lanyard.......Organiser office still got a mountain..... just show up.

i only managed to get goodies bag from rafale's booth, posters and military technology magazine.

Paying zakat like a boss.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

I still don't think it will get selected because of its price

Phl to buy 24 more combat aircraft from South Korea

Posted on Friday Mar 20th at 12:00am
By Jose Katigbak, STAR Washington bureau

WASHINGTON – The Philippines is planning to purchase 24 more combat aircraft, adding to the 12 FA-50 fighter jets it had ordered from South Korea in 2014, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said.

It did not specify when or from whom the aircraft would be ordered.

The FA-50s were the first order by the Philippines for advanced combat aircraft in decades amid the increasing tensions with China over disputed territories in the South China Sea.

The SIPRI report from Stockholm on Monday said the five biggest weapons exporters in 2010-14 were the United States, Russia, China, Germany and France, and the five biggest importers were India, Saudi Arabia, China, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.

The top five exporters were responsible for almost 74 percent of all arms exports.

The report said many states in Southeast Asia significantly modernized and expanded their fleets of combat aircraft in 2010-2014.

Singapore received 32 F-15E jets from the United States in 2010-14 and in 2014 ordered six A330 tanker aircraft from Spain.

Vietnam received 24 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia and eight more are on order.

Indonesia received three Su-27 and six Su-30 aircraft from Russia, the first five of 24 F-16C aircraft from the US and 16 T-50 light combat aircraft from South Korea. It has placed an order for 50 KFX combat aircraft from South Korea and has plans to procure a large number of new combat and tanker aircraft.

Thailand received 12 Gripen-C combat aircraft from Sweden.

Malaysia is looking at several potential suppliers for a planned order of 18 new combat aircraft and has four A400M tanker/transport aircraft on order from Spain.

LIMA 2015: Malaysia selects NSM, VL Mica for littoral combat ships

Dzirhan Mahadzir, Kuala Lumpur - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
19 March 2015

The Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship missile and MBDA VL Mica point defence missile system will equip Malaysia's Second Generation Patrol Vessel - Littoral Combat Ship (SGPV-LCS), Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) sources have told IHS Jane's , although the selection of both systems is awaiting final confirmation by the Malaysian government.


Malaysia has selected the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM), seen here being launched from the Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) in 2014, for its Second Generation Patrol Vessel - Littoral Combat Ship. (US Navy)

The choice of the two systems reflects a compromise between the RMN and the Malaysian government, which had been sparring over the choice of guided weapon systems for the SGPV-LCS programme since 2012.

Following receipt of a letter of award (LoA) in December 2011, Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malaysia's BHIC group, was in July 2014 awarded a MYR9 billion (USD2.4 billion) contract for the design and construction of the six SGPV-LCS vessels.

PUTD still didn't say the reason behind the desert camo?

For Japan, closer ties with Indonesia could also give its defense firms a better chance to compete against South Korean military equipment makers, who are establishing themselves in the region, a Japanese defense ministry official said.

Japan to expand SE Asia security ties with Indonesia pact

Another reason to still use the OTO-Melara pack howitzer, it's light and easy to transport by helicopter, even to the middle of nowhere!
A Nuri helicopter could probably transport the gun, the whole crew and a sizeable amount of ammunition in one go.