Need to wait the press release I think...... must wait for official one

Nope......its just between navy & air force coordination....with some army participation.

Wait & see....... but must wait little bit.

bila mau test jerung hitam?

bila mau test jerung hitam?

Tunggu!!!

China adding towed sonars to Type 054A, Type 056 vessels


Images published on Chinese military forums show a large aperture cut out of the transom for VDS on two Type 054A frigate hulls. Source: via cjdby.net

Photographs of two People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 054A (Jiangkai II) frigates being fitted out at Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou province, China, strongly suggest that variable-depth sonars (VDSs) are being installed.

The images, published on the cjdby.net website, show a large aperture cut out of the transom and installation of mechanical handling gear on Type 054A hulls 19 & 20 (Pennant number 576, Huangshi and 577, Huanggang). Huanggang was launched in July and the large aperture has been cut since then. Two much smaller apertures have also been cut, most likely for the deployment of a towed array and a towed decoy. Photographs of these being streamed by PLAN escorts have previously appeared online.


Detail of a mechanical handling gear for a variable depth sonar on a Type 054A hull at Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou province. (via cjdby.net)

Images of Type 056 (Jiangdao class) corvette hull 17 (593, Suqian ) being launched at Shanghai Hudong shipyard in November 2013 showed a similarly modified transom. Subsequent images of that ship alongside and on trials show part of a VDS towed body, with internet sources suggesting that four Type 056 corvettes are being fitted with VDSs.

Installation of a VDS on the frigates after launch and before commissioning suggests not only that this is a late addition to the standard design, but also that the PLAN is confident in the sonar's performance and that its installation has been prioritised.

The frigates and Type 056 corvettes are not the first PLAN ships to be fitted with a VDS: a system was installed on the Type 052 (Luhu class) destroyers built in the early 1990s. Some sources suggest that a different sonar suite was installed in each of the two ships of the class: an Italian (US) DE-1163 in one and a French DUBV-43 in the other. These systems were removed when the ships were refitted in 2011.

No details have emerged of the operational characteristics of the VDS installed in the Type 056 corvettes but the partial images of the towed body suggest that it is not an exact copy of either a DE-1163 or a DUBV-43. It is likely that the Chinese will have undertaken extensive trials and analysis of any imported equipment and built a nominally indigenous system using the knowledge gained.

Both the Type 056 corvettes and the Type 054A frigates are already fitted with a bow-mounted sonar so the installation of VDS and towed arrays suggest that some platforms will be primarily anti-submarine warfare (ASW).

Although the 1,500-tonne Type 056 corvettes do not have a hanger, they have a flight deck from which an ASW-torpedo carrying Z-9 helicopter can operate, particularly in coastal waters. The addition of a VDS will significantly enhance their potential detection capability, specifically when compared to the smaller, rudimentary equipped submarine chasers they are replacing, such as the Type 037 (Hainan) class.

Previous reports have indicated that the vertical launch missile system installed in the Type 054A frigates may be capable of launching an anti-submarine rocket-type torpedo-carrying missile. The improved detection capability offered by a VDS and a torpedo-carrying missile, with a likely 20 km range, would significantly enhance the ASW capabilities of these ships.

Meanwhile, other photographs of one of the Type 054A frigates being fitted out at Huangpu shipyard show that an 11-barrelled 30 mm close-in weapon system (CIWS) that is has been installed in place of the seven-barrelled Type 730 mounting installed on the other Type 054A frigates.


A Type 054A frigate at Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou is being fitted with an 11-barrelled 30 mm CIWS in place of the seven-barrelled Type 730 mounting installed on the other Type 054A frigates. (via HSH website)

This appears to be the same Type 1130 CIWS installed on the aircraft carrier Liaoning. The mounting has 2 drum shaped canisters each side of the gun barrels compared to one on the Type 730. These are likely to contain the magazines, potentially doubling the ready-use ammunition.

Heads up for LTZ, more china towed sonar ships
[Janes]

VDS...... nightmare to sub. But in warm water like our waters, its not too efective, but better than hull mounted sonar

South China See quite big also warm water ?

uuihh mess baru..

saya melaporkan diri tuan!

on the hindsight

bila la bule tengok rondaan dari PUTD macam ni

mana pictures from merdeka parade???

Bole tgk sini sket..

https://www.facebook.com/iwan.shafiee/media...31291711&type=1

Weh dh nak LIMA ni xde update baru MRCA ke

RABU, 3 SEPTEMBER 2014 @ 10:03 AM
BH Bongkar: Armada Tua

Putrajaya: Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM) ibarat kedai besi buruk, kebanyakan aset dimilikinya dikatakan sudah berusia dan tidak mampu mengejar penjenayah di laut.

Malah, daripada 245 bot dan kapal dimilikinya, lebih 80 peratus dikatakan sudah melepasi had usia 15 tahun dengan 15 daripadanya sudah mencecah usia hampir 50 tahun. Kerajaan juga terpaksa berbelanja besar setiap tahun untuk membaik pulihnya.

Timbalan Pengarah APMM (Operasi), Laksamana Maritim Datuk Ahmad Fuzi Ab Kahar, berkata kos pembaikan sebuah kapal dan bot boleh mencecah di antara RM3 juta hingga RM15 juta, bergantung kepada saiz dan kapasiti enjinnya.

Lebih menyukarkan keadaan, katanya, ada aset yang alat gantinya sudah tidak dikeluarkan lagi atau sukar diperoleh.

I heard our marin c8rps will gt tis aite?♡

in one of the original plan is
LDP, LCAC, AAV and super cobra iinm 

but that is back then when ATM first rumored to establish about marine
last year or earlier this year

wa nak VIPER!

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Apmm ship in news also give by Custom Australia。
bukan saja APMM，Polis, ATM juga banyak aset yang lama.