Not a good year for military aviation
RIP and condolences.

A very bad year for indonesian military aviation.
Iinm they have suffer 3 incident.

Yeah iinm 3 so far
But last week the f16 were dropping like moth.
It something contributed to all these accident
The numbers are quite scary.

Maybe the change of policy
Quality of the training or parts?

Cannot all be a coincidence

Yeah iinm 3 so far
But last week the f16 were dropping like moth.
It something contributed to all these accident
The numbers are quite scary.

Maybe the change of policy
Quality of the training or parts?

Cannot all be a coincidence

Malaysia plans to upgrade four Kedah-class corvettes for ASW role

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International
23 April 2015

.... To achieve the ASW upgrade, the RMN is proposing to equip the four vessels with torpedo launchers, towed array and hull-mounted sonars, and equipment to support the operation of an ASW helicopter...
....The other two vessels-in-class will be upgraded for anti-surface warfare (ASuW) operations. The RMN has said that it plans to equip the ships with an organic helicopter and surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles....

http://www.janes.com/article/50908/malaysi...es-for-asw-role

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

Satellite imagery of Hangzhou Bay shows that China has recently renovated a reserve airfield for dedicated drone operations in the East China Sea.

With military aviation being a priority, China’s been slowly moving toward operating more capable UAVs. Analysts and policy wonks alike have little doubt those capabilities will be put to good use as China develops a more assertive foreign policy.

In fact, they may already have.

Space snapshots acquired by DigitalGlobe from April 2015 show three of China’s BZK-005 parked in front of aircraft shelters on Daishan Island, located just off the coast in the East China Sea. The platform’s associated ground control stations were parked nearby.

Imagery suggests they’ve been operating from the airbase for at least two years—not surprising given the government called for the development of 11 new drone bases to be positioned along its 14,500 km coastline back in 2012. At the time, Colonel Li Jie, a researcher with Beijing’s Naval Research Institute, suggested they would be used to “track any foreign aerial vehicles within [China’s] maritime territory” — a comment probably aimed at U.S. drones.

However, with territorial disputes in nearby waters, they’ve also been used to create friction with China’s neighbors.  In September 2013 for example, Japan’s Self Defense Force scrambled fighters to identify what it described as an “unknown aerial vehicle” flying toward the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense released handhelds that revealed the drone as the BZK-005. Given the time-frame of the incident and the azimuth of flight, it seems likely the drone flew from Daishan—a detail not previously disclosed.

According to historical imagery, China began renovations at the airfield patching concrete runway tiles and removing encroaching vegetation between mid-2010 and 2013. At the same time, authorities constructed two new support areas.

Located near the south-end of the runway, the first area features seven aircraft shelters, each measuring approximately 22 x 27 meters. Those dimensions suggest each shelter could potentially house at least two of the UAVs. The second area, located less than 800 meters to the east, probably supports a barracks and a motor pool. Construction activity at this location was ongoing in early 2015.

MAS crashes are coincidence or not

Same applies to Indonesia.....

Now we are saying what others said to us

I am not only referring to Indonesia but the whole military aviation in general, the number of air accident involved military plane are at all time high.

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.

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.

C130 does not even come cheap these day

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.

All 113 People Aboard Crashed Indonesian Plane Dead - Air Force Commander © REUTERS/ Roni Bintang



An Indonsian Air Force Hercules C-130 plane crashed into a residential area in the town of Medan on Sumatra Island, killing all people on board.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – All 113 people aboard the Indonesian Hercules C-130 military transport airplane that crashed into a hotel and residential area earlier on Tuesday are dead, France Presse reported, citing the Indonesian Air Force commander.

The four-engine aircraft crashed in the southwestern part of North Sumatra approximately two minutes after takeoff from the Soewondo Air Force Base.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/asia/20150630/10240...l#ixzz3eXhFr77P