The MoD explained the system, which is part of a “private contract initiative,” is also intended for use by international partners.  “NATO and other allied governments are able to use Skynet services to augment their existing communication services.  “It is intended that the Skynet satellite will be in position by the middle of 2015.”

The scheme will include a new ground base in Australia and comes at a time when talk of the Western strategic reorientation towards an increasingly powerful China – known as the “pivot to Asia” – has become a key issue in international politics.  The repositioning was announced at a major arms convention taking place in Malaysia this month.

I believe there were complaints on the owner's use of pictures for his postings as some were not used with permission. On another note I've checked my records and have not indication of me posting anything about MiG-29 hours that year and in any event if I remember correctly the MiG hours presentation was made way before 2012.

Side note for everyone: would be grateful if you're attributing anything to me, post a link, too many times people are claiming I wrote this or work/blog for publications/blogsites which I have nothing to do with, very difficult in my position when I'm associated with something I have nothing to do with

Oh okay, thanks

Hari Polis ada turun tak? PULAPOL Semarak

I cover only military and defence so won't be there at Hari Polis

(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia is modeling its naval forces after the U.S. Pacific Fleet as President Joko Widodo restructures the nation’s military, according to his navy chief.  The Indonesian Navy will have three fleets covering the nation’s east, west and central regions that will report to a newly-created headquarters, Chief-of-Staff Admiral Ade Supandi said in an interview at a maritime convention on the Malaysian island of Langkawi.

The country has a 20-year plan to boost maritime security, he said.  “We want to create a main fleet, something like the Pacific Fleet that would be the main command fleet to deploy any requirements made by the three areas,” Supandi said. “This will make our operation and control more efficient.”

The nation’s seas include parts of the South China Sea, where China is locked in territorial disputes with multiple nations and claims areas near Indonesia’s Natuna islands. President Xi Jinping has made a navy with longer reach a priority to boost China’s claims in the South China Sea and East China Sea. 

Indonesia has sought to stay out of its neighbors’ spats with China and is not an official claimant to areas in dispute. But it has said China’s interpretation of its nine dash-line map -- the basis for its territorial claims -- is seeping into Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone.  Supandi said he’s not worried about a challenge from China in the Natuna islands, as China’s not interested in them. Indonesia has four to five ships patrolling the area, which houses a naval and air force base, he said.

For example, Russia's state-of-the-art diesel-electric submarine of Project 636.3 has only 400 miles of undersea navigation. In addition, the submarine moves under water at the speed of 3 knots, i.e. 5.4 km/h. Thus, such a submarine is unable to pursue an underwater target. The sub relies on intelligence information first and foremost. Hence, the main technique to use diesel-electric submarines in combat action is known as "veil" when submarines are deployed in a line perpendicular to the probable movement of the target, at specific distances from each other.

The entire group of submarines receives commands from an external command post, which creates extra telltale factors and reduces the stability of underwater combat groups.  It has long been a dream for many navy engineers to create a submarine with a fundamentally new power plant that would combine the advantages of nuclear and diesel-electric submarines: power and stealth, longer autonomous diving and low noisiness.

Project 677 Lada: Major technological breakthrough  Russian submarines of Project 677 Lada with air-independent power plant will mark a serious breakthrough in this direction. The new submarine will take the Russian undersea fleet to new frontiers.  The Lada sub is not large - their displacement is almost twice as less as that of the famous Varshavyanka.

Yet, its arms complex is unusually large. In addition to traditional mine and torpedo weapons (six 533-mm torpedo tubes, 18 torpedoes or mines), Project 667 is the world's first non-nuclear submarine, equipped with specialized launchers for cruise missiles (ten vertical launchers in the middle part of the body). These cruise missiles can be both tactical and long-range missiles designed to destroy strategic targets deep into enemy territory.  The most important feature of the new Russian submarine is the new air-independent propulsion plant.

Without going into details, we would only say that with these power plants a Lada submarine will be submerged for up to 25 days - that is almost ten times longer than of its famous predecessor - Project 636.3 Varshavyanka. To crown it all, the Lada submarine will be even less noisy than the famous "black hole" Varshavyanka, which the Americans dubbed so because it is almost impossible to detect it.

With regard to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, the presence of Lada-type submarines in those waters nullifies the American naval power that is primarily based on aircraft carrier strike groups.

“Everything we do is pretty much classified,” Whitson said. “That’s why you will not find much written about us.”  STSs are responsible for undersea surveillance and safely navigating the submarine.

Originally known as the sonarman rating, STSs had humble beginnings.  “It was essentially putting sound out in the water, and just hoping to God it came back to whatever direction you were pointing your sensor,” Whitson said. “It was very basic then, and was used a lot during World War II and the Pacific battles for ranging of targets before firing.”

Whitson said now STSs sit in a dark room with not much room between the five people who share the space. They each have headphones on, listen, and watch the screen. Based on what is displayed on the screen, the STSs formulate a picture in their minds of what it means.

The priorities of a STS are extremely important for the safety of the submarine and her crew.  “We detect and classify the contacts, and provide a solution to the contact management team,” said Sonar Technician (Submarine) 1st Class Lance Hudgins, a Trident Training Facility instructor. “We develop a contact picture based off the raw data we receive.” 

LIMA 2015: RM9.3 billion worth of contracts inked -Hishammuddin

Bernama | Updated: March 19, 2015
(First published on: March 19, 2015 13:31 MYT)

LANGKAWI: The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015 (LIMA'15) saw a total of RM9.3 billion worth of contracts, memoranda of understanding (MoU), letters of acceptance (LOA) and letters of Intent (LOI) signed today.

Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, who announced this on the final day today for LIMA'15 trade delegations, said the value was higher than the RM4.2 billion at the previous edition of LIMA.

LIMA'15 will open its doors for the public for two days starting tomorrow.

"This represents a jump of approximately 12.1 per cent, indicating that LIMA throughout the years has continued to provide the ideal platform for maritime and aerospace businesses regionally and globally," he told the media at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) here.

Seven contract documents were inked today between the Defence Ministry and various companies, besides the five MoU, eight LOA and six LOI, he said.

Err, I have nothing to do with Malaysian Flying Herald and do not write at all on that blog. Edit: Moreover do not recall writing in 2012 anything regarding MiG hours

MMEA issued the LOI for the Fassmer 43m boat for the NGPC

[Marhalim twitter]

Exclusive: Boustead Confirms NSM for the Future Gowind class LCS of the Royal Malaysian Navy

On day 2 of the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition, LIMA 2015, currently held in Malaysia, Navy Recognition met with Anuar Murad, Director of the Defence & Security Division at Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC). During our interview, Mr Anuar gave us the latest update on the program and confirmed Malaysia's intend to procure Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for its future frigates.

   
“We are now approaching the end of basic design phase two. We have integrated the systems and equipment into the main whole warship design. We have two more combat system equipments that we have not been able to finalize. For the platform systems equipment, we do have all the major ones already in contract and gone through the design review” said Murad Anuar.

Asked about the anti-ship missile capability of the future RMN LCS, Mr Anuar told exclusively to Navy Recognition: “This is one equipment that has been changed as decided by the Government of Malaysia. We have finished the negotiations with Kongsberg Defense Aerospace and we will soon get into contract with Kongsberg for the Naval Strike Missile”.

full report
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?o...sk=view&id=2521

 

Exclusive: Boustead Confirms NSM for the Future Gowind class LCS of the Royal Malaysian Navy

On day 2 of the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition, LIMA 2015, currently held in Malaysia, Navy Recognition met with Anuar Murad, Director of the Defence & Security Division at Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC). During our interview, Mr Anuar gave us the latest update on the program and confirmed Malaysia's intend to procure Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for its future frigates.

   
“We are now approaching the end of basic design phase two. We have integrated the systems and equipment into the main whole warship design. We have two more combat system equipments that we have not been able to finalize. For the platform systems equipment, we do have all the major ones already in contract and gone through the design review” said Murad Anuar.

Asked about the anti-ship missile capability of the future RMN LCS, Mr Anuar told exclusively to Navy Recognition: “This is one equipment that has been changed as decided by the Government of Malaysia. We have finished the negotiations with Kongsberg Defense Aerospace and we will soon get into contract with Kongsberg for the Naval Strike Missile”.

full report
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?o...sk=view&id=2521

 

Looks like the fassmer boat is selected

very ugly and old design, anyway just  value price. 

Exclusive: Boustead Confirms NSM for the Future Gowind class LCS of the Royal Malaysian Navy

On day 2 of the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition, LIMA 2015, currently held in Malaysia, Navy Recognition met with Anuar Murad, Director of the Defence & Security Division at Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC). During our interview, Mr Anuar gave us the latest update on the program and confirmed Malaysia's intend to procure Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for its future frigates.

   
“We are now approaching the end of basic design phase two. We have integrated the systems and equipment into the main whole warship design. We have two more combat system equipments that we have not been able to finalize. For the platform systems equipment, we do have all the major ones already in contract and gone through the design review” said Murad Anuar.

Asked about the anti-ship missile capability of the future RMN LCS, Mr Anuar told exclusively to Navy Recognition: “This is one equipment that has been changed as decided by the Government of Malaysia. We have finished the negotiations with Kongsberg Defense Aerospace and we will soon get into contract with Kongsberg for the Naval Strike Missile”.

full report
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?o...sk=view&id=2521