Hopefully it will be flat-top design

Type  071... not a flat top

According to China Shipubuilding Trading Co Ltd (CSSC) Asia & Latin America Dept Project Manager Li Peng, the proposed LPD was a smaller variant of the Type 071 LPD, three of which are operated by PLA Navy with another three being built.


CGI image of the MRSS at CSSC booth.

A CGI image of the LPD was displayed at the CSSC booth. The CGI ship is pictured carrying a Boeing Chinook helicopter. It is fitted with a 76mm gun forward and two 30mm guns amidships.

well just want to ask,
LPD vs Frigate with one is more complex ? 

Indonesia mulls buying Japan’s US-2 amphibious aircraft, defense chief says

Kyodo Apr 6, 2015

Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said Monday his government is considering the possibility of buying the US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan.

“We feel (there’s a match) and we wish to buy. We’re still mulling (this), and if we already finish (the assessment) we will report to the president about this,” Ryacudu said in an interview.

The US-2 is built by ShinMaywa Industries Ltd., based in Hyogo Prefecture.

The Indonesian defense minister said the US-2 is well suited for the geographical conditions of Indonesia, a country of thousands of islands.

Noting that both Japan and Indonesia are archipelagic countries that frequently have to contend with natural disasters like earthquakes, he said, “Geographically, we are in the ‘ring of fire,’ so we learn from Japan in terms of disaster management.”

Indonesia is seeking to strengthen its maritime forces, sea patrol functions and search and rescue operations in surrounding waters.

The US-2 can land on and take off from the sea. The aircraft is already in use by the Self-Defense Forces.

In March, Japan and Indonesia signed a defense agreement that stipulates cooperation in several sectors, including maritime cooperation and disaster management.

The US-2 is expected to be on the agenda when the two countries launch “two-plus-two” security talks between their defense and foreign ministers, according to diplomatic sources.

India is also considering purchasing the US-2.

Meanwhile, Indonesia is also assessing the possibility of purchasing the Be-200 multipurpose amphibious aircraft from Russia, with Ryacudu scheduled to go to Russia on April 14.

Prawit off to China to build defence ties

5 Apr 2015 at 16:42
WRITER: WASSANA NANUAM

Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon will visit China on Wednesday, and a Defence Ministry source said a planned submarine purchase is in line for discussions with Beijing.

Defence Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Kongcheep Tuntrawanich said on Sunday the minister's trip will last from Wednesday to Friday and comes at the invitation of China's Defence Minister Chang Wanquan.

It is his second visit to China in six months and the third meeting between the two ministers.

Gen Prawit went to China in October and Gen Chang returned the favour by coming to Bangkok in February to propose closer military ties between the two countries. Relations between Thailand and China have been strengthened since the military coup last year when Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha took over as Thailand's leader.

This time Gen Prawit will take with him all military commanders, including navy chief ADM Kraisorn Chansuwanich, to China for the first time.

A ministry source said the two countries are expected to hold talks on the Thai plan to re-equip the Royal Thai Navy fleet with two diesel-engine submarines after the last fleet was decommissioned in 1951.

The budget for the modernisation of the navy is around 36 billion baht.

The Yuan Class submarine is on Thailand's possible purchasing list. Other potential sellers of underwater craft are Germany and South Korea.

The navy renewed a push to buy two submarines late last year with strong support from the defence minister, and China has offered its version with financing which could be repaid in 10 years.

Gen Prawit and Gen Chang will seek plans to foster defence ties by holding more joint exercises between their army, navy and air force which now are held separately twice a year, the source said.

The defence minister will meet ACM Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Deputy Premier Zhang Gaoli and Meng Jianzhu, a politburo member.

TUESDAY, 07 APRIL, 2015 | 16:32 WIB

Indonesian Airforce Plans to Revitalize Defense Armaments

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) plans to revitalize its' arms capacity to assist its' efforts to protect Indonesia's airspace.

TNI AU's Chief of Staff Air Marshall Agus Supriatna said that as per December 2014, TNI AU has a fleet consisting of 16 units of Sukhoi SU-30 jets, and five units of F-16s.

"In the future, we would like to be able to better prepare an early warning strategy that could cover our entire airspace," said Supriatna after the rehearsal for the TNI AU's Anniversary Procession at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, in East Jakarta on Tuesday, April 7, 2015.

TNI AU is also aiming to procure more radars, which will allow it to cover Indonesia's entire jurisdiction - all the way from Sabang to Merauke.

The Chief of Staff said that in order to do so, 32 radars are needed - to date, TNI AU only has 22 radars to cover Indonesia's entire area. "Two more radars are due to be delivered this year. As the amount of radars in our possession rises, we could cover more of our territories," said Supriatna.

TNI AU also proposed the procurement of two new types of new generation combat air crafts - Russian-made Sukhoi SU-35 and United States (US) manufactured F-16 Block 70 - to replace the obsolete F-5 combat jets.

"We have tried out the new generation jets, and we have concluded that these jets are far more capable than the current air crafts in our possession," said Supriatna, who added that they have filed a formal recommendation to the Ministry of Defense and is awaiting the results of the Ministry's deliberation.

"We will not buy an entire squadron - but we will procure them in increments. This is due to the fact that it takes time for the manufacturers to create a combat jet," said Supriatna. "If, for instance, a manufacturer is capable of making 20 jets in a particular year, then not all of them will be delivered to Indonesia - the amount that we can procure is highly dependent on bilateral negotiations between the stakeholders."

Pakistan - AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles

WASHINGTON, Apr 6, 2015 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan for AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and AGM-114R Hellfire II Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $952 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.

The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale of 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters, 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares), 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers, 36 H-1 Technical Refresh Mission computers, 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems, 30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems, 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems, 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimized Top Owl, 17 APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe, 17 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems, 17 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Sets, 18 AN/APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receivers, 15 Joint Mission Planning Systems, and 17 M197 20mm Gun Systems. Also included are system integration and testing, software development and integration, aircraft ferry, support equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $952 million.

Russia, Indonesia begin talks on Sukhoi Su-35 deliveries

21:16 April 7, 2015 Interfax

Indonesia has taken an interest in buying Russia's brand new multirole fighter jet Sukhoi Su-35, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) head Yuri Slyusar told Interfax in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.

"Indonesian colleagues are interested in buying this plane. The negotiations are at their beginning," Slyusar said.

It was reported earlier that the Indonesian Air Force wished to replace outdated U.S. fighters F5 by Russian multirole fighters of generation 4++ Sukhoi Su-35.

"Hopefully, the national government will grant our wish to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighters. As combat aircraft operators, we would like to have fighters of a more advanced generation, 4++," the Indonesian state news agency ANTARA quoted Air Chief Marshal Agus Supriatna as saying.

In his words, Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft fully meet the Indonesian Air Force demand for armaments. Supriatna said he was not expecting Indonesian technicians to have problems servicing those aircraft.

The eleventh squadron of the Indonesian Air Force is flying five one-seat Sukhoi Su-27SK and eleven two-seat Su-30MK2.

Sukhoi Su-35 was designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It is a profoundly modernized super-maneuverable multirole fighter jet of generation 4++ employing fifth-generation technologies which makes it superior to other jets in its class.

Su-35 boasts new avionics based on a digital data control system, a new radar station with phased antenna array, a longer range of target detection and a bigger number of simultaneously locked and engaged targets, and new engines with bigger thrust and thrust-vector control.

In the opinion of experts, Su-35 has much better performance characteristics compared to other jets in its class, and its avionic systems are capable of accomplishing broader missions. The plane is superior to all tactical fighter of generations 4 and 4+ Rafale and EF 2000 and modernized fighters F-15, F-16, F-18 and F-35. It can also counteract F-22A.

The primary buyer of the new fighter jet is the Russian Defense Ministry, which signed a contract for the procurement of 48 Su-35 fighters in 2009.

haha, so price AH-1Z with all in about usd 63 million each. seem not cheap at all.  
even cut 500 unit Hellfire, price still need 60 million. 
anyway just US approval price tag, pakistan not yet confirm to to buy.

how much indo pay for ah64E guardian? tbf last time i mention msia better just go for ASH and ah64e in one whole package, both were made by boeing

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2012 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress September 19 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia of 8 AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support. The estimated cost is $1.42 billion.

http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/indon...ack-helicopters

The US government has formally awarded Boeing a contract to build eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for Indonesia.

The Department of Defense says in a statement that the “firm-fixed-price” foreign military sales (FMS) contract is valued at $296 million. The helicopters will be built in Mesa, Arizona, and are expected to be completed by February 2018.

US defence secretary Chuck Hagel announced the sale of eight Apaches to Indonesia in August 2013. That announcement came nearly one year after a notification to Congress a year earlier of the proposed FMS sale.

At that time, the total deal was valued at $1.4 billion and included the sale of four APG-78 Longbow fire control radars, an armaments package including 120 Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, plus a training and crew support package.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/...ontract-408325/

Indonesia 8 AH-64E $296 million not include equipment and weapon. should be also training. last 2 month also news Indo order helmat for Ah64E.

BAE Systems showcases River-class OPV as an option for Malaysia's MMEA

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore and Dzirhan Mahadzir, Kuala Lumpur - IHS Jane's Navy International
07 April 2015


An artist's rendering of the UK Royal Navy's new River-class Batch 2 OPV design. BAE Systems is showcasing a similar platform to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). Source: BAE Systems

Key Points

  - BAE Systems showcases the latest River-class design to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  - The helicopter-capable platform would allow the service to operate rotary-wing UAVs

BAE Systems is showcasing the River-class Batch 2 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) design as a suitable option for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), the company told IHS Jane's at the recent LIMA 2015 exhibition in Langkawi.

The move comes as the agency is looking at the expansion of its fleet. The Malaysian government told IHS Jane's in late March that it plans to increase the number of MMEA assets available for sea and air operations.

The River-class Batch 2 is a 90 m OPV that is currently on order for the UK Royal Navy (RN). The RN is acquiring three ships to support a broad range of maritime security operations.

BAE Systems international business development executive Clive Marchant described the OPV as one designed for coast guard-type operations and based on a proven platform that is in use with the Brazilian and Royal Thai navies.

Marchant highlighted the ship built for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), HTMS Krabi , as an example of the company successfully working with a Southeast Asian shipbuilder under a license-build arrangement. Krabi was built by Bangkok Dock under a technology-transfer agreement signed with BAE Systems in mid-2009. "We will be very happy for a Malaysian company to consider building it", said Marchant - although he did not go into specifics of how the company might collaborate with an indigenous Malaysian shipyard.

Krabi is fitted with an Oto Melara 76 mm gun, but Marchant contended that the MMEA would probably not require a platform that is as heavily armed. "Maybe just a 30 mm gun and a simple mission system [would be required]", he said. Marchant added that more important features for the MMEA would be the River-class design's endurance and space to accommodate additional equipment, thus improving capacity to cover Malaysia's vast exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

The OPV can embark sea boats and a helicopter which, said Marchant, would provide the MMEA with "a better all-round capability in surveillance and search-and-rescue operations". The River-class can take one medium-sized helicopter up to 12 tonnes; its flight deck can accommodate up to six 20 ft containers for mission system packages and equipment and supplies.

Riau airbase to be reinforced with 16 units of F-16 jet fighters

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | April 09 2015 | 8:40 PM
   
The Roesmin Nurjadin Airbase in Pekanbaru, Riau, is to receive 16 units of US-made F-16 Fighting Falcons jet fighters this year to strengthen military defenses in the country’s west, especially the island of Sumatra.

Airbase commander Col. Muhammad Khiril Lubis said in Pekanbaru on Thursday that the airbase would be supplied with five units of F-16 jet fighters from the Defense Ministry next month.

“We will receive the five jet fighters in May,” Antara news agency quoted him as saying.

He added that the airbase was currently home to five units of F-16 jet fighters and 16 units of British-made Hawk 100 and 200 ground attack aircraft.

Lubis said the airbase would receive a further six units of F-16 from the ministry by the end of this year.

The airbase’s reinforcement with the operation of two squadrons of bombers is in line with the government’s plan to upgrade the airbase’s status to Type A from the current Type B.

He went on that with the airbase’s reinforcement required not only new warplanes and a sophisticated arsenal, but also professional soldiers skilled in operating and maintaining the modern military technology. (rms)(++++)

MRCA: India Set To Sign For Rafales

Marhalim Abas
April 11, 2015

SHAH ALAM: After three years of negotiations India looked set to sign for the Dassault Rafale. At the moment, the deal is for 36 aircraft (much lower than reported previously) and reports suggest that the deal is worth some US$7.5 billion or RM27 billion.

This translate to US$208 million or RM762 million per plane! The 36 aircraft order is reportedly separate from the 108 plane buy which remains under negotiations.

Analysis

Will this deal have any effect on Malaysia’s own search for the MRCA? Well according to industry sources, both the Indian and Egyptian deals are actually a bad thing for Dassault when it come to Malaysia. To fulfill both orders, Dassault is not expected to be able to deliver the aircraft to other buyers especially Malaysia within the next two years. And there is also the chance that the UAE and Qatar will also signed for the Rafales.

The industry is expecting if the MRCA got the nod within the next 12 months or so, the selected manufacturer will need to deliver the aircraft within 24 months or so.

With the Indian and Egyptian deals (and UAE/Qatar too), the Rafale production line which produces around 1 aircraft a month will be hard pressed to meet the Malaysian deadline. Yes they could ramp up their production to meet the demand (to 2.5 aircraft per month) but it will be very tight especially if we only have a budget for 12 aircraft or so.

No this is not just my imagination. Reuters is reporting that “Analysts say Dassault’s Rafale deal with Egypt in February may have helped break the logjam in negotiations with other customers since they are now on notice that if they want to have the Rafale they may have to wait for it.”

As it is, only Eurofighter and Boeing are expected to be capable of meeting the 24-month deadline for RMAF as they could divert aircraft already in production for other customers unlike Dassault. Indeed if the Typhoon was selected, RMAF could be flying Tranche 1 examples within weeks of the contract signing, complete with missiles and what not, courtesy of the RAF.

The cost of the Typhoon is expected to be nearer to the Rafale compared to the Super Hornet though.