Indonesia ordered Apache Aviator Integrated Helmets from Elbit Systems of America.



http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract....contractid=5478

This post has been edited by azriel: Feb 13 2015, 12:55 PM

They desperate need order for their jet.
or their production line wil close shop.

Ic.... hope there offer more freebie gek gek gek

MKM will likely remain as air superiority fighter with multirole capacity seconds

the future mrca will be our true multirole aircraft taking most of the heavy works such as bombing, patrols etc etc
the main workhorse of our air force. Therefore, need to be heavy duty like F18 that works on harsh carrier operation

hawk will still remain as trainer and light fighter if needed

We'd should look for MiG-29,F-5 and Hawk 208 replacement in one go, that is going for up to 36 fighter aircraft (not including the possible MiG-29 trade in, should the offer still stands).

afaik the russian is planning to upgrade our Migs to SMT standard and then sell it to either Bangladesh, Yemen or Peru. dunno if this is still the case

I prefer f18 as our naval air support instead.
spamming antiship missile.
I hope we get gripen to do patrol, interceptor and recon as they have the cheapest operation cost.
hawk seem to have taken cas role at sabah.
I think the old hawk we brought for training still have long service life another 10 years or so.

well f18 will be purchased no matter what to keep our big brother happy Just how many and how much is the question

Again with the MIG might as well as russian to trade it at no cost for more mkm since we will have no use of it anymore once retired while the mrca program continues

Nah I prefer migs 29 replacement put on hold till there is a more mature 5th generation air superiority fighter available.
f5 recon role indeed needed to replace.
thus I recon gripen as stop gap measures for migs and as well to replace f5.
I do think we need sh as well to complement our hornet.

Yup just to make them happy.
But tham lucky they didn't forces us to buy their expensive useless f35. Phew.
As for migs I have some doubt the deals is still on the table but than who know what kind of interesting deal they will throw into the table.
Before the russian peace deal were made I have serious doubt if we are going to buy any russian stuff.
hopefully situation in Europe ease down so that we can go crazy again with moding style.

they offered right? There even news from them tat will be offered to partners in south east asia like malaysia and Singapore

i dont think there will be much issues buying from russia.. the most will be from those macai sensitive pricks
But i do hear the buk system which was to be put up for consideration for our medium range SAM, does face some possible setback especially public opinion since it the system that most likely shoot down mh17 despite both ukraine and russia have them
But i do hove we get the pantsir system at least.. better than that outdated jernas

Given it the russian... they dont always throw interesting deal until we ask for them
If we ask, most likely will get as well..

I mean buying mkm will be having lots of hard times since it have lots of western hardware.

if follow previous configuration would be fine i guess.. of course unless we want the second batch of it to be upgraded

It will still have problem even it follow previous configuration.
Russian still need to get most of the hardware from thales.
unless we getting all russian stuff.

This post has been edited by yinchet: Feb 13 2015, 03:09 PM

I dun think we can get another MKM since Russia-europe relation become soured

For now yes.
perhaps a business deal might smooth thing out btw russian and european.
or perhaps final assembly done in malaysia.

europe nvr wanted trouble with russia the man behind tis is siapa lagi? US lah
Then again, there money to be made and since both side in needed of cash. Should go through without a hitch since it economic sanction while rusia to europe is food sanction. We just have to buy the parts our self then send to russia for integration instead of rusia settle everything

The sanctions is no more of a political fart created by the US and EU is forced to join. Now EU have to bail themselves out while US still playing the world international police.

call allies for help, oil dwindling btw

once using their weapons, we are at their mercy

I didn't know najib sat in a f18!

U.S. Navy unveils robotic firefighter

(CNN)It wasn't the screech of cannonballs, the thud of grappling hooks or the crack of muskets that most terrified the sailors of the Spanish Armada in the 16th century, but fire.

The English vice-admiral Sir Francis Drake used fire ships -- aging hulks set ablaze and allowed to float freely into the Armada -- to devastating effect, forcing the Spanish ships to break formation.

More than 400 years later, however, and fire is still one of the gravest threats to shipboard life.

Old threat, new technology

Shipboard procedures such as fire drills, on-board alarms and locking fire doors may have gone a long way to mitigating the danger of fire at sea, but the US Navy is looking at new technology to help it battle the threat.

Its latest solution is to send fire-resistant metal men into the smoky, red-hot holds of its fire-stricken warships, throwing fire retarding grenades and assessing damage with a camera that can see through smoke.

Called the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR), the team at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) chose a humanoid-type robot as the best way of negotiating the narrow passageways, ladders and hatches (all designed for human mobility) of a modern ship.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/12/tech/mci...obot/index.html