I'm aware we can't even park this sub off our coast, but a man can dream of owning one, can't he?

YA MARI MARI.... Buy 1 Mistral, FREE 1 MISTRAL! Showroom unit, never before driven!

Murah-murah! We'll even throw in free Mistral branded table fans just for you! Warranty 10 years or 1,000,000 nautical miles, whichever comes first!

if buy 2 they at least give discount laaa

package

"We'll even throw in fromage and Bordeaux wine for your lovely Madame Rosmah! Perhaps some escargot as well?"

twirls moustache

LOL, or maybe they could say "buy two mistrals and we'll give you a 25% discount on each Rafale you buy!"

This post has been edited by danZach: Sep 5 2015, 01:48 AM

no discount no problem, just give us few Tiger of Cougar with it.

add on AMX Leclerc

This post has been edited by AxeFire: Sep 5 2015, 01:49 AM

Kan senang nak deal? Sap2 sui dah sign agreement nak beli

Eh then again, I thought way earlier this year we were proposed to buy Gripens. Why not them?~

AMX Leclerc better than our PT91?

to put in the Mistral

if we take from Army existing we might not have enough left

This post has been edited by AxeFire: Sep 5 2015, 02:06 AM

i means capability both MBT

Well, as long as we're wishing for the impossible, let's ask for tigers, pumas & panthers

weed is so strong in this thread now
hahaha

China’s Dongfeng-21D ‘Carrier Killer’ To Counter U.S. Warships



After years of speculation, China officially showed off its Dongfeng-21D "carrier killer" missile at a massive military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War 2. The missile has the capabilities to change the balance of power in favor of China in the western Pacific. Before Dongfeng-21D made its appearance on Thursday, the missile was only briefly mentioned in 2011 that it was in the works.


DF-21D costs a fraction of an aircraft carrier

Western military experts estimate that it has a range of about 1,000 miles. The land-based intermediate-range missile can travel up to 10 times faster than the speed of sound, making it almost impossible to intercept. DF-21D would be launched into orbit, and it manoeuvres on to a target upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. That means it could land a large warhead on or near a moving warship.

What gives China a real advantage is that it costs only a fraction of an aircraft carrier. Beijing could build as many as 1,200 DF-21D missiles for the price of a single aircraft carrier. Notably, aircraft carriers form the backbone of the U.S. naval strategy. And missiles like DF-21D threaten to consign aircraft carriers to the dustbin, defense experts told the Financial Times.

China threatens U.S. maritime supremacy

Ashley Townshend, a research fellow at the University of Sydney, said this missile could encroach on Washington's capability "to deploy military power close to Chinese shores." Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit the U.S. later this month. Dongfeng-21D is a stern reminder to the U.S. that its undisputed maritime supremacy is under threat.

James Char of the Nanyang University in Singapore said that DF-21D serves as a deterrent that would require enemies to think twice before deploying aircraft carriers against China. However, some still doubt its capabilities as the missile has never been tested under the full range of countermeasures that an advanced aircraft carrier could deploy.

The missile may be almost impossible to intercept and bring down. But it relies on a lot of sensors, satellites, radar, and other equipment to lock on a target. And these systems would be much easier to attack.

http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/09/chinas-do...carrier-killer/

How Russia Is Helping China Develop its Naval Power



Russian military technology has significantly contributed to the development of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) surface warfare capabilities – including long-range precision strike – and has made Chinese naval vessels increasingly capable of defending themselves against U.S. air strikes and long-range missile attacks, according to a new report published by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

While the report treads no new ground with this assertion, it nevertheless provides a good overview of Sino-Russian arms and technology transfers to prop up the PLAN’s surface fleet and expand its burgeoning anti-access capability in the Western Pacific. In that respect, Russian air defense technology, long-range sensors, and anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) systems have played a crucial role.

For example, Russian-made and Russian-derived air defense technologies now enable PLAN surface warfare ships to slip out from underneath the PLA’s land-based air-defense umbrella and to increasingly operate further away from Chinese shores. In addition, new Chinese/Russian-derived ASCM systems along with long-range sensors can now threaten medium-sized naval U.S. surface ships and even strike U.S. military installations as far as Guam and Okinawa (See: “Here’s What You Need to Know About China’s Grand Military Parade”).

Although Russian military exports to China have been slowly declining since 2006, they are still considerable. The decline is partially due the expansions of China’s indigenous defense industry but also due to a reluctance to provide advanced weapon systems due to Beijing’s illicit reverse engineering activities, which makes it hard to assess the quality of indigenously-developed Chinese weapon systems.

“While China has been increasingly manufacturing many of its own weapon systems domestically, real questions remain about the level of innovation in China’s defense industry. Often what is described as ‘innovative’ by the Chinese is actually a relatively incremental improvement on foreign (and in many cases Russian) technology,” the report elaborates.

The report states that China has demonstrated a growing independence from Russia in the development of cruise missile. However, it notes that the most advanced ASCM missiles in the Chinese Navy’s arsenal are still Russian-made or Russian-derived such as the SS-N-22 Sunburn, the SS-N-27B Klub (Sizzler), the Kh-31 Krypton, the Kh-59MK Kingbolt, the YJ-12, and the YJ-18 as well as the CX-1. “Russian ASCMs also exhibit superior speed and penetrating capability when compared with their Chinese counterparts,” according to the study.

The PLAN’s surface fleet also continues to rely on Russian-made technology for its advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. For example, the PLAN’s Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigates are equipped with the Russian Band Stand radar system. (China may already have reverse engineered this system). “Without such systems, China would have had to make do with inferior legacy systems, which would have left it at a disadvantage in the battle for situational awareness that dominates today’s naval battlespace,” the report emphasizes.

According to CSIS, other Russian-made or Russian-derived surface surveillance/tracking, air surveillance, air defense, and fire control systems include the SA-N-7 Gadfly, the SA-N-12 Shtil (Grizzly), the SA-N-20 Fort, the HHQ-9, the HHQ-16, the Top Plate (Fregat MAE-3), the Front Dome (Orekh) and the Tomb Stone.

“Recently, however, China appears to have closed the gap with Russia in certain categories of advanced radar technology. New radar systems, such as the Type 346 Dragon Eye installed on the Luyang I– and II–class destroyers, and the Type 382 phased-array radar system installed on the Jiangkai II frigate, are quite advanced in comparison with Russian radar systems,” the CSIS study reads.

While China is rapidly catching up with Russian military technology, there are still many areas where Beijing could benefit from future Sino-Russian technology cooperation, particularly in the field of anti-submarine warfare (ASW), which has historically been a weak spot of the PLAN the report finds. Here, Russia has far greater experience in conducting ASW operations against the U.S. Navy’s fleet of advanced submarines.

http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/how-russia-...ts-naval-power/

2015 Helicopter Heroes Nuri

http://xnuripilot.blogspot.sg/2015/09/heli...eroes-nuri.html

well china cut 300k troops, means year can save at lease RMB 60 billion and inject to more high tech weapon and asset....
it more go to direction Elite PRC force.
we will face more stronger defense force.

3rd batch delivery of 25 Leopard 2s & Marder IFVs for the Indonesian Army arrived today. Credit to 14aste.

http://www.janes.com/article/54005/thailan...e-at-carat-2015

tqvm for the link