Indon lg....alahai....mmg terbukti marksmanship diorng

Pawang Nong said he was friends with Mat Kilau. If Mat Kilau saw him accept the medal from the British, I wonder what Mat Kilau would say? 

TNI marksmans share tip how to become a top marksman that is the will to be only the number one.

LTZ this mini subs operate by how many crew ?

LTZ this mini subs operate by how many crew ?

New Apache confounded the enemy in combat, commander says

By Kyle Jahner, Staff writer 9:28 a.m. EST February 1, 2015

Lt. Col. John Davis said the enemy in Afghanistan had gotten used to the Apache AH-64D. The enemy knew roughly how long the Apache would take to get there, how long it could engage, when it would have to leave for fuel and when it might come back.

The first battalion commander to deploy the new Apache AH-64E Guardian in combat said that's why the new model managed to scare a confused enemy.

"Now the E shows up and now the enemy is literally on the ground, 'I can't move,'" Davis said. "When is this guy going to go get gas?"

Praise for the AH-64E Apache helicopter, along with updates on the Chinook CH-47F's roll-out and future plans for that program, dominated a presentation for media by Boeing and the Army at Boeing's Washington, D.C.,-area headquarters in Arlington.

Davis, commander of the 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, praised the speed, range, loiter time and network capability of the new Apaches. His unit deployed with 24 of them to Afghanistan from March to November 2014, where they logged 11,000 combat flight hours.

"I will absolutely say this is the most lethal, versatile Apache thus far," said Davis, an Apache pilot himself. "It was a game-changer for the way we deployed its capabilities against the threats we had in Afghanistan and the way the theater was collapsing down" and forward operating bases closing.

The Army has begun discussions about a deal to buy about 240 AH-64E Apache helicopters from Boeing from 2017 to 2021. Such multi-year deals require approval of the defense secretary and Congress and generally must show significant savings, according to federal acquisition policy.

Aside from an estimated top speed (188 mph) about 20 mph faster than the AH-64D, the AH-64E can hang out longer once it reaches the battle. Given about a 15-minute trip to the field, the old model can stay in the air in a fight for about 2½ to three hours. The Guardian can fight for about three to 3½ hours.

The Army provided Boeing some feedback after the deployment including a desire for extended-range fuel tanks, which would increase even further how far the aircraft could fly and how long it could remain in battle.

The E-model can also control unmanned aircraft vehicles such as the Gray Eagle via Tactical Control Data Link, giving it a better view of the situation on the ground, including from outside of the range where enemies could hear it coming.

The Army received, trained and fielded the E model in 14 months before it first saw combat. Davis had said earlier that pilots essentially had nothing but praise for the aircraft expected by the Army to also have a longer life expectancy than the D model.

One drawback has been that the on-board data link, the TCDL of the E model, is an advanced system not universal to all the military's components; Davis said that in post-mission briefings with Boeing the Army communicated that it would like to add the older Surveillance and Control Data Link along with TCDL.

France Cuts Order for Tiger Helicopters

By Pierre Tran 2:55 p.m. EST January 31, 2015

PARIS — French authorities have agreed to cut 20 Tiger combat helicopters and retrofit to simplify the two-model fleet to the more capable attack version, Airbus Helicopter executive vice president Dominique Maudet said on Jan. 27.

The value of the contract will remain the same despite the smaller number of units because unit cost will increase. The new feature is a conversion of the existing escort unit to the attack model, he said.

The 20-strong cut stems from the 2014-19 multiyear budget law, which slashed a planned acquisition of 80 Tigers to 60, reflecting tough budgetary constraints. The Army would have received 40 of the support and escort, and 40 in the support and attack version.

The multiyear budget law sets out a delivery of 16 new Tigers out to 2019.

The Direction Générale de l'Armement "amended the Tiger contract, which went into effect Dec. 19," a spokesman for the procurement office said. Under the amendment, there is a firm order for 24 attack and a retrofit of 36 escort units, he said.

That firm order of 24 new attack helicopters is effectively a cut of 16 from the previous contract for 40 units. Airbus Helicopters said there are also options to compensate for the reduced order, but gave no details.

Airbus Helicopter is expected to deliver the first retrofit of the escort to the attack model in 2017.

The existing fleet of escort units will be upgraded with laser-guided Hellfire II missiles and a more powerful engine.

In December, Airbus delivered the first three of the attack, or hélicoptère appui-destruction (HAD), Block 2 version. These are equipped with an improved targeting system, additional combat external fuel tanks, and are certified for Hellfire and Spike air-to-ground missile, in addition to the Mistral air-to-air weapon. The remaining new units will be shipped by the end of 2017, Maudet said.

The Army lost one of the Tigers in Afghanistan in 2011, due to bad weather conditions.

In 2012 prices, the French share of the Tiger program was €6.3 billion (US $7.1 billion), based on 80 units ordered separately by France and Germany, and 22 by Spain, a French Senate report on the draft 2013 defense budget said. The unit cost, excluding development, was then €27 million for the escort, and €35.6 million for the attack version.

Other French helicopter programs have been affected. On the NH90 transport helicopter, deliveries have been stretched out, with the French Navy to receive three units this year and then two units per year. The Navy has ordered 27 NH90s.

The Army, which is due to receive a total 68 NH90s, will receive four per year compared to a previous target of eight.

The helicopter orders are funded in the conventional procurement process and there have not been talks of acquiring them under the planned special purpose company, a new lease deal being created by the administration.

Pindad ties up with three countries for arms production

Tuesday, 03 February 2015, 14:31 WIB

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesian state-owned arms manufacturing firm PT Pindad has invited a number of countries to cooperate in the production of equipment for the country's main weaponry system.

"The development of cooperation with Germany, Turkey and Belgium will commence this year, in addition to transfer deals," the new president director of the company, Silmy Karim, said before attending a meeting between the working committee on state capital participation with Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Monday.

He affirmed that Pindad would cooperate with Rheinmetall of Germany to produce tank ammunition, with FNSS of Turkey to develop medium-sized tanks, and also with Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie SA Defence (CMI) to produce 90mm and 105mm caliber turrets.

"The cooperation is being established with countries that are known in the world for their expertise in tank and arms technologies. These ties will be flexible and can also be in the form of cooperation in products or operations, or a joint company," he pointed out.

Karim, who was inaugurated as the company's president director on December 22, 2014, stated that the cooperation was also aimed at meeting domestic demand, besides technology transfer.

"Many countries offered to establish cooperation, but we chose these countries," he remarked, adding that Pindad has sought cooperation with other countries, as well, because of its limited resources.

Moreover, to produce equipment for Indonesia's main weapon system in 2015, the company needs some Rp4.7 trillion.

"It is believed that a funding of Rp700 billion will be allocated for the venture in the 2015 national budget, while some Rp100 will be from internal coffers, and the rest, from partners," he affirmed.

Furthermore, Commission XI of the parliament and Pindad are discussing the government's plan to inject Rp700 billion in 2015 to the company to improve its production lines (Rp593.5 billion) and the development of its industrial product business to support the government's maritime axis program (Rp66.5 billion).

Rp25 billion meanwhile will be allocated to develop production and facilities for learning centers, while another Rp15 billion will be provided for human resource development.

If the government capital participation is disbursed, Pindad will set a revenue target of Rp4.035 trillion for 2019, up from Rp2.1 trillion projected for 2015, he noted.

The company's net profit in 2019 is estimated to be Rp200.7 billion, which is higher than the estimated Rp85.3 trillion for 2015.

Let's get this too
Or the FK-3 oso not bad
We need some air defence yo
Put at johor see if singapore still dare intrude our airspace

Since natural gas produced in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan is vital to China's development, the country is willing to sell advanced weapon systems such as the FD-2000, an export version of the HQ-9 missile, to its western neighbors as a way to get better deals. Yet there is a catch. If China successfully convinces both nations to purchase FD-2000s, they will then have to purchase Chinese radars, early warning aircrafts and even fighter jets to coordinate with the air defense system.