If anyone is curious, the RPG the guy is carrying (which is actually a chinese-made Type 69 grenade launcher) has a HE-airburst warhead for anti-personnel duties.

On impact, the warhead will detonate a small explosive charge to 'bounce' itself to a height of 2 meters where it then detonate the main charge and scatters 800 steel ball bearings along with it.

but according to description above, the 'HE-airburst' that you mention sounds more like a frag warhead

Interesting, I have heard of the antipersonnel RPG round but never seen it. What a low-tech fuze method! Does Msian army have these AP RPG rounds for our infantry squads?

Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 16:47 WIB

Parliament pushes for boost of defense industry

Red: Julkifli Marbun


Antara/Zabur Karuru

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission I and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) held a hearing on the development of the primary weaponry defense system (Alutsista) at the Navy Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, Tuesday.

The hearing was held to discuss the modernization of alutsista as the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) chief had earlier emphasized that strengthening the Navy and Air Force (TNI AU) is a priority, Commission I Chairman Mahfuds Siddiq stated.

During the meeting, a plan was also discussed to grant some naval ships to the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla).

In accordance with the nation's maritime axis vision, the naval weaponry system must be modernized to guard Indonesian waters, he affirmed.

"Currently, the TNI AL is actively supporting the tasks of the maritime affairs and fishery ministry, but it does not only detain boats involved in illegal fishing activities as it has to guard the nation's entire maritime territory," the politician from the Justice and Prosperous Party (PKS) said.

Chief of Staff of the Navy Admiral Ade Supandi said the hearing with the legislators also discussed defense budgeting.

"The role of the DPR's Commission I is crucial," he added.

The first priority is to stop operating old or outdated alutsista. Ten warships will enter the conservation stage and will no longer be operated.

However, the warships will still be maintained if their replacements are not yet available.

Therefore, the Navy needs the DPR's support regarding the allocation of the budget, he said.

Communication with the Commission I is crucial for the Navy's development planning, he added.

On Monday, PT PAL Indonesia launched two warships: a Destroyer with guided missiles (PKR) and a Strategic Sea lift Vessel (SSV)-1.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli emphasized that it is time for Indonesia to control the shipbuilding market in Asia as the nation has the ability to build modern warships.

He said the government will continue to support the maritime industry by providing facilities, including for the shipbuilding industry.

RK 95TP suits them well. why fiddle with something if it ain't broke.

Fun fact: When you see this photo, were you immediately irritated that the camera/scope/thingie is on the helmet’s forehead and not on a pull-down lever attached to the helmet’s right ear area? Yes? Then you’re as big of a nerd as I am.

Russian airstrikes are amazingly accurate even though the Russians are flying at over 5000m above ground, well out of reach of man portable air defense systems (MANPADS).

They are even flying at night and in bad weather.  This is even more puzzling considering that most of the work, at least in quantitative terms, is done by old SU-24s (first deployed in 1974) and SU-25 (first deployed in 1981).

The original bombs of “WWII” technology were simple gravity bombs.

with the increase in the speed of aircraft a one second delay in releasing a bomb could easily result in a miss by 600-800 meters

some reinforced targets needed a direct hit (command posts, bridges, etc.).  Two main type of guided bombs were developed: laser-guided and TV guided.

The laser guided bomb work very simply: the aircraft (or ground spotter) “paints” the target with a laser beam

The TV guided bomb also operates in a simple manner: the weapons system officers centers the bomb’s TV camera on the target and glides the bomb towards it

The advent of satellite guidance ushered a new era for guided weapons.  For the first time it became possible to use GPS (or, for the Russians, GLONASS) satellite signals to guide a bomb to a target.

The Americans came up with an elegant solution: the JDAM.  The Joint Direct Attack Munition kit was a way to convert “dumb” (non-guided) bombs into “smart” (guided) bombs by attaching a special kit to them

The Russians came up with a much better solution.

Instead of mounting a kit on an old bomb and lose the kit every time, the Russians mounted a JDAM-like kit, but on the airplane.

Introducing the SVP-24:

SVP stands for “специализированная вычислительная подсистема” or “special computing subsystem”.  What this system does is that it constantly compares the position of the aircraft and the target (using the GLONASS satellite navigation system), it measures the environmental parameters (pressure, humidity, windspeed, speed, angle of attack, etc.).  It can also receive additional information from datalinks from AWACs aircraft, ground stations, and other aircraft.  The SVP-24 then computes an “envelope” (speed, altitude, course) inside which the dumb bombs are automatically released exactly at the precise moment when their unguided flight will bring them right over the target (with a 3-5m accuracy).

every 30+ year old Russian “dumb” bomb can now be delivered by a 30+ year old Russian aircraft with the same precision as a brand new guided bomb delivered by a top of the line modern bomber

pilot does not even have to worry about targeting anything.  He just enters the target’s exact coordinates into his system, flies within a defined envelope and the bombs are automatically released for him.  He can place his full attention on detecting any hostiles (aircraft, missiles, AA guns).  And the best part of this all is that this system can be used in high altitude bombing runs, well over the 5000m altitude which MANPADs cannot reach.  Finally, clouds, smoke, weather conditions or time of the day play no role in this whatsoever.

since the SVP-24 is mounted on the aircraft and not the bomb, it can be reused as often as needed

SVP-24 has now been confirmed to be mounted on the Russian SU-24s, SU-25s, Tu-22M3 “Backfires” and the Kamov Ka-50 and Ka-52 helicopters, the venerable MiG-27 and even the L-39 trainer

If anyone is curious, the RPG the guy is carrying (which is actually a chinese-made Type 69 grenade launcher) has a HE-airburst warhead for anti-personnel duties.

On impact, the warhead will detonate a small explosive charge to 'bounce' itself to a height of 2 meters where it then detonate the main charge and scatters 800 steel ball bearings along with it.

Are there already any of this version actually in ATM service? (actual service, not for testing only)
Could be one reason.

Philippine Navy SSV BRP Tarlac (LD-601). Photo credit to antifamous.

Al-Nusra are on the back foot in Latakia province. In this propaganda video by Al-Nusra, the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group admit defeat in the Turkmen mountains but claims this is only because of Russian airstrikes.

The situation is the same where Ahrar ash-Sham are being pushed out of Latakia province and into their stronghold in Idlib.

Govt orders 50 Pindad-made armored vehicles

Rabu, 20 Januari 2016 21:46 WIB

Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) - State-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad has received an order from the government for 50 armored vehicles to strengthen its main armament system, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said.

"With approval from the Defense Minister (Ryamizard Ryacudu), we will order 50 units if the vehicle passes the test," he said here on Wednesday.

The government is in the process of negotiating with PT Pindad regarding the purchase price of the armored vehicle called Badak.

He said once these vehicles are received, the government is planning to upgrade its weapons in the interest of state defense.

"We are still negotiating the price. We have agreed to buy 50 units in the first stage. The next stage will be upgrading of all weapons which are still in good condition," he said.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla, accompanied by Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu and Industry Minister Saleh Husin, was in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung to visit the factories owned by state-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad and state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia.

During the visit, the vice president reached an agreement for purchase of several kinds of weapons to strengthen the countrys military armament system.(*)

According to the ANHA reporters who obtained information from local sources, the Turkish force of military vehicles and heavy equipment accompanied a mine detection and removal device. After crossing the border, Turkish soldiers moved westwards within the Syrian territory.

Sources reported that ISIS gangs in the area were all unresponsive to the activity of Turkish soldiers, and just watched them as they moved.

According to another unconfirmed report, a Turkish troop of thousand soldiers has now been deployed on Syrian land close to the border.

Three years ago, the Navy won subsidies to help three companies build biofuel refineries to supply warships.

Since then, oil prices have dropped about 70 percent--but the Navy's "Great Green Fleet" is ready to sale.

the Great Green Fleet is an aircraft-carrier task group led by the nuclear-powered USS John C. Stennis, with escort ships fueled on a blend of 90 percent diesel and 10 percent biofuel.

The Department of Defense uses about 14 million gallons of fuel per day, with the Navy responsible for about a quarter of that, according to the Defense Logistics Agency.

The Islamic State militant group has cut its fighters' monthly salaries by 50 percent, citing "exceptional circumstances"

“No one will be exempt from this decision no matter his position, but the distribution of food assistance will continue twice a month as usual,”

IS controls several oil fields but it is believed that the air strikes have damaged revenues and the oil infrastructure that it relies upon. Last week, the coalition also bombed an IS bank where the group had been stashing millions of US dollars.

nine strikes in Iraq and Syria in recent months had led to the destruction of "tens of millions" of dollars of IS reserves.

"They operate on cash; there is no credit in IS."

Foreign fighters, who were paid double the Syrian militants, would have their monthly income reduced to $400