we already getting 3 of 5, Submrine, LCS, SGPV, now wating LMV & MRSS.  hopefully LMV can produce 24 unit base on our huge maritime area.

LCS = 1st will launching middle 2017. system/equipment fitting & sea/weapon test will take 18 month.  so handover for RMN in early 2019.

SGPV = will be Kedah class size.

Submarine = good to add 2 more. usually 2 in sea, 1 in rest, 1 in repair.

LMV = Littoral Mission Vessel，  i guest/hope will be 500-600 tons class。 hope can built up to 24 unit。something like patrol boat add weapon system, UAV so can add many mission.  main job to do counter Smuggling/kidnapping/robbery at sea。also as beginning for navy man getting experience in ship before going to bigger ship.

MRSS = basically LPD add support role，like transportation/re-supply/refueling/SAR/navy class 3 hospital capability, usually can fit up to 5 helicopter with 2/3 heli pad. anyway role depend tonnes and option by navy.

A friend in navy told me they are interested in the scalable Kedah class as the lmv but that's just rumour among Navy personnel. Maybe ltz knows better.

Oh ASEAN,

bet malaysia armed forces could only look at envy

keep that finger cross that no deal will be make at least 2-3 year from now

if i had to choose between typhoon or rafale, i will chose typhoon but does typhoon have two seated version?

and if we have the money to buy typhoon might as well take a look at F15 strike E 

not sure why they cant just absorb manpower from their territorial/reserve army?

lol... you're right... damn... wonder wth are they thinking, at least not given to indo

UK, Netherlands and france not there... 

Front view of the Indonesian Army new Leopard 2RI Main Battle Tank. The Leopard 2RI is an upgraded Leopard 2A4 implementing upgrade packages from Rheinmetall MBT Revolution. Credit to anas_nurhafidz@defence.pk.



http://defence.pk/threads/indonesia-milita...229571/page-656

still FN-6 is chinese product.
PUTD not really get helos they want, basically rubbish helos from other unit unwanted helos.
if said like this we should not buy strategic Chinese civilian product too. like train, aircraft, car not allow to sell here. not give contract to china. 
Starstreak Manpads... errr ... what they can attack in air？ bcos not money than only buy this loh ...

i not said MBT is 1 priority for now. i mainly refer  on next phase MBT no need get branded MBT. 
if follow my olded reply, my point always is we should get some value china weapon product which not the key impact to war win/loss, and serve currently we need. since we no have money get other too.
1982 falklands war is long tima ago, than can't take as reference for current war, new generation high tech war, totally different from 30+ year ago.
we still have capability war with china? or china jets stupid come let you shot it down?  our SAM still can survive in war?  or we have  capability protect china missile attack?

By time want get new MBT only think, depend year and MBT offer in market.
Iraq war is Asymmetry war, they loss Air supremacy, than MBT just become totally useless become any one target. cheap weapon not means less capability, some should see as value for money weapon, due to low production cost of country develop.
we should think how future war look like, what need for future war.
Exocet actually very old missile already, and most people already very familiar on it, and also more easy to take it down, also abit too shot range.
not useless if buy SAM from china, depend how you look, it help more close alliance with china, improve relationship. not much different get other SAM still useless, at the end, next 15-20 year we no have money to get long range SAM system.

Royal Air Force Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft near Baltics
From: Ministry of Defence
First published: 12 May 2016

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have carried out their first intercept of Russian aircraft in this round of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission (BAP). The jets, which deployed to the region less than three weeks ago, were scrambled from Amari air base in Estonia, to intercept three Russian aircraft approaching the Baltic states. The military transport aircraft identified as AN-26 ‘Curl, AN-12 ‘Cub’ and IL-76 ‘Candid’ were intercepted as they were not transmitting a recognised identification code and were unresponsive.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: "This is another example of just how important the UK’s contribution to the Baltic Air Policing Mission is. We were able to instantly respond to this act of Russian aggression - demonstration of our commitment to NATO’s collective defence."

Four RAF Typhoon and pilots from II (Army Co-operation) Squadron from Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, were deployed in April to support the BAP mission, an enduring defensive NATO effort that sees alliance members without their own air policing assets assisted by others in four-monthly cycles. This rotation, which is the third consecutive year the UK has committed to BAP, will see UK jets operating alongside Portuguese F16s operating from Šiauliai in Lithuania.

Last time, Typhoon fighters were scrambled 17 times, and intercepted over 40 Russian aircraft. During one launch last July, the Typhoons intercepted 10 separate Russian aircraft, including eight fighters.

One of the pilots involved in the mission said;
"The scramble went exactly as planned, we launched our Typhoon aircraft quickly and then using our advanced sensors and mission systems, combined with support from our Battlespace Managers on the ground, carried out textbook intercepts of the three aircraft"

The mission in Estonia is supported by elements from across the Royal Air Force, deployed as 140 Expeditionary Air Wing (140 EAW). When asked about the mission Wing Commander Gordon Melville, Officer Commanding 140 EAW said;
"We have once more proven our ability to secure the skies in the vicinity of the Baltic States and have demonstrated the close link between the Royal Air Force, Estonian and NATO units that have planned and enabled this defensive response so successfully. We will continue to standby 24/7 to secure the Baltic skies."

US 'rebalancing' is fishing in S. China(snip)

hmm... wonder who's supplying them such weapons..

The issue is the electronic component are from zeonist.

Through raf does not really mind, public sentiment make take effect on eventual selection

It something started from mahathir time

Somehow it blown out of proportion till everything is anti israel. A same however when we can get alot of goodies if we budy budy with them like jordon

agree,
ready product than B737 Wedgetail also ok. still also not cheap.
if 2 unit than only can station one side either east or west malaysia.

we dun boikot simply becos they are juice la. malaysia isnt that childish

case study; (snip)

kesimpulannya, israel need to go back to 1948 border (or at least 1967)and b4 we can tok kok. that's the gomen policy

Does export models have the same armor?

It's not really hard to mount aew on atr-72. In fact, it was done on smaller aicraft