wow, hawk also 30mil already ar?

but seriously, how capable are our airforce?

i know we have our mkm and super hornet,

but pitting them against our neighbor and overall capabilities on a defensive run, how long will they last.

given how much outsider are interested in this region,

i doubt playing the attrition card would be useless here,

we have vast resources, and good trading route, unless blockade happen beyond SCS, im sure resources will be pouring in from the other end,

brunei and peenoisee might be first to go, but remaining country will just be there standing

you are funny, correctly funny.

China invites former soldiers living in Taiwan to Beijing for VJ-day war commemorations


Chinese soldiers rest between operations during the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese war

China will welcome former soldiers living in Taiwan who fought against Japan in World War Two to take part in commemorations marking 70 years since the end of the conflict in Asia, state media said on Wednesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will oversee a military parade through Beijing's Tiananmen Square and other events on Sept. 3 and has invited foreign military officials to take part, though not said explicitly who will come.

After World War Two, Chinese Communists and Nationalists resumed a civil war that ended when Nationalist forces withdrew to Taiwan in 1949.

Though ruled separately, China claims Taiwan as its own, and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its rule. No peace treaty to formally end the war has ever been signed.

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said Beijing would welcome anyone from Taiwan to take part, but especially old soldiers, family members and descendants, state news agency Xinhua said.

"Victory in the war against Japan was a great victory for the entire Chinese nation," Ma said. "Under the historical conditions, compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait (should) jointly remember the victory."

Should a real hot war happens, it does not matter how much resources we have (which I disagree, most of our neighbours and the guy in SCS has same or even more) or trade routes or material assistance we get from outsiders (which I also disagree, depending on who we are fighting and whats the cause, those outsiders might not want to assist us also because a) they might not agree with our cause, b) they might also be on friendly terms with our enemy country or c) just don't want to get involved - like how we don't really want to get involve with Philippines tit-for-tat with China even though theoretically we are facing same issue) because in a war of attrition 1 Malaysian lost in combat is much higher in relative 'cost' to one Thai, one Indonesian or 1 Chinese as we have far less population and hence able-bodied men for war.

A war of attrition you are proposing is what the Russians did in WW2 and they lost 8-14 million or the Vietnamese did against the US where they lost half a million combatants (these does not count civilian casualties).

Anyway, I will not want to propose that we base our national military strategy on getting our pilots into 2nd-rate or less advanced fighters to fight for our country so that even if lose 50% of our men we reach our objective.

Air National Guard F-16 crashes near Douglas, Arizona, sparks 'massive fire'





http://rt.com/usa/269572-f16-crash-arizona-douglas/

UPDATE



The F-16 that crashed and ingnited a gas pipe line near Douglas Municipal Airport on 24 June 2015 during a evening training mission was in fact an Iraqi Air Force jet, piloted by an Iraqi pilot who was presumably killed in the incident. This was confirmed on Thursday by the Iraqi ministry of Defense in Baghdad.

http://airheadsfly.com/2015/06/25/iraqi-ai...-crashes-in-us/

This post has been edited by KYPMbangi: Jun 26 2015, 12:23 AM

ya loh... 30 million .。。。

well not put too much high expectation on our AirForce, we not enough fighter for long endurance air combat. and to coverage sabah/sarawak
As RMAF they need 6 squadron means 18 x 6 = 108 fighter.
Than upto date RMAF only have 36 jet= Su30+F18+Mig29(10 unit working)
as compare to Singapore they have 80 unit F15+F16 combine.
as compare to Thailand they have 67 unit = JAS39+F16
as compare to Indonesia have about 50 unit = Su27/30/F16
(only 3 Gen fighter calculate)

ideally (depend budget)
2 squadron su-30 or Su-50/55 (future) heavy fighter
2 squadron F18/rafale/Typhoon/f35 medium class fighter
2 squadron JAS39 for light fighter (FA50 can be consider)

This post has been edited by waja2000: Jun 25 2015, 04:23 PM

Sure makes sense. They won.

While the losses in the 1988 thing is still fresh in memory.

Thanks bro.

They got so many military forum. Oh well, sometime i think we need a proper military forum. I mean I knew Mymil got its own forum, but that forum was created through the forumms.net so a bit not so professional.

To be honest, i myself got an abandoned forum. And some of you prolly knew about it. Yes, I am Masboleh!

KAI to Develop Civilian and Military Helicopters



Korea Aerospace Industries will plunge into a development program of both civilian and military helicopters.

The aerospace company said on June 25 that it signed an agreement with the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration to develop light civil helicopters and light armed helicopters.

Under the terms of the contract, KAI will develop light civil helicopters under the direction of the industry ministry by 2020 after which the DAPA will take over to develop light armed helicopters based on the civil helicopter design by 2022. In the project to develop the 4.5-ton light civil helicopter, the industry ministry (350 billion won), KAI (200 billion won), Airbus Helicopters (400 billion won) will invest a total of 950 billion won.

In the light armed helicopter development project initiated by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, a total of 650 billion won will be invested. The military will replace the current helicopter model (500MD) to be obsolete by then with the new LAH model. The program is intended to help the Korean aerospace manufacturer secure core production technology while allowing it to be internationally competitive. The world's helicopter market is forecast to grow to US$635 billion by 2021 from 55,000 helicopters current in use.

Once the development project is completed, KAI aims to sell 1,000 helicopters in Korea and elsewhere, with 23 trillion won of sales revenue and 110,000 jobs from it. Scores of partner firms and research centers will take part in the development project, contributing to the growth of the nation's aerospace industry.

http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/51160/ka...ary-helicopters

http://www.janes.com/article/52541/indones...ndover-ceremony

China's WS-64 touted as first precision anti-ship rocket launcher



A visitor stands near a WS-63 rocket during the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, Nov. 11, 2014. (Photo/CFP)

China's WS-64 is the world's first precision-guided anti-ship missile rocket launcher system, reports Duowei News, a US-based Chinese political news outlet.

The WS-64, which has been on display at recent military exhibitions around the world, is the latest addition to the Weishi or "Guardian" multiple rocket launcher systems developed by Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation, a subsidiary of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's main aerospace contractor.

The defining feature of the WS-64 is its ability to effectively strike different types of targets at high precision thanks to its composite inertial/GPS + broadband passive radar homing guidance technology. The WS-35 and WS-3, for example, can already hit stationary targets with a high degree of accuracy, but the WS-64's guidance system allows it to take down moving targets like warships.

This means the WS-64 is China's and potentially the world's first precision-guided anti-ship weapon system, Duowei said, adding that it will be particularly attractive to countries without advanced fighter jets or air-launched anti-ship weapons as it enables attacks on enemy vessels from long distances.

The WS-64, which needs to be paired with a heavy, high-mobility vehicle as a base, carries 300-millimeter rockets and has a range of 120 to 280 kilometers with a launch preparation time of only eight to nine minutes. The system is also said to have highly adaptable and simplified launch capabilities because it can launched both vertically or from a tilted angle.

Importantly, the system comes with an INS/GNSS navigation system that is compatible with China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System. The WS-64 claims a circular error probable (CEP) of less than 30 meters, and when in radar homing mode, the CEP is reduced even further to less than 10 m.

Duowei suggests that the WS-64 could form a key component of the naval defense system of a small or mid-sized country, claiming that its deterrent power is the next best thing to having a nuclear weapon.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclas...=20150625000159

Meet the Terminator 2: Russia's BMPT-2 Combat Vehicle Dazzles at Army-2015



One of the main attractions of the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2015 in Kubinka became the BMPT-72, a modernized version of the unique Russian-made BMPT tank support combat vehicle. This is no surprise given that the BMPT-72, also known as the 'Terminator 2', has only been shown to the public on a few occasions, the Russian television channel Zvezda reported.

Developed by Russia's UralVagonZavod Corporation and built on the on the chassis of T-72 battle tank, the BMPT-72 multipurpose tank support combat vehicle is fitted with a state-of-the-art guided weapons system and is capable of destroying infantry vehicles, enemy tanks and other armored objects, as well as helicopters.

As such, the BMPT-72 is a unique project, especially in terms of its powerful armament, Zvezda said, citing Russian military expert Viktor Murakhovsky.

"The BMPT-72 is unique in featuring a variety of weapons, from rapid-fire guns to grenade launchers, which is why fighting enemy armored vehicles and manpower is an easy task for the Terminator-2," Murakhovsky said.

The BMPT-72 is armed with two 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannons that can load ammunition of 850 rounds, four laser-guided Ataka-T anti-tank missile systems and one coaxial machine gun with a remote reloading mechanism.

The vehicle can survive in different climates and zones, including urban areas, and in any light conditions. The Terminator 2 is equipped with night vision, a laser range finder, as well as an integrated laser controlled missile guidance system. It can detect targets within a 5km range, day or night.

Compared to the BMPT, only three crew are used on the BMPT-72, with two grenade launching positions now not required due to automation. The combat weight was also reduced from 47 to 44 tons, with the length and the width standing at 7.2 meters and 3.59 meters, respectively.

According to Murakhovsky, it is quite possible to assemble this advanced vehicle without spending hefty sums from state coffers.

"It's cheap and efficient", he said when asked how much money the BMPT-72 costs to build and operate.

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150625/1023824672.html

Survey Shows World Support for US Policy in Asia, Mideast





http://www.voanews.com/content/survey-show...st/2835079.html

The forgotten jungle heroes of Borneo











http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/5...e-heroes-Borneo

A-4 Skyhawk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y68FFZvNpAs

This post has been edited by cleaner: Jun 25 2015, 08:50 PM

How it it diff from anti ship . missiles

Lol..

UPDATE



The F-16 that crashed and ingnited a gas pipe line near Douglas Municipal Airport on 24 June 2015 during a evening training mission was in fact an Iraqi Air Force jet, piloted by an Iraqi pilot who was presumably killed in the incident. This was confirmed on Thursday by the Iraqi ministry of Defense in Baghdad.

http://airheadsfly.com/2015/06/25/iraqi-ai...-crashes-in-us/

18 trainer, 8 light fighter.