The 2015 Department of Defense report does offer a bit more detail and thus draws the proper attention to the YJ-18 threat, but again does not mention its supersonic sprint vehicle.  The YJ-18 ASCM is described as a “significant step” and subsequently as a “dramatic improvement” over current missiles in China’s inventory.  Perhaps most significantly, however, the DoD report puts the range of YJ-18 at 290 nautical miles – more than double that of its likely progenitor, the Russian SS-N-27 Klub ASCM (export version).  If correct, moreover, this new range will, in the near term, more or less quadruple the range of the standard ASCM fired from most PLA Navy submarines.

The February 2015 Chinese analysis of YJ-18 is somewhat cautious in tone and hardly purports to be a comprehensive analysis.  Perhaps fitting for an initial piece on a cutting edge system, the article’s introduction sports the rare caveat “…并不代表本刊观点” [does not represent the viewpoint of this magazine].  However, the title “‘鹰击’18 -- ‘俱乐部’导弹中国版?” [Is the Yingji-18 Simply a Chinese Version of the Klub?] asks the precise question that will be on the minds of many defense analysts examining the YJ-18.  A decent amount of the article just reviews the development of the Russian Klub system and its different variants. It is noted, moreover, that China has had ready access to the Klub missile system since it imported the Type 636 Kilo-class conventional subs about a decade ago.  Indeed, some had remarked that Beijing imported the submarine for the sole purpose of actually acquiring its superior missile system.  Interestingly, the article does not report the much extended range outlined in the new Pentagon report.

Yup...all the time at least 2 prc coast guard ships are there....

‘I want army to man borders’

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/node/86789
KUALA LUMPUR: The home minister is pushing for a drastic move in hopes of crippling institutionalised corruption at the borders, as a damning intelligence report emerged to reveal that most law enforcement officers manning the country’s entry and exit points were on the take. Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the New Straits Times that he would present his case to the cabinet today on why it was more crucial than ever for enforcement agencies guarding the borders to be relieved of their duties. He wants them to be replaced with the military. “I cannot tolerate this. That is why I will take this up with the cabinet tomorrow (today) to ask that the army takes over fully. “It is high time for the army to be put in charge of the borders as it is not only about security, but also defence. It is the country’s first line of defence and I have always felt that this should be the way, even when I was defence minister. “The issue of institutionalised corruption, where these law enforcement officers know the syndicate members well, must be arrested once and for all,” he said. Zahid said he would also raise the issue of the country’s perimeter fencing, which was practically non-existent. “When even nations with electrical, high, concrete fencing had to grapple with the problem of encroachment, imagine the problem we are facing. Our border areas that are being penetrated are not rat lanes (lorong tikus). They are elephant lanes that are easily accessible.” He added that the Malaysian Anti-Smuggling Unit should also operate beyond its fixed checkpoints at the border to arrest rampant smuggling.

New Straits Times

What do you guys think about this? Will it be effective? Does the government really got the heart to do it?

technically role of Amy/Navy/Airforce is protect and control borders.
and MMEA is with in borders, is 2nd level low enforcement after from Navy。

Then how come before this, only MMEA securing the border. hmm

technically role of Amy/Navy/Airforce is protect and control borders.
and MMEA is with in borders, is 2nd level low enforcement after from Navy。

some news reported mmea complaint only allow patrol with in 50km, than like melaka street and sabah area distance to border is less than 50km,
other issue is limited and old patrol boat own by RMN hard to protect entire borders, some place have to mix RMN and MMEA. so can wider coverage。
as issue before, RMN need alot new 300 and 500-600 tons patrol boat。 current 230-280 tons RMN patrol boat already 40+ year using, is very old and serviceability already not meet current security requirement.

Sigh. I always feel sad when read about this. The allocation by the government simply not enough.

Takpe....yg penting kita capable utk beri amaran!!

Amaran tu effective ke? Nanti takdak orang hiraukan Amaran kita ni

Menhan kata takpe..... saya handal bagi amaran...sejak dulu lagi.

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea successfully test-fired a ballistic missile capable of reaching nearly all parts of North Korea, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in an apparent show of force against the communist country.

The ministry said the missile with a range of at least 500 kilometers hit an intended target on a firing range in Taean on the country's west coast, though it did not provide any further details on how far the missile flew.

President Park Geun-hye watched the test during a visit to the site, the first such move by a president in three decades.

The test "demonstrated the performance of an advanced ballistic missile capable of striking North Korea" swiftly and precisely if provoked, the presidential office said.

The test came almost a month after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed what Pyongyang claims is a successful launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine.

The ministry said South Korea plans to deploy the new missile -- which will be capable of hitting nuclear and missile bases across the communist country -- by the end of the year.

The development began in 2012 when South Korea and the United States announced new missile guidelines that extended the maximum range of Seoul's ballistic missiles from 300 km to 800 km. It also allows Seoul to load its ballistic missiles with warheads heavier than the current limit of 500 kilograms, on the condition their range decreases in proportion to the payload.

So far, the South Korean military has a ballistic missile with a range of 300 kilometers capable of carrying a 500-kilogram warhead.

The test came amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's provocative actions in recent months, including a launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine.

South Korea said it plans to develop long-range surface-to-air missiles capable of intercepting incoming ballistic missiles as part of its defense strategy against North Korea's possible aggression.

North Korea has deployed ballistic missiles with various ranges capable of reaching South Korea, Japan and U.S. military bases in the Pacific, while developing intercontinental ballistic missiles and technology to miniaturize nuclear warheads to fit atop missiles.

The North recently claimed that it has mastered the technology to make nuclear warheads small enough to mount on missiles.

Lack of Ukrainian components stalls construction of ships for Russian Navy — deputy PM


OMSK, June 3./TASS/. Russia cannot complete the construction of some naval ships as Ukraine has suspended supplies of gas-turbine engines, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday.

"We cannot finish the construction of surface ships for the Russian Navy as supplies [of gas-turbine engines] have been stopped," Rogozin said in the Siberian city of Omsk.

He said within the import substitution plan, Russia plans to launch the production on 186 items that were earlier produced in Ukraine, first of all gas-turbine engines.

"We are planning to complete this [import substitution] work before 2018," the top official noted.

Admiral Grigorovich class frigates (Project 11356) and Admiral Gorshkov class frigates (Project 22350) use Ukrainian gas-turbine engines, in particular.

Ukraine in May terminated a treaty on military cooperation with Russia.

An explanatory note said the bill was aimed at "protecting Ukraine’s national interests, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity."

The authors of the document claim that the Russian side "has unilaterally violated norms and principles of the international law and carried out armed aggression against Ukraine."

http://tass.ru/en/russia/798374

Northrop Grumman says it has received a $111 million order from the US Air Force to provide updated hardware and support for the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) system.

The award represents the latest modification to a long-standing relationship between the giant US defense contractor and its domestic military customer. LAIRCM automatically detects a missile launch, determines if it is a threat and activates a high-intensity laser-based countermeasure system to track and defeat an incoming missile.

‘I want army to man borders’

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/node/86789
KUALA LUMPUR: The home minister is pushing for a drastic move in hopes of crippling institutionalised corruption at the borders, as a damning intelligence report emerged to reveal that most law enforcement officers manning the country’s entry and exit points were on the take. Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told the New Straits Times that he would present his case to the cabinet today on why it was more crucial than ever for enforcement agencies guarding the borders to be relieved of their duties. He wants them to be replaced with the military. “I cannot tolerate this. That is why I will take this up with the cabinet tomorrow (today) to ask that the army takes over fully. “It is high time for the army to be put in charge of the borders as it is not only about security, but also defence. It is the country’s first line of defence and I have always felt that this should be the way, even when I was defence minister. “The issue of institutionalised corruption, where these law enforcement officers know the syndicate members well, must be arrested once and for all,” he said. Zahid said he would also raise the issue of the country’s perimeter fencing, which was practically non-existent. “When even nations with electrical, high, concrete fencing had to grapple with the problem of encroachment, imagine the problem we are facing. Our border areas that are being penetrated are not rat lanes (lorong tikus). They are elephant lanes that are easily accessible.” He added that the Malaysian Anti-Smuggling Unit should also operate beyond its fixed checkpoints at the border to arrest rampant smuggling.

New Straits Times

PLA could blockade India with just 10 submarines: Sina



The People's Liberation Army Navy could block India's western and eastern coasts with just 10 submarines in the event of conflict in the Indian Ocean, according to the Sina Military Network website on June 2.

An article published last year claimed that a single attack submarine deployed to the Bay of Bengal or Arabian Sea could threaten the entire operations of the Indian Navy. It could even challenge the INS Vikramaditya, the former Russian aircraft carrier commissioned in 2013. This is a primary mission why India decided to build two additional carriers with the assistance of the United States, the piece said.

With the Indian Navy also adding more submarines to its fleet, the Sina Military Network concluded that the PLA's three Type 091 Han-class, four Type 093 Shang-class and two Type 095 attack submarines are not sufficient for a total blockade of the subcontinent. However, it said it would not be necessary for the PLA Navy to block the country's southern waters that are closer to the coast of Africa. In this case, about 10 attack submarines could suffice.

India has eight primary naval bases but only the three located in Mumbai, Karwar and Visakhapatnam are used for actual military operations. This being the case, the article said that even six nuclear-powered attack submarines are needed to block India's major naval bases completely with two covering each base.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...=20150603000104

technically role of Amy/Navy/Airforce is protect and control borders.
and MMEA is with in borders, is 2nd level low enforcement after from Navy。

some news reported mmea complaint only allow patrol with in 50km, than like melaka street and sabah area distance to border is less than 50km,
other issue is limited and old patrol boat own by RMN hard to protect entire borders, some place have to mix RMN and MMEA. so can wider coverage。
as issue before, RMN need alot new 300 and 500-600 tons patrol boat。 current 230-280 tons RMN patrol boat already 40+ year using, is very old and serviceability already not meet current security requirement.

What is the purpose of border regiment? I think we already have 5 batallions in peninsula....

Malaysia’s defence sees an upgrade

FMT Reporters |  June 3, 2015

Minister of Defence announces a line of upgrades for the nation’s military.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will soon see a number of military and defence upgrades especially along the Sabah border, according to Minister of Defence Hishammuddin Hussein.

At a press conference today, Hishammuddin announced that he and officers from the Ministry of Defence had detailed the ministry’s direction for the next five years and said it would include items detailed in the 11th Malaysia Plan in regard to the nation’s safety.

According to him, the ministry would uphold the nation’s defensive portfolio with a focus on four major aspects i.e. increasing the preparedness of the Malaysian Armed Forces’ physical assets and facilities; increasing its capability to face non-traditional threats in Sabah; improving the welfare of members and veterans of the Armed Forces; and strengthening the commercial and innovative sector of the defence industry.

“Sabah has always been a flashpoint that we need to address. We cannot let our guard down – we need constant monitoring,” said Hishammuddin.

“Our (mobile) offshore bases will be leaving tomorrow and will be in position soon,” he added, saying that such bases were already at Sabah.

This was said in regard to the Ministry’s initiatives already in play to strengthen defences around Sabah, among which would be the formation of two forward sea bases, the mobilisation of 12 high-speed Mark V Special Operation Craft (SOC) boats, and 12 8×8 GEMPITA Shielded Vehicles placed in Kukusan Camp, Tawau in January, among others.

Three battalions of standard infantry will also be placed around Sabah, specifically in Lahad Datu, Lok Kawi, and Labuan.

The navy will also be constructing the infrastructure necessary for refits of its Scorpene submarines, which are slated for completion at the end of the year.

“These initiatives to increase the level of Sabah’s defence will be upheld in the 11th Malaysia Plan,” said Hishammuddin.