basically just surface radar, and mostly install with 12.7 mm gun.

anti ship missile? overkill to use that on the boat pancung of abu sayyaf/sulu kidnappers.

The armed helis should put there

So it more like a military outpost?

Its basically a maritime FOB

Is it anchored down and permanently at that location?

Or it can be move, or have some mobility to it?

What's are its inventory?

How well is it defended?

this is jack-up rig type platform, the platform can float moved around (with a tug boat of cuz) and it can set itself secured to sea floor with those "jacks"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackup_rig

Its a mobile rig
Armed heli and paskal

well went boat coming, you not sure is fishing boat (legal or illegal) or kidnappers boat, also have weapon or not, you have to send patrol to interceptor or checking and verify.
ASM just too over for this kind FOB, ASM need more better radar to track it.
max we get light anti boat missile like Thales LMM, Naval Longbow Hellfire Missile Test (SSMM) or Griffin Missile which more than enough.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Aug 31 2015, 10:57 AM

example of such sea-basing is s.korea utilizes a barge type basing for its patrol ships along their northern limit line

http://asia.jokpeme.com/2015/08/malaysia-s...urement-of.html

This Soldier Was Kind To 3 Stray Dogs. What They Did When A Suicide Bomber Approached Is Unbelievable!



When Sgt. Chris Dukes, a National Guardsmen from Georgia, USA, was on tour in Afghanistan, he made friends with a few locals on four legs – Target, Sasha and Rufus.
“A lot of us used the three of them as kind of an escape, you know when you’re home sick,” Dukes told CBS news reporter Jeff Glor.

But the dogs proved to be so much more than just a reminder of home. In fact, Dukes firmly believes he wouldn’t be alive today if weren’t for Rufus. Why? Read on…

Read more at http://iheartdogs.com/this-soldier-was-kin...YOHGJuC9mjGg.99

What about AV 8 is it still going on ?

last Defence show there's rumour that still unable to pass prototype phase

i thought Deftech gonna make their own AV-4 by using the AV-8 as the basis, reducing the size n all..

ah well better this way, couldn't imagine how much the development cost gonna be if Deftech were to build their own AV-4

The first 12 production units have been completed and handed over to the army since last year, with further 67 units to be completed this year



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This post has been edited by KYPMbangi: Aug 31 2015, 04:44 PM

China's largest drone 'Rainbow 5' makes debut



Footage shows the home-grown "Rainbow 5" drone lands after its maiden flight in China's Gansu province. (China Central Television)

(ECNS) - China's home-grown drone, the Rainbow 5, has successfully completed its maiden flight in Northwest China's Gansu province, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

The drone, twice the size of other unmanned aerial vehicles developed by China in the past, also took the lead internationally, CCTV said.

The Rainbow 5 started its trial flight early in the morning to minimize influences over civil flights. It landed steadily after about 20 minutes of flying, and completed the scheduled procedures before pulling up.

Chief designer Ou Zhouming says he is very satisfied with the trial flight.

The flagship drone has a maximum takeoff weight of three tons, a maximum payload of 900 kilograms, and an endurance of over 30 hours. Made of composite materials, it has a wingspan of 20 meters and is designed to perform tasks of air reconnaissance and strikes.

http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2015/08-31/179290.shtml

It a good start that malaysia buying asean products, i wander if malaysia gonna buy military products from singapore?

selamat hari kebangsaan!! recruit reporting!

India may acquire 600 UAVs to enhance its sea, land patrol capabilities



A UAV being used to spray pesticides in a field in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. (File photo/Xinhua)

The Indian Army is planning to buy 600 miniature unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) jointly developed and manufactured by Indian and foreign companies, reports Xinhua-run news website Reference News, citing Tokyo-based magazine the Diplomat.

India has proposed the project to meet its increasing needs in patrolling critical shipping lanes and disputed border regions of the country contested with Pakistan and China. UAVs are gradually taking a greater role in India's defense due to their low cost.

Two Israeli companies and two US firms responded to India's Directorate General of Infantry's request for information regarding their UAVs' capabilities. Companies interested in the project are required to partner with an Indian company, which is part of New Delhi's Make in India initiative, aimed at encouraging companies to manufacture in the country. Israel's Aeronautics has not found an Indian partner but another Israeli company Elbit Systems will reportedly work with Hindustan Aeronautics. Boeing is working with Tata Advanced Systems and may offer the ScanEagle, a small, long-range UAV produced by its subsidiary Insitu. California-based AeroVironment has been developing an UAV named Cheel with Indian precision engineering company Dynamatic Technologies.

Their co-developed UAV systems will be required to include three UAVs, a portable ground control station, launch and recovery systems, three sets of sensor packaging that can be operated at night and in all-weather conditions, two-way data relay and spare batteries and battery chargers for the UAV, according to Aviation International News.

Tension between India and Pakistan intensified in July after the Pakistani military shot down a UAV in Kashmir. The UAV was later confirmed to be the Phantom 3 manufactured by Shenzhen-headquartered company DJI, according to the International Business Times. Indian foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was cited by the Diplomat as stating that the device was not on the Indian military's UAV list.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...=20150829000098

Old Soviet Missile Makes Easy Work of US M1 Abrams Tank (VIDEO)



The video below shows what are said to be Houthi rebels in Yemen using old Soviet-designed Fagot anti-tank guided missiles to destroy American-made, Saudi Arabian-owned and operated Abrams M1 main battle tanks.

A direct hit by a Fagot missile at the M1’s turret led to the detonation of the tank’s ordnance payload stored in the turret’s back.

This is the weakest spot of America’s main battle tank, which leaves the crew with virtually no chance of survival.



It was with this possibility in mind that Russia’ new Armata tank features an uninhabited turret.
The Fagot antitank missile system entered operational service in 1970.

Its missile uses a 2.5 kg High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead which can penetrate up to 600 mm of conventional steel armor and has an effective range of up to 2,500 m through the use of an improved solid propellant sustainer rocket motor and lengthened guidance wire.

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20150831...ms-missile.html

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