russia used the high-end Brahmos missile on Syria?

Lockheed Martin discussing F-16V deal with Indonesia

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
08 October 2015

Lockheed Martin is in discussions with Indonesia over a potential sale of the F-16V Fighting Falcon, a company spokesperson confirmed to IHS Jane's on 9 October.

The spokesperson was speaking one day after Lockheed Martin displayed a cockpit demonstrator of the F-16V in Jakarta to promote the aircraft to meet air combat capability requirements in the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU).

"We are currently in discussion with the [Indonesian] government on the F-16V and ran the event to provide an understanding of its capabilities on Wednesday," said the spokesperson.

In a press release to accompany the event Lockheed Martin said the F-16V offers Indonesia the "most advanced 4th generation capability" including Scalable Agile Beam Radar and enhancements to the aircraft's mission computer, vehicle systems, aircraft structure, cockpit and electronic warfare system.

Indonesia should stick to type 209 instead of having so many differ sub.
ain't cheap to maintain sub.

Asia Pacific

• Janes reported  that Indonesia is in talks with French shipyard DCNS over the possible sale of a Scorpene 1000 diesel-electric submarine, despite reports  that the country’s parliament approved the acquisition of Russian-built Kilo-class boats in September. The Indonesian defense ministry is thought to be considering a purchase of five Russian subs , with the Indonesian Navy currently operating two South Korean-manufactured submarines, with another two on order. The littoral capabilities of the French design may be the reason for a split purchase, with the Russian boats intended for use in deep water.DCNS signed a partnership agreement with Indonesian shipyard PT Pal in November , which included marketing of the Scorpene 1000.

DCNS announces partnership with Indonesian shipyard PT Pal during Indo Defence 2014
 
At Indo Defence 2014, the international defence exhibition currently held in Jakarta, DCNS revealed it has signed a partnership with local shipyard PT Pal to co-develop future Indonesian Defence Vessels. As part of the agreement, the future vessels should be built in Indonesia and would include a high level of local industrial content, through Indonesian-French long term cooperation.

At Indo Defence 2014, the DCNS stand showcases:


Scorpene 100 SSK scale model on DCNS stand at Indo Defence 2014

^^^
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/31303-031303/

Anyway looks like the Scorpene 1000 talks is a follow up from a partnership agreement between DCNS & PT PAL signed in November last year during Indo Defence 2014.
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/n...fence-2014.html

An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, in North-East Nigeria.
All those on the plane died in the accident, authorities said.The identities of those on board were however yet to be disclosed.

The spokesperson for the Force, Dele Alonge, said in a statement late Saturday night that the aircraft crashed at about 4:23PM Nigerian time due to bad weather.

Mr. Alonge, an Air Commodore, said the F7-Ni fighter jet, with registration number, NAF801, was ‘returning to base from an interdicted mission when it crashed  around Hong, in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State’.

“There was no survival as the pilot of the aircraft lost his life in the unfortunate incident,” Mr. Alonge said.
He emphasised that the crash was due to bad weather and that the aircraft was never under enemy fire.

Minggu, 11 Oktober 2015 , 08:22:00 WIB

TNI Ingin Beli Hercules Tipe J

Laporan: Ade Mulyana

RMOL. TNI Angkatan Udara menyiapkan pembelian pesawat angkut Hercules tipe J. Permintaan pembelian Hercules tipe terbaru itu telah disampaikan ke Kementerian Pertahanan.

"Mudah-mudahan segera direalisasikan, TNI AU butuh sekali itu," kata Kepala Dinas Penerangan TNI AU (Kadispenau) Marsekal Muda (Marsma) Dwi Bagarmanto, Sabtu (10/10).

Pengadaan Hercules tipe J untuk menggantikan Hercules tipe B yang sudah berusia sepuh. Kemungkinan, kata Marsma Dwi, peswat angkut Hercules tipe B akan segera dipensiunkan.

Pembelian Hercules tipe J telah disampaikan ke Kementerian Pertahanan. Namun hingga saat ini, kata Marsma Dwi, pihaknya belum mendapatkan pernyataan resmi dari Menteri Pertahanan, Ryamizard Ryacudu. Oleh karenanya, sampai saat ini, pembelian Hercules tipe terbaru itu belum bisa dikomunikasikan dengan perusahaan.

"Sudah masuk resnstra MEF (Minimum Esenstial Force) tahap dua," imbuhnya
 
Dengan sudah dimasukkannya ke dalam MEF tahap dua (2015-2019), satu skuadron pesawat angkut terbaru buatan Lockheed Martin itu ditargetkan mendarat dalam waktu dekat. Sebagaimana diketahui, Indonesia merupakan satu-satunya negara yang masih menggunakan pesawat angkut Hercules tipe B. Terakhir, salah satu unit pesawat yang sudah ada sejak pemerintahan Soekarno itu jatuh di Medan pada akhir Juni lalu.

Sebelum memilih Hercules J, ada beberapa kandidat pesawat angkut lainnya yang sempat dipertimbangkan. Di antaranya pesawat Airbus A-400 Prancis dan Boeing C-17, Amerika. Namun dengan pertimbangan mempermudah alih teknologi, TNI AU memilih Hercules J sebab beberapa alat pemeliharaan Hercules sudah dimiliki Indonesia.

"Kan kita sudah punya tipe-tipe sebelumnya. Jadi bukan hanya memudahkan teknisi, diharapkan bisa memangkas anggaran pengeluaran," pungkas Dwi seperti dilansir Jawa Pos.[dem]

Indonesian Air Force plan to buy a squadron of C-130J Super Hercules to replace the B variants. The intended purchase have been budgeted in the 2nd MEF 2015-2019.


http://m.rmol.co/news.php?id=220499

Moscow’s Jaw-Dropping New Missile Is a 'Wake-Up Call' for Washington.


'' It should be a wakeup call that we don’t have a monopoly
on the capability," Eric Wertheim, a US naval analyst, told
the Daily Beast. ''

'' The SS-N-30 is comparable to the Tomahawk missile .... ''

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20151009/102...-Cause-Awe.html
What is he talking about ?

They never did have ANY monopoly on antishipping missiles
from the very start.

Why should it be ''jaw dropping'' for them now, when, to this day,
they still don't have any equvialent to the AS-4 Kitchen - 300 mile range,
MACH 3.5 terminal diving (Mach 4.6 in flight at altitude), 2,000 pounder
warhead - fielded OVER FIVE DECADES ago ?

Let alone the newer seaskimming Strobile, Sunburn and Shipwrecks,
the latter two which have been around since the early 1980s.

To this day, all they have is the pathetic 550 mph, 70 mile range,
500 pounder Harpoon.

Same for the UK and French, which have similarly tiny subsonic
seaskimmers. I believe Britain bought Harpoon when they retired
Sea Eagle, and the Frenchuse later marks of the Exocet.
While fictional, Barrett Tillman's scenario in his book here, of a regiment
of Backfires firing Kitchens, sinking an ENTIRE American carrier battle
group, is quite realistic and entirely feasible.

http://www.abebooks.com/Sixth-Battle-Barre.../11794922066/bd
Russia’s New Mega-Missile Stuns the Globe.

'' That makes it broadly similar to the American Tomahawk missile, ''

That's incorrect. The SS-N-30A is believed to have a supersonic
terminal homing phase. The Tomahawk has no such capability,
being subsonic all the way.

Within weeks, the Department of Defense will grant one of four competitors a $95 million contract to build an exotic new aircraft — of the sort 20th century inventors went broke and nearly mad trying to create.

A defense analyst in Seoul said the new missile appeared to have been modified to allow it to be fitted with a miniature nuclear warhead — a claim echoed by North Korea’s state TV — but others experts said it was impossible to tell.

North Korea has long claimed it has technology capable of launching nuclear bombs at its distant enemies, but experts are skeptical whether the impoverished country has acquired the sophisticated technology needed to produce such weapons.

“With the vengeful desire to turn the citadel of our enemies into a sea of fire, our powerful tactical rockets loaded with diversified and miniaturized nuclear warheads are on the move,” the commentator said, as rows of missiles were shown on screen.

Leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday told crowds assembled for the parade that the country’s armed forces “are capable of fighting any kind of war provoked by the U.S. and we are ready to protect our people and the blue sky of our motherland.”

Lee Il-woo, a defense analyst at Korea Defense Network, said the new version of the KN-08 — which has an estimated range of up to 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) — had a more rounded end than the version unveiled in 2012.

“This means North Korea might have successfully developed technology to minimize nuclear warheads and fit them on top of missiles,” he said.

But another analyst, Chae Yeon-seok at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, cautioned that the missiles might be mock-ups.

It does seem that Indonesia has a big wish list that is getting bigger every week. Despite their economy going thru a tough time, at the very least some of those items actually go through.

Meanwhile in Malaysia, sigh.
Anyone knows what happened to the heavy lift helo purchase proposal for Malaysia?