damn triple post, internet is wonky....can mod delete this? waste of space only.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Mar 16 2015, 10:43 AM

Y-20 is as advanced as most military cargo planes in the world: chief designer


Tang Changhong, chief designer of the Y-20 aircraft, Mar. 8. (Photo/CNS)

Tang Changhong, the chief designer of the the Y-20 medium transport and member of the national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, told Chinese nationalist tabloid the Global Times on March 12 that the craft is as reliable as most military cargo planes around the world.

The Y-20 was originally referred as Kunpeng, a mythical bird of ancient China that could fly thousands of kilometres due to its huge size, according to Tang. Even though the aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 200 tons, the specially designed structure and airborne system allow it to operate in extreme environments. "Aircraft is a technology of art and time," said Tang. "It is important to know if the aircraft you design is qualified from the perspective of today's technology."

He said that such technology cannot be purchased from other countries.

In addition to Y-20 cargo plane, Tang is also the chief designer of the modified JF-7B tactical bomber.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...000044&cid=1101

Turkish jets intercept Russian plane over Black Sea



“A Russian plane flew in international air space in the Black Sea in parallel to Turkish air space on a west-east route almost 12-25 nautical miles from the Turkish coast. Two F-16 jets from the scramble branch took off from Bandırma and intercepted the Russian place northwest of Kırklareli province and then monitored [it]. Two other F-16 scramble branches which took off from Merzifon also participated in monitoring the plane. The Russian plane left the Black Sea near Georgia,” said the statement.

Meanwhile, two F-16 jets which took off from İncirlik base in Adana were sent to the Syrian border when a Syrian MI-8 helicopter approached the border. After the Turkish jets’ arrival, the Syrian helicopter left the area nearly 2.4 nautical miles from the border. Turkish jets subsequently returned to the İncirlik base.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-j...6&NewsCatID=351

Another case of 'fitted for but not with'?

Tube-launched ATGM can possibly expand the battle ranges of the PT-91 to 5000 meters.

The atgm capability is optional, a little upgrade needed for our fcs to fire atgm


The correct term is optional

Msian land contour topology line-of-sight rarely exceeds 3-4km, although its a nice thing to have atgm is much more suitable for less conspicuous platform like the g-wagon

Good point, Malaysia not exactly premier tank combat terrain. Small ambushes here and there by 1-2 tanks or small ATGM teams are more likely than full tank-on-tank brawls.

Malaysia should really consider to expand lower-level infantry anti-tank and ATGM capabilities, take advantage of local terrain.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Mar 16 2015, 12:58 PM

Looks like France is not willing to sell Rafale with nuclear missile capability and NATO standard communications to a non-NATO countries.



Read more: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense-n...egypt/70211852/

Ex-admiral: Group manipulated Navy procurement system



IPOH , March 16 — The procurement method used by the navy to source parts for its fleet may have been manipulated by a small group of Royal Malaysian Navy staff and suppliers to mark up prices of certain items, claims a former high-ranking naval officer.

Retired First Admiral Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid, who served for several years at the Lumut naval base, said fleet procurement came under a special unit called Depot Bekalan Armada (Fleet Supply Depot).

This unit sourced parts from suppliers through a three-tier procurement system.

In an interview with Malay Mail yesterday, Imran said the three tiers of procurement were known as the Quotation Management System (QMS), e-procurement and e-bidding.

In detail, he said QMS was used to source parts which cost RM20,000 or less each.

If the part costs between RM20,000 and RM50,000, the e-procurement method is used.

E-bidding is for parts costing between RM50,000 and RM250,000.

He said the Fleet Supply Depot was headed by a commanding officer, usually a captain, with a commander as his deputy.

“Below them are the material controllers or MCs,” he said.

“Each MC is in charge of different parts or needs of the fleet.

“It is the MCs who normally send out the request for parts to suppliers using one of the three procurement methods.

“In the case of the e-bidding, when tenders have been received, a special panel consisting of the MCs, the commanding officer and the deputy will decide on the best pricing.”

Asked how it was possible for the depot staff to mark up prices if the three-tier procurement mechanism already exist, Imran said it was not impossible provided the staff in the depot unit had “an understanding” on the matter.

He said he was aware of a particular naval part which was purchased for more than RM180,000 when he claimed it cost only RM30,000.

“I brought it up in Parliament and urged the government to tighten the naval procurement system,” said Imran, who became MP for Lumut after he retired from the navy.

He said it needed “teamwork” or “network” already established between the navy staff and suppliers over a long period of time to enable millions to change hands between the two sides.

Pointing out the probable way the two sides manipulated the system, he said this could have been done by pushing up an item fit for QMS or e-procurement into the e-bidding system.

“Let’s say one of the items to be procured is worth RM20,000.

“By right, the depot unit should use the QMS method to acquire it.

“However, this item is pushed either to e-procurement or e-bidding.

“Of course, the money is bigger in e-bidding.

He said once suppliers have locked in their quotations by the end of the tender period, the tenders are then reviewed by the procurement panel at the depot.

Since the value of items are not in millions the decision is finalised at the panel stage.

Imran, who once headed the navy’s logistics department, said once an item was purchased at a higher price, the procurement record would carry the new higher price instead of the older lower price, thus “helping” the “fixers” to reap profit from the marked-up item even for future transactions.

He stressed the procurement method would be susceptible to manipulation as long as the same staff were allowed to work in the same unit for years.

Last week, the MACC arrested six naval personnel and nine suppliers in connection with malpractice and corruption in the order of millions of ringgit, believed to have been carried out over the past five years.

All 16 of them are remanded until today but the MACC is expected to apply for an extention of their remand period.

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia...curement-system

Also did you know the tanks are also trained for non-line of sight fire support? like a short range artillery support
The effective firing range is 10-11km, more or less same like our oto melara cannon range

Of course can la, as long as can elevate gun can fire indirectly, but IMHO wasting la, HEAT rounds not very explosive for artillery duties, unlike pure HE rounds. If carry HE rounds in autoloader takes precious space which can be used by APSDS and HEAT rounds. T-72 can only carry 22 rounds in ammo cassette due to large sized 125mm round and propellant.

‘Yes, Indonesians entered Sabah illegally’

JAKARTA: Indonesian police yesterday confirmed that a group of 17 Indonesian policemen, soldiers and civilians had been detained for illegally crossing into Malaysia on Sebatik Island.

“Where there are foreign force personnel crossing the border without permits, it of course draws attention,” said police spokesman Insp. Gen. Ronny F. Sompie in a report carried by the Jakarta Post.

Ronnie said that the group went there to pick up a suspected criminal and admitted that there had been a breach in the procedure as such proceedings that should have taken place at the border station.

“The case has been settled through coordination with the East Kalimantan Police,” he said.

The Indonesians were arrested when they attacked a police station to get a suspected killer on Sebatik Island. Fourteen of the Indonesians were military and police personnel and they were not in uniform.

The deputy inspector general of the Malaysian police, Noor Rashid Ibrahim, said they were being held for entering Malaysia illegally, and that they were acting on their own and not in any official capacity.

“These men were all of lower ranks and were there of their own accord. They were not instructed to bring the suspect back by any superior,” he said.
Noor Rashid said the 17 Indonesians would be investigated for entering the country illegally and for possession of firearms without permits. It is understood that eight pistols and four .38 Smith and Wesson revolvers were seized.

“We will take into consideration all aspects, including our good relations with Indonesia, as well as our country’s laws,” Noor Rashid said.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...abah-illegally/

Ni biar betul...

Institute: China now world's third-biggest arms exporter





http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/03/15/3...rlds-third.html

Interesting entry in sipri 2014 for malaysia

DSME corvette confirmed?

ok, 6 ship for usd 1.2 billion about each 200 million, wait to see NMEL how much sell to RMN.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Mar 16 2015, 03:05 PM

not yet comfirm, but seem like waiting sign contract.

http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-...venom-and-camm/

This post has been edited by azriel: Mar 16 2015, 05:09 PM

Hopefully will see some news on mmea new patrol boat as well.

Saddam Hussein's Tomb Ruined As Iraqi Forces Fight ISIL to Retake Tikrit

Not much remains of the complex, located in the village of al-Awja, except for the columns that held up the roof. It is hard to say whether the tomb of the Sunni leader was destroyed by the Islamic State or the Shia militias, assisting Iraqi security forces. The latter vowed on Sunday to free Tikrit in less than 72 hours.


Pics from yesterday when we visited the tomb in #Tikrit where Saddam Hussein is buried. Now destroyed by #ISIS
12:59 PM - 16 Mar 2015

Militants seized Tikrit and other cities in northern Iraq in a blitz offensive last June. Two months later they said that Hussein's mausoleum was completely destroyed. Witness reports did not support those claims. According to local residents, Islamists ransacked the complex but did not cause any significant damage to the tomb.

According to unconfirmed reports, Hussein's body was transported to an unknown location by his loyalists last year.

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20150316/1019543027.html