Hopefully, rectified soon.......

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Germany's defense minister criticizes Airbus over new A400M delays

(Reuters) - Germany's defense minister has criticised Airbus (AIR.PA) over new delays in the delivery of A400M military transport planes, saying the company had a serious problem with product quality.

The German armed forces took delivery in December of the first of a total of 53 A400M aircraft that it has ordered, with a further five due to be handed over this year.

However, the defense ministry said last week there were signals from European defense equipment agency OCCAR, which is negotiating with Airbus on behalf of governments seeking to buy the planes, that A400M deliveries could be delayed.


"The Airbus announcement of further A400M delays hits us at the most inconvenient time," Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen told Der Spiegel magazine in excerpts of an interview to published in Saturday's edition.

"At stake is not just the image of the company, but also Germany's reliability as an alliance partner," she added.

"Airbus seems to have a serious problem with its understanding of product quality."

The minister said she expected Airbus to make every effort to minimise the impact of the delays on the armed forces.

German military inspectors checked the first A400M plane in November and listed 875 defects, including missing insulation of electric cables and leaked hydraulic oil on the main landing gear and tires, Spiegel reported, citing internal documents.

A spokesman for Airbus said the company was in contact with its clients on the matter and declined to give further comment.

This week a company executive said Airbus' Defence and Space division will reveal a revised 2015 delivery schedule for the A400M at the end of February. In total, 170 A400Ms have been ordered by seven nations - Germany, Belgium, Britain, France, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey. [ID:nL6N0UZ2NC]

After saying last year that Germany would take a more active role in global affairs, von der Leyen was forced to acknowledge that so much military equipment was in a state of disrepair that Germany was unable to meet its NATO commitments.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/...N0KW21U20150123

Thanks to Malaysia too....for making Indonesia wakes up from slumber

TNI-AD ordered 61 units Leopard RI....Kadispen TNI-AD reported that the shipment will extend to 2016....for 2016, about 58 vehicles will be shipped. So, at least TNI-AD will receive 3 Leopard RI this year.

K21 as expensive as an MBT right?

Why not BMP-3

Bristling with gun, autocannon and machine guns...can fire ATGM and has great amphibious performance

If the primary aim is full integration between vehicles like installation of compatible BMS system on APC and IFV....then Tulpar is the most ideal aternative.

Other characteristics, like amphibious capability can be less prioritized. Can't get everything....need to sacrifice something

Odd couple in TNI-AD aviation corps... 2018 onwards.....one for precision strike, another for wholesale massacre with dual-30mm cannons and rockets

BMP series isn't meant to withstand RPG fires....like most IFV, it should be able to resist autocannon fire on the frontal armor. BMP-3F is amphibious vehicle, so can't add thick armor on it. Slat armor will also compromise its amphibious performance.

Even M-60 tanks can be penetrated with RPG-7; we need level of protection provided by modern MBT to resist RPG fire.

Even so, modern RPG like RPG-29 can still shatter the armor of Abrams

www.liveleak.com/view?i=c1e_1263769845

Also, the non-existing one is the live fire of Ataka ATGM

Yes...CN-235 MPA is a lightweight, affordable solution and ideal for countries that previously have CN-235, but don't expect to do anything except for surveillance and patrol duties.

TNI-AL gets CN-235 MPA for $27 million each, equipped with OceanMaster 400 primary radar with detection range 350km and a plethora of other features.

http://dmc.kemhan.go.id/post-kemhan-serahk...tuk-tni-al.html

CN-295 AEW is essentially a medium-range passenger aircraft with 7 - 8 hours endurance....but yeah....the radar...that's a problem

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/...w-study-356889/

But Indonesia has purchased Heron UAV through a Philippine's company.....perhaps this can be repeated by PT DI

This post has been edited by Frozen_Sun: Jan 28 2015, 11:41 AM

Enough to punch a hole on APC or tactical vehicles.....since Phillipines don't have MBT

Cambodian's round is also dark green..and it is from either B-40 (Vietnam) or Type 56 (China).

Why US soldiers always act like they are training SEA soldiers all the time....each time they meet in exercises.

And when a session of the exercise is led by SEA soldiers....you can see subtle hints of reluctance from US soldiers...

The shape is a bit like Maverick....not too weird...

But the colors are....look like decorations in amusement parks

Full-fledged ASW helicopter...

Dipping sonar, torpedo, radar and various electronic measures and countermeasures

Perhaps their actual deployable versions is based on GLONASS....no use shelling a Taiwanese small island in the channel if US shuts down GPS coverage on surrounding Chinese mainland

Yes....a country with somewhat clear intention to have conflicts with neighbors should have their own "GPS" solution....

Good......

Vietnam...the shield of ASEAN!