why they need to remove all the weapons away?

i know its should b all natural to every way, but they still need self defense mechanism, no?

why they need to remove all the weapons away?

i know its should b all natural to every way, but they still need self defense mechanism, no?

since geneva convention say you cant attack hospital ship, then hospital ship shouldnt be able to attack you as well.

Pirates don't follow such restriction right? Many of of the medicines on board can fetch quite a price in black market and may attract pirates.

ARTICLE 8 OF THE ADAPTATION OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION FOR MARITIME WARFARE

Hospital-ships and sick-wards of vessels arc no longer entitled to protection if they are employed for the purpose of injuring the enemy.

Neither the fact of the personnel of the said ships and sickwards being armed for maintaining order and for defending the sick and wounded. nor the presence of wireless telegraph apparatus on board, is a sufficient reason for withdrawing protection.

Pirates don't follow such restriction right? Many of of the medicines on board can fetch quite a price in black market and may attract pirates.

Why is this hospital ship armed?

Ok, I know this ship was originally a Makassar-class LPD, but I figured they'd remove all weaponry when they converted it into a hospital ship.

KRI dr. Soeharso (990) (sebelumnya bernama KRI Tanjung Dalpele (972)) adalah kapal jenis Bantu Rumah Sakit (BRS). Awalnya kapal ini berfungsi sebagai Bantu Angkut Personel (BAP) bernama KRI Tanjung Dalpele (972), karena perubahan fungsi maka pada tanggal 17 September 2008 di Pelabuhan Tanjung Emas, Semarang, dikukuhkan oleh KASAL saat itu Laksamana TNI Slamet Soebijanto

Pirates don't follow such restriction right? Many of of the medicines on board can fetch quite a price in black market and may attract pirates.

it not from Makassar class it from TNI-AL LPD Frosch Class, makassar class is from code 59X.

Frosch-class totally different looking. Also Frosch is an LST, not LPD.

The incident occurred in the afternoon on Tuesday when the aircraft registration FAC 1658, skidded into a ditch located on said base.

Fortunately the crews suffered no injuries during the accident. The plane is carrying two military officials during its flight.

Through a statement, the FAC said the incident occurred when the AC-47T aircraft tried to land, but "got to the side of the runway of stopped in the security perimeter."

You think they won't factor the longer build time and finance costs into the tender price charged to the govt? Its not new... other national defence industries also do it, and it contributes to high program costs and ultimately more expensive equipment for little reason other than to feed the industry.

Navy's strategic sealift vessel to be launched in Indonesia

By Alexis Romero (philstar.com) | Updated January 15, 2016 - 4:55pm

MANILA, Philippines - One of the two strategic sealift vessels acquired by the Philippines to boost the Navy’s capabilities will be launched on Sunday in Indonesia.

Launching is a Navy term that refers to the removal of a ship from dry dock to allow it to float at sea for the next stage of tests. A ship is launched to ensure that it is working properly before it is delivered to its buyer.

“We got a word from the Navy that one of the two strategic sealift vessels we ordered from Indonesia, from the PT PAL shipyard, will be launched this January 17. Our key officials will be in attendance to see the launching of that ship,” Armed Forces spokesman Col. Restituto Padilla said in a press briefing yesterday.

“The acquisition of the strategic sealift vessels is a very important milestone for our Navy. It will increase our capacity for humanitarian assistance and disaster response during critical moments when we our hit by storms,” he added.

In 2014, The STAR reported that shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) won the bidding for the purchase of two brand new strategic sealift vessels for the Philippine Navy. The notice of award for the P4-billion project was issued to the company in December 2014.

PT PAL offered to build the vessels for $86,980,000 or about P3.864 billion, well within the budget ceiling of P4 billion.

The first strategic sealift vessel will be delivered in May while the second ship is scheduled to arrive next year.

The strategic sealift vessels can be used to perform civil-military operations and can transport a large number of soldiers, logistics equipment and supplies. They can also accommodate three helicopters and can support disaster relief operations.

Padilla said the ship can also be deployed as a command and control center that can coordinate rescue, recovery and retrieval efforts.

“This ship can also be used as floating hospital in case our health center and hospitals in provinces that were affected by disasters become unavailable,” he said.

Padilla said the vessel can also be used as a supply ship in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and other Philippine territories.

Mainly the project have ceiling price.
They will be trouble if they try to make the project more expensive.

The smart system can chose the type of weapons and reload the module. It also provides target tracking and fire management. Currently, prototypes of the new weapon are being tested

The automatic combat module is one of the latest defense projects designed in Sevastopol. It can be equipped with different types of weapons of various gauges. It is controlled remotely, from a distance of up to 50 kilometers

The operator selects the target by touching the screen. Then, the system would automatically track the target regardless of its movements and speed, in any weather and visibility conditions.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has responded to a report of a military aircraft collision involving two helicopters off the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, Chief Petite Officer Fara Mooers told ABC News.

Responders are searching for 12 people in a debris field 2 miles off the coast of Haleiwa. Each helicopter was carrying six people.

The Coast Guard received a call from the Marine Core Air Station, Kane’ohe Bay, at 11:38 p.m. local time Thursday requesting assistance.

Officials launched Coast Guard aircraft -- a MH65 helicopter and an HC130 Coast Guard airplane -- from Oahu.

The Coast Guard is searching the debris with assistance from a Navy helicopter crew and the Honolulu Fire Department with a helicopter and rescue boat on scene.

They have not located any personnel at this time and are continuing to search.

US military members who are exposed to repeated blasts in a war zone may suffer permanent damage in parts of the brain that lend emotional stability, said a study Wednesday.

Researchers have described mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) -- more commonly called "concussion" -- as the "signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan," said the report in the US journal Science Translational Medicine.

More than 250,000 US service members have been diagnosed with mTBI around the world, and post traumatic stress is a common accompaniment.

1. Roza Georgiyevna Shanina

Roza was a young Russian female sniper during World War 2. She was credited with 59 confirmed kills, and nicknamed the unseen terror of East Prussia. She enlisted shortly after the death of her brother in a German bombing campaign. She was killed in action during the East Prussian Offensive shielding an artillery officer from shrapnel.

2. William ‘Billy’ Dixon

Billy Dixon is one of only eight civilians to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor. During the Second Battle of Adobe Walls he allegedly fired a one mile shot with a borrowed buffalo rifle to hit a Native American warrior that was standing right next to the tribes chief. This incredible shot broke a siege that put 29 individuals against between 700, and 1200 Native Americans.

3. Craig Harrison

Craig Harrison is the current world record holder for the longest kill shot. His record currently sits at 2,475m and the shots took six seconds to hit their target. Other snipers have tried to reproduce his shot under controlled circumstances without success.

4.Carlos Hathcock

Hathcock was a US Marine Sniper during the Vietnam war. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest snipers to ever stalk the Earth. In one of his many encounters with the enemy, it is storied that he shot an enemy sniper in the eye, by putting a round through the enemies scope. He helped found the United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper school, which is considered the best scout sniper school on Earth.

5.Simo “Simuna” Häyhä

Simo was a Finnish sniper during the Winter War with Russia. The Russians gave him the nickname ‘White Death’, or ‘White Ghost’ because he reportedly killed 505 Russian soldiers while hiding in the snow. All 505 of his confirmed kills happened in under 100 days, at a time where there was very few hours in the day.

Indonesia and Denmark to pursue industry collaboration

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
14 January 2016

Indonesia and Denmark are discussing a potential defence industrial collaboration programme featuring the co-production of naval vessels and accompanying mission systems, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Jakarta has said.

According to an MoD statement on 13 January, defence industry officials from Denmark held meetings in Jakarta with counterparts from Indonesia, including defence minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.

The statement said the theme of the meetings was defence industry co-operation based on technology transfers to Indonesian industry. Products under consideration, it said, include unspecified naval vessels, radars, and other electronic systems to support naval operations.

The MoD quoted Denmark's ambassador to Indonesia, Casper Klynge, as saying, "This is more than buying and selling.