Aiya...no need report2 la, pusing2 orang itu juga. Buang space utk post saja....

Lebanese Army set to receive 20 refurbished VBC-90 6x6 Armored vehicles



After receiving 15 units of the GIAT Caesar 155mm Self-propelled artillery system last month, the Lebanese army is set to receive 20 refurbished ex-French Army VBC-90 Armored vehicles sometime before October. The vehicles, purchased with part of the $3 Billion USD military aid from Saudi Arabia, will reduce the workload of the elderly M113 armored vehicles in the Lebanese Army.

The VBC 90 is a 6x6 armoured vehicle manufactured by the French Company Renault based on the VAB 4x4 armoured personnel carrier. The VBC 90 has been used by the French Gendarmerie since 1983 and now it is no longer in service.

The VBC 90 is armed with a long-barrelled Giat Industries 90 mm F1 gun with a 35º oblique wedge breech block, a hydropneumatic recoil system, a thermal sleeve and a muzzle brake. There are 20 rounds of ready to use 90 mm ammunition carried, four in the turret basket and 16 in the turret bustle.

Mounted coaxially to the left of the main armament is a 7.62 mm machine gun and there are two electrically operated 80 mm smoke grenade dischargers mounted either side of the turret towards the rear.

Cool down bro, to be fair, they're not that modern or expensive. The VBC-90 is made in the 1980s, abut the same era with our SIBMAS. The French Army no longer uses them, so Lebanon very lucky got these on the cheap. Word has it the Lebanese Army is aiming to get at least 50 more of these VBC-90 by next year.

Thanks to big daddy Saudi Arabia's $3 Billion USD military aid, Lebanon is now set to receive tons of refurbished french equipment. Incoming assets include 5 EC725 transport helicopters, 10 Gazelle light assault helicopters, 3 D'Estienne d'Orves-class OPV/corvettes and modern surveillace/detection equipment for border protection. The deal also includes 10 years of maintenance and servicing contracts for these assets.


A French Navy D'Estienne d'Orves-class OPV/Corvette. The Lebanese Armed forces is set to receive 3 of these warships from France

Alongside the hardware deals, the French Army has also agreed to institute a training and advisory agreement where they will train and advise the Lebanese Armed forces for a period of 7 years, plus Lebanese officers and NCOs will also be sent to French military academies to introduce the Lebanese Army to a modern military doctrine.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: May 26 2015, 08:55 AM

Russia begins massive Air Force exercise involving 250 aircraft



Russia's military forces have begun a large exercise involving around 250 aircraft and 12,000 service personnel, according to its defence ministry.
The ministry described the four-day drill as a "massive surprise inspection", to check combat readiness.

The tests began on the same day as Nato and some of its partners started an Arctic training exercise.

Russia's actions in Ukraine and incursions into Western airspace have led to rising tensions with the West.

According to reports on the Russian agencies Interfax and Tass, the inspection of the aviation group and air defence forces in the central military district involves almost 700 weapons and pieces of military hardware.

During the exercise, Russia's long-range aircraft are due to carry out cruise missile strikes on practice targets in the Komi republic.
The current drills are in preparation for a larger exercise known as Center-2015 scheduled to run in the next few months.

The truth is A-10 probably won't survive against a modern army's air defense systems. It is actually never been tested against a serious opponent in its entire service, only against basic opponents like Iraq and in COIN campaigns against lightly-armed insurgents.

Ahhh....if it was only that simple....

Works against Iraq, but no guarantee anyone else with a more considerable military would just roll over and die like them.

I can't stress this pet peeve I have with people who still believe in this.

Modern heat-seeking missiles, MANPADS included, do not directly attack a jet engine. Modern IR sensors home in on the overall IR heat signature of an aircraft rather than the engines themselves. Sure, the exhaust plume is potentially the largest IR signature an aircraft has, but modern seekers are smart and sensitive enough to look for other IR signatures that tell it if the target is actually an aircraft, such as the heat radiating from an aircraft's leading edge and compression fan rather than blindly following a large IR signature that could possibly be a flare.

The 'home on jet engine exhaust' homing technique only works on earlier generations of heat-seeking missiles. Nowadays a heat-seeking missile can home in on its target from almost any angle.

Also, an anti-aircraft missile don't 'hit' an aircraft per se, shrapnel from it does. The warhead of an anti-aircraft missile doesn't actually do the killing, its function is only to propel the shrapnel towards its target. A pre-fragmented warhead casing ensures the shrapnel is directed in a controlled cone, much like a shotgun blast.



This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: May 27 2015, 07:59 AM

I'd rather prefer we buy military electronic equipment from countries like Japan or ROK rather than very pricey military hardware. These countries radar systems, encrypted communication gear and reconnaisance/detection suites are at same level as western gear but slightly cheaper. At least they are better than Russian or Chinese ones.

Interesting....Looks like ZH-05's scope actually can connect to a remote eye scope for shooting from behind obstacles.


This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: May 27 2015, 01:53 PM

To be fair, it seems now Malaysia has a lot more low-level threats to deal with than possible conventional warfare. Cross-border kidnappings, returning Malaysian IS jihadists, Southern Philippine militants, uncontrolled illegal immigrants entry and maritime territory disputes (arguable as some issues do involve intervention by RMN, some issues are law-enforment issues handled by APMM).

With these mounting issues and limited budget, I'm pretty sure there are some merits for putting extra effort to solve these problems.

Chinese Coast Guard heavy patrol vessel CCG 2901 takes to the ocean on sea trials


The CCG 2901 departs for sea trials on the East China sea

China's (and possibly the world's) largest coast guard patrol vessel, CCG 2901 has left port on 21 May for sea trials in the East China Sea. The heavy patrol vessel, estimated to weigh 12,000 tons with a hull length of 161 meters and a beam of 22 meters is an obvious sign of the level of seriousness the Chinese government is indulging to protect seas that is sees as its territorial waters.

The patrol vessel is thought to be capable of long-range transoceanic patrols, but is expected to be deployed mainly to the East China sea region, where China has significant maritime territorial disputes with Japan and Taiwan, centered on the ownership of the Senkaku Island chain (Diaoyu Islands in Chinese) and its surrounding waters.

The CCG 2901 is armed with a 76mm gun, two 30mm autocannons and a number of smaller machine guns. It is also capable to deploy and house up to two Z-8 heavy transport helicopters for various rescue and law-enforcement duties. A number of smaller boats carried onboard also enable it to send out boarding parties or anti-piracy teams.

The CCG 2901's sister vessel of the same class, the CCG 2501 is still under construction and is expected to come into service sometime in 2016.

While I'm all for constant improvement for the armed forces, I don't like Malaysia getting into arms races for the hell of it. Too many countries ruined themselves putting military priorities first.

If a neighbor buys something, doesn't mean you have to buy something too.

No big ticket buys doesn't mean no buys at all. Not as if suddenly Malaysia declare 0% military budget for the next 5 years.

Also no offense, but I seriously think if PRC is serious in taking the SCS by force and US by some reason decides not to intervene, i 'd say the whole of ASEAN can't do jack to repel them.

PLA Navy commissions 20th Type 056 OPV/Corvette



Built at the Shanghai Hudong shipyard, Huangshi (pennant number 502) has formally joined the PLAN’s North Sea Fleet following a ceremony at the PLA regional base at Weihai maritime garrison.

The 90m, 1,500-tonne displacement Type 056 OPV/Corvette carries four YJ-83 anti-ship missiles (with a 65 n mile range), one 76 mm main gun, two 30mm autocannons, an 8-cell FL3000N short range SAM launcher and two triple-tube torpedo launchers. The flight deck enables operation of a light helicopter, though the absence of a hangar constrains sustained helicopter operations.

Huangshi is the 20th unit in the Type-056 class to be commissioned; it is also the fourth to be fitted with towed array and variable depth sonars, indicating a primary anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role.

At least four Type 056s are currently fitting out; a class of 30 or more is anticipated.

Sources say Saudi Arabia ready to provide $80 Million USD annually for military aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces starting from 2018


Lebanese Army M48 'Patton' tanks patrol the Lebanese-Syrian border. Reliance on such aging equipment has eroded the effectiveness of the Lebanese Armed Forces in dealing with threats.

Sources from the defense community say Saudi Arabia is ready to finalize an agreement with the Lebanese government in order for the Saudis to provide an annual $80 Miilion USD military aid to help the Lebanese Armed Forces to transform it into a modern professional military force.

Saudi Arabia is currently sponsoring up to $3 Billion USD in the next three years for the Lebanese armed forces to strengthen its forces and avoid spillover from the civil war currently ongoing in neighboring Syria. Stopping the infiltration of IS and Al-Qaeda affiliated militants into Lebanese society is also high on Saudi Arabia's priorities.

Saudi Arabia is also hoping that by strengthening the Lebanese armed forces, it will also undermine and degrade the armed support for the powerful Hezbollah political party and its armed wing, who which Saudis regard as a proxy for its regional rival Iran.

Hezbollah is currently quite popular with the Lebanese population due to the prestige of its armed wing, who regard themselves as the protectors of the Lebanese nation.

The US is currently the largest contributor of military aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces, but has recently shown signs of conflicting policies on how much military aid it should donate to Lebanon without the Lebanese Armed Forces itself becoming a threat to Israel.

I'm wondering what exactly is the allocation is for the military in RMK-11? People here are acting as if the government has suddenly abolished the Malaysian armed forces.

I'm also curious about RMK-10, namely what its budget was & what plans were for the MAF and how much did it actually achieve for the military in 2010-2015?

Also, how much does it stack against RMK-11?

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: May 28 2015, 01:11 PM

Chinese Maritime Safety Administration patrol vessel Haixun 31 joins ARF-DIRex maritime safety exercise



The ASEAN Regional Forum-Disaster Relief Excercise 2015 (ARF-DiREx) maritime search and rescue (SAR) exercise sees the involvement of China's vessel Haixun 31 - the ship which participated in a joint operation to locate the vanished Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370.

The captain of MV Haixun 31, Chen Qinli said the ship's involvement in the search operation for Flight MH370 lasted about two months, and it was one of the biggest and longest SAR missions conducted.

"It was one of the biggest, longest rescue missions we have been involved in, and the journey from China to the Indian Ocean was not easy," he told Bernama here today.

Haixun 31, a 3,000 ton patrol vessel attached to the South China Sea Division for Marine Patrol and Law Enforcement of China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA), measures 114 metres in length, 13.8 metres in width and has a maximum speed of 22 knots.

Commenting on today's SAR excercise, he expressed satisfaction with the performances of the officers and their professionalism.

Meanwhile, Penang Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) enforcement and exercise officer Lt Commander Suhaizan Saadin said today's excercise included the surface SAR, water rescue and oil spill rescue.

He said, among agencies involved in the SAR excercise was MMEA, Royal Malaysian Police, Fire and Rescue Department and Marine Department, as well as China's vessels such as Haixun 31, and Dong Hai Jiu 101.

Wah so thorough, and here I thought they only hired someone to spray water if there's a fire.