudukan dua APC kita musnha dalam kejadian berdarah tersebut.







Bangkai Rheinmetall Condor 4x4 APC masih ada lagi di Somalia





Sources : http://www.biyokulule.com

US Navy launches new F-35C Lightning II carrier variant




3 October 2013



The US Navy and the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, have hosted a launching ceremony of new F-35C Lightning II carrier variant on the Emerald Coast.

VFA-101 Grim Reapers Squadron will fly the Navy's new aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35C, to execute the mission of training pilots and sailors to fly and service the aircraft fleet.

The stealth, sensors and communication systems in the new carrier variant will allow Grim Reapers to prepare sailors to fly and maintain the F-35C safely at sea.

Lockheed Martin F-35 Program executive vice-president and general manager Lorraine Martin said the F-35C brings a broad range of force packages to the Navy fleet, and includes advanced mission systems, stealth technology and supersonic capabilities.

" The F-35C will enhance the flexibility, power projection, and rapid response of carrier air wings and joint task forces for decades to come, " Martin added.

The fighter features advanced avionics, high resolution sensors and fused targeting and combat information networks, as well as a structure designed to withstand harsh environments.



Sources : http://www.naval-technology.com

AIDC IDF Fighter 2 (Concept)
















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TBD XT-97 Assault Rifle





The XT97 assault rifle (Chinese : 5.56 公厘 XT97 突擊步槍 ) is a prototype multipurpose 5.56mm rifle currently under development at the 205th Armory, Ministry of Defense, Republic of China. It was first displayed in public during the 2009 Taipei Aerospace Technology Exhibition.

The weapon resembles the Belgian-made assault rifle SCAR and created with the idea of the famous MP5 sub machine gun.

This feature, together with the relocation of the charging handle above the barrel, suggests that the internal design departs significantly from the T65 assault rifle lineage. The stock is both retractable and foldable.

According to official news release, the XT97 is designed to permit quick barrel change in the field, allowing different calibers of ammunition to be fired, as the weapon is capable change the caliber to the 9x19mm NATO pistol round to a sub machine gun and the suggested 7.62mm NATO round to a heavier weapon.

Intended users of the XT97 rifle include infantry, airborne, marines, artillery, and mechanized/motorized vehicle crew.

Great Sea Battle Of Year Jia Wu / Jia Wu Da Hai Zhan 甲午大海戰 (2012)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzJlFplTNNw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoP0rcOsSHw





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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN_Mugvnqt4