RIP..
good thing possible will get new one ......

i hope military plane not use too old, 40 year max, de TNI C130 crash already 51 year use....
same to RMAF C130 already 45 year.
altough getting 4 unit A400M, still no enough to replace all C130. should get 2-4 more. than combine with more few CN235. than retire all C130H
i think TNI or Indo Gov will get new Airlift ASAP after this accident to get back the image.

Hercules Jatuh, DPR: Alutsista Harus Diperbarui!

Created on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 15:15

Jakarta, GATRAnews- Pesawat Hercules tipe C-130 jatuh dan menimpa rumah warga di jalan Jamin Ginting, Medan, Selasa (30/6) siang. Menanggapi hal tersebut Ketua Komisi I DPR Mahfudz Siddiq mengaku akan memastikan apakah Hercules tersebut merupakan pesawat hibah atau pesawat Hercules lama yang habis diretrofit di Singapura.

Menurut Mahfudz, apabila nantinya pesawat tersebut merupakan pesawat hibah, hal ini akan menjadi tamparan kedua bagi TNI Angkatan Udara setelah jatuhnya pesawat F-16. "Peristiwa ini jadi urgensi untuk segera memperbaharui alutsista TNI. Terutama alat angkutnya," ujar Mahfudz di Gedung DPR, Jakarta, Selasa (30/6).

Lewat peristiwa ini, lanjut Mahfudz, sudah menjadi harga mati untuk memodernisasi alutsista TNI. Selain itu, Komisi I DPR akan mendesak memberhentikan menerima pesawat hibah dari negara lain. "Karena resikonya cukup besar," imbuhnya.

Selain itu, ia memastikan guna peristiwa ini tidak terulang di kemudian hari, Komisi I DPR dan pemerintah akan menambah anggaran untuk dialokasian pengadaan alutsista yang mumpuni. "Pemerintah dan DPR baru melakukan pembahasan awal. Saya kira ini momentum tepat untuk melakukan penambahan bahwa pengadaan alutsista harus benar-benar baru dan didukung dengan anggaran," ucapnya.

Gov't Sees Possible Lease Option as viable alternative

25 June 2015



Saab has disclosed last week that they are currently in talks with the Philippines for its Multi Role Fighter requirements slated for delivery in 2018.

Ulf Nilsson, Head of the Aeronautics division, said at the Paris Air Show that Saab is offering its JAS-39 Gripen C/D combat aircraft to the Philippines which it marketed as future proof jet fighter under its continuous upgrade programme to keep it at the forefront of military capabilities through to at least 2035.

The C/D aircraft which has an estimated price tag of US$61 million can be converted to the more advanced E/F models, according to a senior company representative.

"C/D frames is still, and will continue to be, a very capable aircraft which will be in continuous development. It really doesn't matter if the Philippines operates the C/D or with the new generation E/F, there will always be a way for us to grow its capability through incremental upgrades," he said.

London-based IHS Jane’s has compiled an independent report in March 2012 on a cost per flight hour of selected aircraft, which includes Lockheed Martin F-16, Boeing F-18 E / F Super Hornet, Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Saab Gripen, Dassault Rafale and EuroFighter Typhoon, and the report concluded that the Saab Gripen was the least expensive of the aircraft under study in terms of cost per flight hour.

The aircraft is also the only jet fighter capable of landing in Philippine controlled Rancudo airstrip in the disputed Spratly Islands.

Saab Gripen reported that a possible government-to-government negotiations between Sweden and the Philippines is under way after it has submitted proposals to the Philippine government which include training and lease options of Gripen fighters, hinting the Philippines interest on a similar deal offered to Hungary and the Czech Republic and to recent offers made to Malaysia. The terms of the offer however remains confidential up to this date.

A senior Defence official of the Philippines has confirmed yesterday that they are currently in talks with Sweden for the country's first Multi Role Fighters. Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin however refused to comment on the deal.

But sources inside Malacanang Palace disclosed that President Benigno Aquino has plans to visit Sweden before his term ends in 2016 and the date of his visit is set tentatively suggesting that finer details are currently being ironed out prior to formal announcement like the ones they entered with South Korea and Japan. President Aquino went to Korea and Japan to announced major defence related acquisitions.

Saab has sold 75 Gripen C and 25 Gripen D aircraft mostly to Sweden, many of which were re-manufactured from the 105 Gripen A and 13 Gripen B aircraft already in service. Another 17 C and 9 D aircraft were sold to South Africa, another 8 C and 4 D to Thailand, and has leased 12 C and 2 D to Hungary, 12 C and 2 D to the Czech Republic.

WEDNESDAY, 01 JULY, 2015 | 14:00 WIB

Jokowi Calls for Weaponry System Modernization

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu and Indonesian Military Commander to reform Indonesian Military’s primary weaponry defense system (Alutsista) and its procurement method.

“This is a momentum that we shall no longer buy weapons and shift to modernize our weaponry system,” Jokowi said after leading Bhayangkara’s 69th anniversary ceremony at Depok Mobile Brigade Headquarter on Wednesday, July 01, 2015.

According to Jokowi, the domestic defense industry must be involved in productions, operational, maintenance and disposal of outdated weapon and defense system. Jokowi added that the weaponry and defense system procurement must head toward to the industry’s independence, so that Indonesia could fully control its weaponry and defense system.

“I also wish to reinforce the zero accident system in using alutsista,” he added.

Jokowi said that fighter jets, transport planes, submarines, helicopters and personnel who operate them must always be in a high level of readiness.

Earlier, military-owned Hercules C-130 crashed at Jalan Jamin Ginting, Medan, North Sumatera on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The plane was piloted by Capt. Sandy Permana, who graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2005. The ill-fated Hercules took off from Suwondo Airport, Medan, heading for Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands.

FAIZ NASHRILLLAH

Boeing continues to discuss defence trade opportunities with Indonesia

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
30 June 2015

Boeing and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) discussed defence trade again in late June, maintaining their recently established high level of dialogue.

The MoD said on 30 June that meetings in Jakarta were focused on easing administrative processes related to the MoD's stated intention to acquire four Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. The meetings were the latest in a series of recent discussions between Boeing and Indonesia that are geared towards boosting trade.

This has resulted in the MoD's order in early 2015 of eight Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, which are expected to be delivered to the Indonesian armed forces from 2018.

Calon Panglima Komitmen Datangkan Pesawat Baru

- 02 Juli 2015 06:38 wib

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Calon Panglima TNI Jenderal Gatot Nurmantyo berkomitmen mendatangkan pesawat udara baru bukan hibah atau bekas, pada pengadaan yang akan datang.

"Saya sudah berkomunikasi dengan Komisi I DPR, untuk pesawat udara harus baru. Pengadaan yang akan datang harus baru kecuali yang sudah telanjur (proses pengadaannya)," kata Gatot di Ruang Rapat Komisi I DPR, Jakarta, Rabu (1/7/2015) malam.

Hal itu dikatakan Gatot usai menjalani uji kelayakan dan kepatutan calon Panglima TNI. Dia menjelaskan pesawat udara berbeda dengan alutsista yang berada di darat yang bisa diperbaiki di tempat apabila ditemukan kerusakan. Namun, menurut dia, apabila pesawat mogok atau rusak ketika terbang maka akan hancur seperti beberapa kejadian kecelakaan pesawat milik TNI.

"Apabila pesawat mogok maka hancur, sehingga komitmen saya dan Komisi I DPR RI untuk pesawat udara harus yang baru," katanya.

Gatot menjelaskan Indonesia bukan negara kaya, namun semua alutsista yang sudah usang harus ditinggalkan dan diganti dengan yang baru agar operasional TNI bisa berjalan. Dia mengatakan pembelian alutsista dari luar negeri harus memiliki transfer teknologi sehingga lambat laun Indonesia bisa memproduksi secara mandiri dan tidak tergantung dengan negara lain.

"Alutsista yang dimiliki Indonesia ada yang lama dan baru. Yang lama masih kami gunakan namun harus dipelihara," jelas jenderal bintang empat ini.

Kata Gatot, kategori pesawat ada dua yaitu layak terbang atau tidak layak. Gatot mencontohkan pesawat Hercules produksi tahun 1964 masih digunakan Singapura dan Bangladesh namun dilakukan sistem pemeliharaan secara berkesinambungan.

"Sistem pemeliharaannya setiap 50 jam terbang ada 'opname' dan pengecekan lalu per tiga tahun dan per enam tahun dilakukan cek," bebernya.

Saat ini, menurut dia, ada 12 pesawat Hercules tahun 1964 dan 12 dari produksi tahun 1975 ke atas. Dia mengatakan tidak mungkin menghentikan operasi pesawat Hercules tersebut meskipun dengan alasan pesawat sudah uzur. "Apabila itu (operasional pesawat Hercules dihentikan) lalu kita mau menggunakan apa?" tukasnya.
ALB

Fact Sheet: Republic of Singapore Air Force's F-16 Upgrade Programme

The upgrade of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s F-16 fighter aircraft seeks to equip the RSAF’s ageing fleet of F-16s - which first entered service in 1998 - with new and advanced capabilities to keep them operationally relevant. The new Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar represents a significant capability upgrade, extending the F-16's detection range and enabling the fighter aircraft to track and engage multiple targets at greater distances. The upgrade will also equip the F-16s with an all-weather, ground-attack capability, enabling it to strike targets with more capable precision munitions such as the Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM). Modern advanced air-to-air weapons will equip the aircraft with the capability to engage a wide spectrum of air threats within visual ranges. In addition, the datalink capability and the advanced helmet mounted display will provide the pilot with superior situational awareness, enhancing safety and enabling the pilot to maximise the potential of modern munitions. The upgrade programme enhances the capabilities of the RSAF's fighter fleet and ensures that Singapore's defence and security needs are met.

The upgrade for the RSAF's F-16 fighter aircraft will commence from 2016 and will be conducted in phases. It is expected to take place over five to six years.

Haiz but unfortunately hisapputing did not put priority on mpa.
Seriously we should have go for it since 2013.
Atr72 with brimstone or hellfire and bae underbelly gatling would be my pick.

RMAF Q&A Part II: MRCA et al

Marhalim Abas
June 24, 2015

SHAH ALAM: THIS is the second part of the RMAF Q&A which was part of the service’s 57th anniversary gig last month. If you missed the first one go here .

And like the first part, an analysis will be provided to give a perspective on the latest development especially on those concerning RMK11.

Analysis
As the Q&A was conducted in late May, it is expected the answers here have been taken over by events. It appears that RMAF will have to consider leasing as industry sources told Malaysian Defence that the MRCA programme has not received the go-ahead for RMK11.

One source had said that the MRCA could go ahead during RMK11 if a special allocation was made for the programme. Personally I do not think this is likely. The same special allocation was spoken off during the last 10 years but nothing had materialised and I do not think it will occur this time either.

Analysis
As stated in the previous posting, it is the MPA requirement that had been approved to be funded under RMK11 and not the AEW programme. I have no idea why the MPA was chosen ahead of the AEW programme. Perhaps the events during the last two years, notably MH370 and the Lahad Datu incursion were the tipping point. If these events were the reasons, I am pretty sure now that we are fighting yesterday’s war. And AFAIK there is no absolutely no word on UAVs in the RMK11 allocation. I am not sure whether the allocation was not sought or the funding were denied.

No Cougars in RMK11

Q: Industry sources told Malaysian Defence, RMAF is seeking to buy 12 more Airbus Helicopters H225M Cougar in RMK11, is this true?

A: Procurement of more H225Ms was planned but due to the financial restrictions and other procurement priorities, it was not registered under RMAF’s list for RMK11.

Analysis
It was generally expected that RMAF will repeat an order for the H225M in RMK11. However the exclusion of funding for the helicopters meant that the service will continue to rely on Nuris for at least a decade or so. It will also forced the Nuri Upgrade programme to be expedited despite the problems with digital cockpit supplier.

If the Cougars were excluded from RMK11 how did the heavy lift got the nod instead?, one may asked. It is possible that the heavy lift helicopters requirement came from another service, most likely the Armed Forces Headquarters.

Govt to raise defense budget, says VP

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Thu, July 02 2015, 1:06 PM

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Thursday that the government would increase the defense budget in 2016 in order to modernize the country’s weaponry systems.

“The increase in the defense budget will be done in line with the state budget. We cannot do it instantly now. We will do it in 2016 state budget,” he said as quoted by kompas.com.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said the government was committed to modernizing the country’s weaponry systems, including air transportation facilities. He made the statement in response to the incident of an aging Hercules C-130 cargo plane that crashed into a housing area in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday.

Indonesian Military chief hopeful Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said in a fit and proper test before the House of Representatives Commission I on information, defense and foreign affairs in Jakarta on Wednesday that he was committed to purchasing new cargo aircraft to replace the old ones being operated by the Air Force. (rms)(++++)

Kamis, 02 Juli 2015 | 17:08

Pemerintah Siapkan Pesawat Angkut A400 dan C17‎ ‎Gantikan Hercules



Jakarta - Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), khususnya TNI Angkatan Udara masih mengandalkan dua skuadron pesawat angkut lawas jenis Hercules sebagai tulang punggung pengiriman logistik ke daerah-daerah terpencil di seluruh Indonesia. Padahal, pesawat tersebut sudah berumur lebih dari 50 tahun dan di negara lain sudah lama dimuseumkan.

Pascamusibah jatuhnye Hercules di Medan, Sumatera Utara, banyak dorongan agar TNI meng-grounded pesawat-pesawat lawas. Tujuanya, selain untuk meminimalisir kejadian serupa juga untuk peremajaan dan penguatan alat utama sistem persenjataan (Alutsista) nasional.

Kepala Pusat Komunikasi (Kapuskom) Publik Kementerian Pertahanan (Kemhan) Brigjen TNI Djundan Eko Bintoro, menegaskan, rencana untuk menggantikan peran pesawat angkut jenis Hercules sudah ada dalam rencana strategis (Renstra) dua 2015-2019.

“Pada renstra dua 2015-2019 akan ada perkuatan dengan memperbaharui skuadron angkut dengan pesawat (Airbus) A400 atau C17,” kata Djundan, Kamis (2/7)

Seperti halnya Hercules, Pesawat Airbus A400 merupakan pesawat angkut militer yang juga bermesin empat turboprop. Pesawat tersebut pertamakali melakukan penerbangan uji coba perdana di Sevilla, Spanyol pada akhir 2009 lalu. Pesawat ini dirancang oleh divisi militer Airbus untuk mengganti atau melengkapi pesawat yang digunakan dalam peran angkutan udara taktis.

Sedangkan pesawat jenis C-17 merupakan sebuah pesawat angkut militer Amerika Serikat yang diproduksi oleh Boeing Integrated Defense Systems dan sudah dioperasikan oleh Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat, Angkatan Udara Britania Raya dan Angkatan Udara Australia.

Yeremia Sukoyo/AF

Photos: Army of Islam responds to ISIS by the execution of 18 ISIS elements

By Abdelhak Mamoun -
Jul 2, 2015



(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – “Army of Islam”, the most prominent Islamist faction in the countryside of Damascus, published a video on the Internet, in which it carried out the execution of 18 ISIS components in response to ISIS execution to some elements from Army of Islam.

ISIS organization published last Thursday a videotape showing the execution of 12 components of factions fought against it by cutting their heads, saying they were captured during fighting in the eastern Ghouta in Damascus, including elements of the “Army of Islam.”

The video, which was posted by the “Army of Islam” using graphic techniques, sound effects and music similar to that used by ISIS in its promotional tapes, such as the religious tone and expressions which have been used by ISIS.

  but never heard of this 'army of islam' before

Man, I hope the Navy go through with these upgrades. The political climate in the SCS these days, you positively gonna need a good navy if dun wanna be kicked around like the Pinoys.

The upgrades for the Kedah-class, I am told will not be funded during RMK11. It was reported earlier this year that RMN had hopes to upgrade the Kedah class for ASW and ASUW and fitted them with missiles and torpedoes.

http://www.malaysiandefence.com/?p=2392

A post on things we are not getting for RMK11 will be up soon…

Malaysia, Singapore order VL MICA naval variant

Richard Scott, London - IHS Jane's Missiles & Rockets
02 July 2015

Key Points

* Malaysia to fit VL MICA in the Second-Generation Patrol Vessel - Littoral Combat Ship
* Singapore MINDEF reveals VL MICA selection for Littoral Mission Vessel programme

European missile house MBDA Missile Systems has chalked up two additional sales for its VL MICA shipborne point defence missile system, bringing its total number of confirmed customers to six.

Malaysia and Singapore will now join Egypt, Morocco, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, all of which have previously specified the naval variant of the VL MICA system

Earlier this year Malaysia's Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd disclosed that VL MICA had been confirmed as the point defence missile system for the Royal Malaysian Navy's six-ship Second-Generation Patrol Vessel - Littoral Combat Ship (SGPV-LCS) programme.

Essm right? Why suddenly change back again to mica

SHAH ALAM: TALK around town is that the Raytheon ESSM has been chosen ahead of VL MICA for the RMN’s LCS programme. The talk – once confirmed – mark a remarkable turnaround for the RMN which had been actively working in the background to get the missiles of its choosing for its latest ships.

Outrageous timing for a submarine purchase

The Nation July 7, 2015 1:00 am

Funds are drying up for healthcare, but the Navy still wants bigger muscles to flex

With defence expenditures directly linked to the country's development, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is obliged to consider both the current economic malaise and his government's relatively limited funds in making a decision on buying expensive new equipment for the military.

If the former Army commander requires guidance on the impact of military spending on a nation's fiscal health and ultimately the wellbeing of its people, he need only refer to crisis-hammered Greece.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has projected that Greece will this year spend 2.4 per cent of its GDP on defence, a 0.1-per-cent increase from 2014, when the Mediterranean country's debt represented 175 per cent of GDP and its economy shrunk by 3.3 per cent.

With a population of just 11 million, Greece is the largest importer of weapons and other military equipment from elsewhere in Europe, particularly from Germany, home to a mighty defence manufacturing industry.

The imports put small, struggling Greece in the same league as powerhouses like China and India in terms of buying weapons from abroad.

Greece's military spending is the highest in the European Union, and in fact many analysts cite its devotion to this ersatz show of strength as a key factor behind its appalling indebtedness.

Between its most recent military coups, in 2006 and 2014, Thailand's defence budget far more than doubled, from Bt81 billion in pre-coup 2005 to Bt180 billion. The military-led government is now mulling a 2016 defence budget of Bt207 billion, marking a 7-per-cent hike over this year and representing nearly 8 per cent of total state expenditures, as well as 1.5 per cent of GDP.

As usual, the military is maintaining that more money is needed to protect national interests, but protect them from what? As usual, none of its leaders has identified a specific threat or threats that Thailand faces or might face in this combat-free region.

Clearly the Navy was paying no heed to the country's current economic weakness and the global situation as a whole when, last Thursday, it formally sought permission to purchase three submarines from China, total price tag Bt36 billion. This came immediately in the wake of Prime Minister Prayut's announcement that our universal healthcare scheme must be revamped.

Healthcare for needier citizens is in jeopardy because the government has insufficient funds.

Objections poured in to the Navy's plan, even from several pro-military politicians and academics, who insist there is no pressing need for Thailand to have such formidable and expensive craft. It's not as though our Southeast Asian neighbours with submarines - Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia - are posing challenges or gaining any military advantage at sea.

Tgk...... kenya pun pakai heli camni

Wednesday, 08 July, 2015 | 08:06 WIB

Indonesian Air Force Mulls Plans to Replace Hercules Aircraft

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Air Force Chief Marshal Agus Supriatna claimed to have conducted studies to replace Hercules aircraft with a new transport aircraft, but is still awaiting a decision from the Defense Ministry.

“We have made the assesment but it all depends on the government.  We definitely asked for the latest model.  There are airbuses from France, U.S. and Russia,” Agus said in the Armed Forces Headquarter Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Tuesday.

Agus admits to have submitted the study results to the Defense Ministry.  “It contains strategic plans for 2015-19.  There is a fighter jet to replace the F5.  Heavy transport aircraft, heavy helicopter and large transport helicopter,” he said.

Brigadier General Jundan Eko Bintoro, Head of Public Communications Center the Ministry of Defense, confirmed that Airbus A400M from France of Boeing C-17 owned by the U.S. to replace Hercules aircraft is because those two transport aircrafts has large capacity.

Submarines for what? We face no maritime threats

SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE
THE NATION July 8, 2015 1:00 am

THAILAND definitely needs equipment to build up its military strength - but submarines are not the best solution to achieve this objective since the country currently faces no conventional maritime threat.

Of course many Asean countries - like Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam - have a number of submarines to protect their territorial waters and even Myanmar plans to acquire some. But, are these neighbours a true maritime threat to Thailand?

Indonesia, which has two type-209 submarines and plans to acquire a dozen in the near future, is not a case for consideration as the country is far away and has no maritime conflict with Thailand. There is no sign or historical record to suggest that Indonesia has any plan to attack Thailand.

Singapore is among countries in the region which has military strength and modern defence equipment. The city-state has two Archer-class and four Challenger-class submarines, but nobody in the Thai Navy or Army imagines that Singapore would become a military threat to Thailand. Singapore conducts military exercises in Thai territory regularly - but Thai people and the elite have never expressed any distrust about them.

Malaysia, which has an overlapping area also claimed by Thailand on the floor of the Gulf of Thailand, has two Scorpene-class submarines. The two countries have had border difficulties in the past due to violence in the deep South, but it is clear to Thai security agencies that Malaysia is not a maritime threat to Thailand. Relations between Thailand and Malaysia are mostly cooperative, rather than conflict.

Among the Thai military elite, Vietnam is seen as having the potential to pose a maritime threat to Thailand due to overlapping territorial areas in the Gulf of Thailand and competition for influence over the region. Historically, Thailand and Vietnam have competed over the Mekong basin for hundreds of years.

But, history has proven for many years that Hanoi has never had any intention to attack Thailand - although it remains distrusted by the Thai elite, notably the military.

It is true that Vietnam is building up its maritime power these days. Hanoi has six Kilo-class submarines, including some yet to be delivered. It is no secret that Vietnam is in the process of acquiring 50 anti-ship and land attack 3M-14E Klub supersonic cruise missiles for its burgeoning fleet of SSK Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines.

However, the Thai elite knows very well that Vietnam built up its maritime strength because of conflict in the South China Sea, based on tension with its giant neighbour China, which has the world's third largest submarine fleet. Vietnamese submarines cannot be regarded as a threat to Thailand. On the contrary, if Thailand purchased submarines from China, it could pose a challenge to Hanoi since Vietnamese leaders might construe that Thailand would stand with Beijing if they were really in dispute.

On the western coast, India has 15 submarines while immediate neighbour Myanmar has no significant maritime power, let alone submarines. From a security perspective, it is useless for India to pose any threat to Thailand, while New Delhi wants it to be a major bridge to Southeast Asia.

Countries in this region both inside and outside Asean have reached consensus that there will be no major conventional warfare in the near future. Perhaps even half a century from now, countries in the region would not consider waging any wars against each other.

Security threats, if any, in the region at present are non-traditional ones, such as terrorism, piracy, smuggling, trafficking and natural disasters.

It is possible that Thai fishing boats could be sunk by the Indonesian Navy and Coastguard forces, as they illegally fish in the Java and Sumatra seas. Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants are also being trafficked in the Indian Ocean to disembark on the Thai shore. Meanwhile, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Indonesia might create disaster in Thai territorial waters, both in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea. All are possible.

The Navy might be commissioned to respond to such threats and need to provide humanitarian assistance for disaster relief. Navy equipment would be utilised for sure, but having submarines for such purposes is not suitable and too expensive.

And to cap it off, a smart navy would never use combat submarines to catch fish.