Lebanon army traditionally follow french style, so berets fold right to left.

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.

Lebanon army traditionally follow french style, so berets fold right to left.

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.

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.

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.

PH, Vietnam can wipe out Chinese forces in Spratlys – ex-USPACOM chief



IT will be unfavorable to China if it would launch military action in the Spratlys (Kalayaan Island Group) in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), as it is too far away from mainland to reinforce itself during conflict, a former chief of US Pacific Command and Director of National Intelligence said.

“The Spratlys are 900 miles away from China, for God’s sake. Those things have no ability to defend themselves in any sort of military sense,” said Adm. Dennis Blair, who is now a director at the National Bureau of Asian Research, said in an interview with Wall Street Journal recently.

As a former USPACOM chief, he used to be responsible for the American forces in the Asia-Pacific region.

“If the Chinese were ever so foolish as to try to take any sort of actual military action from those islands, they’re completely indefensible militarily. Heck, the Philippines and the Vietnamese could put them out of action, much less us,” he added.

Blair resigned in 2010 as the US intelligence director over alleged rift with the White House.

Blair was USPACOM chief in 2001 when a Chinese fighter jet clashed with a US spy plane over South China Sea. It killed the Chinese pilot and the US plane made emergency landing on Hainan.

China has made significant progress in its reclamation projects in recent months, turning islands and reefs to artificial islands believed to be military installations. But China

It has also warned US and Philippine planes on patrol over the disputed waterway recently. This was seen by some as China’s attempt to set up an Air Defense Identification Zone.

At a security summit in Singapore over the weekend, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter called for an end to all reclamation activities by all claimants in the South China Sea, including by China who has made the most developments.

The former USPACOM chief also accused the US of planning “whack-a-mole” in dealing with China over the sea dispute and suggested for diplomacy rather than military actions.

“We shouldn’t be leading with the aircraft carriers down there,” he said.

Blair said the main problem in the disputed waters would be Spratlys, where China is doing massive construction activities.

“The only thing I can think of there is you divide them up: Okay, Philippines you get 20, Malaysia gets 15, China gets 10,” he said.

Some of his proposals to the problem include a ban on military forces and agreement to jointly develop fishing and other resources, adding that US and its allies would likely agree.

China claims most parts of the disputed South China Sea, a major trade route believed to be rich in resources. AC

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/123794/ph...x-uspacom-chief

yes...

with mega projects around (mrt,hsr,kl118) ... Kesian MAF.

wonder what the heck happen to najib...when he's the defence minister, everything looks so well for the armed forces..getting upgrades and new toys..

when he's become PM, i thought our military will gain more benefit..how wrong i was..

‘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....

coast guard, china second navy

sending a military ships might just escalate the matter worse. Unless it a military ship that park there,

as far as I know we have deftech manufacturing military things. Can't we manufactured our own small patrol boats?    I think self-manufactured 1 can be cheaper and the quality can be assured by ourselves.

well deftech only do land weapon recently on air business.
hence we still got 5-6 local shipyard can produce boat, except boasthed navy shipyard other shipyard only make small patrol boat about 10-25 meter for polis/mmea/etc and no on-board gun,some no radar means low tech boat.
went built proper mmea/navy patrol boat usually have 50 meter long for 300+ tons, with Radar, comm, navigation, remote weapon gun, it have to more high level skill and experience shipyard which lack for. anyway it still can get outsource like kongsberg, furuno to do integration.
problem is local shipyard always waiting gov give Contract and Money first。
should take initiative to come-out design/built-it small patrol boat to show there capability , than give RMN and MMEA to try 1-2 year. but who want spend 10+ million usd to built ship?

we have big ship yard like boasthed navy shipyard （BNS）and NMEL have capability to built patrol boat，but both shipyard already have contract to built Gowind LCS, and NMEL propose built Corvette to RMN which partner with DSME Korea，
what i means we lack of engineer design/system/built/integration of patrol boat/ship (above 300 tons) , BNS also send engineer to DCNS to learn ship design/plan via Gowind project.
so usually local shipbuilder have to partner with oversea shipbuilder means bought the patrol boat/ship design/TOT which very high cost。

Malaysia should consider buying those rusian ex mistral at least satu biji

Russian is offloading them quick and french is deperate for a buyer.

One good buyer is india as they may need it but india good relationship with russian may play an upper hand.

Second is china but china is developing their own type 81 with help from french as usual though they wont admit it. Plus, us wont be happy givibg it to china

The ship also has two AK-630 ship-borne artillery systems with 4,000 shells each, which can fire 4,000-5,000 rounds per minute at a range of 4-5 kilometers, and an AK-176M automatic gun with a range of 15 kilometers for sea and land targets and 11 kilometers for air targets.

http://sputniknews.com/asia/20150603/1022910656.html