accuracy of the system sounds doubtful
prc coast guard is going to laugh

That's my point. Probably nowadays, in a war setting, you see a blip on your radar screen that doesn't have an IFF or civilian signature, 99.9% it's your enemy. Do different camo colors between air force planes help in this matter? Radar sees threats for far longer and probably better than you are.

Probably helps during visual IFF, but unless its peacetime, I don't see pilots actually bothering to do anything visual.

so this dude carry parang are Gurkha ? what is in the pouch left leg, bio hazard mask ? they always prepare for the worst
what is the despro can't find a prostitute end up lost live 
but why one force park at others country airport,  kek

kecian peenoise, knowingly allowing more of it's citizen being rape and murder all because of their stupidity and ignorance and corruption.

let's hopd we 're not heading that way

not a good thing.. it shifts the balance of power in the region

By 'shifting balance of power' you mean TNI potentially unseating SAF from the top dog position in ASEAN?

but of course obviously only SAF is allowed to have Apaches.

not only for sg, but for msia as well... sg have a better relationship with id as compared to msia with id...

with sg's dominance in air superiority the threat is controlled... but how bout msia?

isn't singkie the most reliable ally murica can count on in this region? pinoys, incapable...

indon although after sby seems to have came to their senses but it very much depend on the gov of the day...
yeaps.. one have numbers one have quality... but arming the largest standing army in the region, you put other smaller countries at risk...

errr... msia is also one of the threat to sg.. in fact the most significant one... but relationship between both countries seem to have warmed up after butthurtz mamatir left

nope, doubt on paper sg is an US ally although sg does support a lot of us initiatives

sam? already got... f15 would be the main deterrent... also their integration is nearly non-existent
yeaps... so should allow them to stay large enough for defense n maintaining domestic peace but not enough for power projection
any threat to your country is worth mentioning... the only time you dont rant is when the threat is non existent or you dont know what's happening... the tanks are ok, apaches are ok, just hope no sophisticated jets

buy first then mention...

so msia will be more vulnerable during the next 24 months...

lelz... wanna depend on yanks for own defense? have we stoop down to the level off peenoise? cannot always depend on others mang... what incentive do they have to help us? where were the brits during ww2?
radar absorbing material/coat    by nippon paint

sory for asking
typhoon Tranche1 or Tranche3?
T1 is purely air superiority beast without A2G capabilities(thus its much lighter) while T3 is much heavier due to more A2G attack equipments

our primary objective is to have as close as possible to a real air-superiority fighter to cover peninsular & sabah sarawak which Tranche1 fits that capability & also much lighter airframe,less expensive to maintain due to less complexities

compared to Tranche3 which fitted with lots of heavier ground attack capabilities that deterred its main air-superiority objectives

more of a conduit to control UAV not the controller...

as much as singkie owes US, they have their own military industrial complex and negotiation are always on equal terms... they dont receive military aid

more like ran away... and let the locals suffer... they came back to occupy their conquered land... so having someone to back you up makes you sleep well at night? rely on others while you dont know how reliable they can be?
have to agree... but does msia have the resources to have a pure air superiority fighter? it might be a good idea...

yeah UK version is the best version coz specialised being almost entirely made by BAE

*not to mention Tranche1 variant is much cheaper too

RAF is willing to lease tranche 1 Typhoon afaik. Hell  they might give some of them for free if RMAF choose Typhoon.

chill, some interesting progress to be materialised further
Malaysia-RAF Tranche 1 Typhoon Leasing

Posted by martin Date: February 16, 2014in: News(54) Comments
While we had hopes that Malaysia could be a possible candidate for new Typhoons it seems that the government’s budget woes are forcing them to now look at aircraft leasing instead. BAE are said to be working on a bid that would see at least some of the RAF’s Tranche 1 Typhoons leased to Malaysia.
http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2014/02/mala...yphoon-leasing/

Why is this even an article? 
Must be slow news day.

People do realize 'Andy McNab' is a pseudonym, right? His actual name is Steven Mitchell.

He was an actual SAS trooper and I think his face is still censored whenever he is interviewed.

Hmm wheeled APC/IFVs are very much in trend nowadays. I remember in the 1980s and 90s nearly all APC/IFVs were tracked (most of them US-made M110s), with wheeled ones very few.

I'd prefer a tracked APC/IFV over a wheeled one, they are more versatile in all terrains. Limitations of wheeled APC/IFVs have been shown in Afghanistan, where US Strykers had a hard time operating in the bad roads in the country. If a country has a decent road network they should be fine, but not all countries have that.

Flip side is tyres are worn down much more rapidly than steel tracks, especially on rough terrain. Run-flat tyres do help if a tyre does burst, but these are for emergencies only to help the vehicle maintain balance and doesn't totally replace a burst tyre.

Also why is no-one thinking of developing some sort of armor to at least partially shield the (VERY EXPOSED) tyres from bullets and shrapnel?  I find it absurd that even battle tanks have skirt armor to shield their steel tracks while nearly all wheeled APC/IFVs have tyres naked and exposed for the enemy to shoot at? If I was trying to destroy/disable an armored wheeled vehicle my first instinct is to try and take out the tyres.

I do get one of the reasons is for ease of replacing damaged tyres, but can they at least make sure the tyres are somewhat protected from damage in the first place?

Hard enough for cross country running maybe but not as hard as any bullet or shrapnel though. I still don't think wheeled armored vehicles belong in the front lines. They are way too vulnerable for hard combat and certainly not as APC or IFV that operate on the front edge of combat together with more heavily armored vehicles like MBT or tracked AC/IFVs.

If you look at the side profile of any wheeled APC, they are literally 50% consisting of  exposed wheels just begging to be shot. For me that's way too much soft target to be freely displayed to your enemies. A single MG or rifle burst could potentially take out every wheel on one side of the vehicle.


While I think wheeled armored vehicles do still have a military role, I think they are more suited to non-direct combat ones as light recon platforms or internal-security vehicles. For combat, give me a tracked M113 anyday.