new article on malaysian defence..below are few important points from the article
-At the same time, the staff officer also revealed the service procurement plans, three MRSS, four light frigates, six ASW helicopters, a single hydro-graphic ship and six gun-armed FACs. -for the procurement plans, I believed the ASW helicopters and hydrographic ship are a shoe-in for RMK11 while the light frigates looked unreachable unless they turned it into another order for the LCS. -What about the MRSS and FACs then? I believe it will be funded not due to RMN’s requirements but mainly for political reasons.
wonder how much would actually be funded under RMK 11..and what happen to the DSME corvettes?
Interestingly, mistral was the show model plus with recent mistral visit to here..
Mistral 160/140 pls be here
I will be surprise if RMN get more asset in the future since RMN already got their big ticket in the mold of sgpv and scorpene, tbf I dont think dsme corvette deal would go through so let's see
for MRSS I hope RMN choose 1 LHD and 2 LPD for the requirement of 3 MRSS, opt for mini dokdo and 2 LPD type from korea since you know korean build their ship fast so we can get it fast and good price too
This post has been edited by hafizushi: Apr 26 2015, 12:08 AM
US have already nearly 20,000 military personnel in South Korea alone on high readiness, so there's not that of a very big deal (due to the Korean war ending on a ceasefire, US personnel deployed there are still put on a war footing and posted personnel get extra hazard pay) .
US troops in such numbers backed by advanced heavy equipment can probably give them a huge advantage against any North Korean aggression, their relatively small numbers notwithstanding. Also the nearly 40,000 US military personnel in Japan could be redeployed within a short time in the event of any attack.
Not to mention in an emergency US fighter planes from bases in Japan and Guam also could reach NK targets within a few hours at most.
nuclear bomb and china backup is what worrying for sk and US