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Does anybody know what are the takeoff distances of our fighters? Anyone knows if we can operate them off Pulau Layang-Layang?

Does anybody know what are the takeoff distances of our fighters? Anyone knows if we can operate them off Pulau Layang-Layang?

tak paham la abang. minta pencerahan ...

Does anybody know what are the takeoff distances of our fighters? Anyone knows if we can operate them off Pulau Layang-Layang?

LIMA 2015 Preview – To Be Updated

Marhalim Abas March 15, 2015 Airshow

SHAH ALAM: WITH two days to go before LIMA 2015 opened its doors officially, I will yet again hazard a show preview.

Like previous years, this year’s LIMA will not be the venue for major arms contract signing. Even the Defence Minister has hinted as such during an interview with the mainstream media early this week.

Anyhow I am told that the contracts to be signed at LIMA 15 will topped around RM1 billion, which was the same amount in 2013. And like 2013, this year’s contracts will mostly about spares and support.

Spares and support are not sexy stuff but if they signed parts for the Fulcrum it will be a definitive sign that the aircraft will be active for two years at least.

Some of the contracts signed may well be those for the RMN’s LCS project most of which had been announced already apart from the SSM and SAM.

In 2013, Weststar signed for some RM1 billion worth of helicopters at the show. However with the cheap oil prices, I do not think any of the commercial operators will sign anything this time around.

A couple of MOUs worth billions are expected to be signed but those does not count, really. It is also unlikely they will signed for the China warships during the show.

Hopefully new information will be available once I arrived in Langkawi and this post will surely be updated.

What about MRCA then? Since funds for the MRCA programme was not included in the 10th Malaysian Plan (RMK10) – AFAIK – it is obvious that it will not be signed at Langkawi.

So what will be the highlight of LIMA 2015 then? The debut of RMAF first Airbus Defence & Space A400M airlifter of course, 22nd Squadron M54-01. The aircraft left Seville on Thursday and landed on Saturday (March 14) although the official unveiling ceremony is scheduled for today (March 15). It will fly to Langkawi on March 15 for the official opening ceremony flypast. The official handing over is planned noon on the same day.

Another highlight are the debuts of three aerobatic teams from RSAF (Black Knights), UAE Air Force (Al Fursan – The Knights) and PLA Air Force August 1st team, which flies the J-10. A French Air Force A400M is also expected to perform flight display during the show as well as TNI Jupiter aerobatic team and our own Kris Sakti team.

Among the MRCA candidates, the Rafale and Super Hornet are conducting flight displays while Gripen represented by the RTAF will be on static only though it is expected to be part of the flypast on the opening day.

The Typhoon is not coming for LIMA this year but it will be represented by a full-mockup and a simulator.

The Malaysian Armed Forces and other services will be represented by its bevy of fighters and helicopters although the soon-to-be retired MIG-29N Fulcrum will be conspicuously absent from this year’s LIMA.

On the maritime side, daily displays will be conducted at the Porto Malai area while ships from various nations are also taking part.
The ships taking part in LIMA 2015.

To add the already hectic schedule, the Defence Ministry is organising the Asean Defence Minister Meeting on the 14th and 15th also at Langkawi while the 2015 Multinational Counter Terrorism Exercise will also be held during the week.

Sunday, 15 March, 2015 | 09:16 WIB

Sweden to Invest in Indonesia's Defense Industries 

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Swedish defense and security machines manufacturer Saab AB eyed cooperation with Indonesia corporations to realize its plan to build defense system industry in Indonesia.

Saab has also invited universities to embark on cooperation in research and development for high-tech based products.

"We do not want like other sellers who go and come after several years,” said Lennart Sindahl, Deputi Chief Executive Officer Saab AB on Thursday.

He also said that Saab wanted to develop this industry along with Indonesian companies.

For the record, Saab AB has offered its warplanes, Gripen C, Gripen D, and Gripen NG, to Indonesia.

The offer was conveyed following the plan of the Indonesian Air Force to replace the old F-5 Tiger warplane.

In the meantime, Brjan Borgefalk, Vice President Industrial Cooperation Saab AB for Asia Pacific Region said that he had met with several companies di Indonesia to open up opportunities for partnership, one of which is with Infoglobal, an aviation company in Surabaya, East Java, to embark on partnership in the development of war plane simulators.

AGOENG WIJAYA

Weapons in China should be designed with Japan in mind: scholar


The JS Izumo, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's first helicopter destroyer. (Internet photo)

China needs to develop weapons with a potential conflict with the Japan Self Defense Force over the disputed Diaoyutai (also Senkaku or Diaoyu) islands in the East China Sea in mind said Professor Liang Fang, a professor at the People's Liberation Army's National Defense University, cited by China's nationalistic tabloid Global Times.

Liang said the PLA and China's maritime security agencies have changed dramatically since the Japanese government purchased three of the disputed islands in September 2012. After Chinese coast guard vessels began routine patrols of the East China Sea, an air defense identification zone was also established over the region and PLA Navy warships have held exercises in the Western Pacific. The Chinese professor said that Japan currently has more advanced warships and weapon systems than China.

He said China can deal with all its potential enemies in the disputed South China Sea with the South China Sea fleet along, because the weapon systems of other claimants in the region are mostly obsolete. "However, Japan has the most advanced weaponry and equipment in the world and the support of the United States, which makes it very different," he said. Liang suggested Beijing devote more resources to the development of new weapons and equipment with Japan in mind as a potential enemy combatant.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...=20150315000015