China sends advanced warships to contested S China Sea for drills





https://www.rt.com/news/341794-china-south-sea-drill/

against Libyans and vs prc... lelz, big diff

there're pickups being reinforced with steel plantings too

how far can fan blow? lol..

ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Exercise

Maritime security threats and terrorist attacks are increasingly complex. To better prepare for them, around 3,500 personnel from the 18 countries of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus grouping have come together.

The ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Exercise is well under way - beginning with the Maritime Security phase. Participating ships have gathered in Brunei, and personnel from the various militaries have begun planning and training together at the Multinational Coordination Centre.

18 militaries embarking on an 11-day Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Exercise. Read on to find out more about the countries and assets participating in this exercise.

The Maritime Security (MS) and Counter-Terrorism (CT) exercise, jointly hosted by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) under the ambit of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus, will take place in both Brunei and Singapore.

Held from 2 to 12 May, the exercise begins with the MS phase where naval elements of participating countries will train together in Brunei and the South China Sea. This segment is co-organised by Brunei and New Zealand. The CT phase, which is co-conducted by Singapore and Australia, will take place in Singapore.

Exercise directors - the SAF's Director Joint Operations Brigadier-General (BG) Desmond Tan and RBAF's Joint Force Commander BG Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat

"ASEAN is right in the middle of maritime domain area and the freedom of navigation, straits and lines of communication is important from not just the military, but (also) the trade perspective as well," explained BG Tan.

The ADMM-Plus exercise involves militaries from the 10 ASEAN countries, and the eight "Plus" countries Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resourcel...may16_news.html


*About 3,500 personnel, 18 ships, 25 aircraft and 40 Special Forces teams came together on 2 May for one of the region's largest multinational exercises ever.




The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah (right) meeting Permanent Secretary (Defence) Mr Chan Yeng Kit today.


Personnel from the ADMM-Plus militaries having the pre-mission brief.


The Republic of Singapore Navy's RSS Formidable (No. 68) arriving at Muara Naval Base in Brunei on 1 May for the ADMM-Plus exercise.


Special forces in action.

A-10 won't kill Kirov it's too far-fetched, but it can still be used for limited maritime strike. With IR-guided version of AGM-65 can still disable patrol crafts and coast guard cutters

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.

This post has been edited by waja2000: May 5 2016, 12:44 AM

I think the LMS would serve as replacement for Laksamana-class corvettes and FACs which is currently in RMN service. Afaik they are going to lose their effectiveness since the missiles (both Otomat and MM38) are already past its shelf life and RMN isn't looking for missile upgrade (MM38 can be upgraded to MM40 block II iirc).

Currently there are 3 choices that RMN has; BNS with its modified Meko100 vessels, Ukranian Ukroboronprom as well as Korean DSME missile corvette. I personally would go for enlarged DSME missile corvette because they can complete a decent-sized warship in record time.

Korean DSME missile corvette still built locally via partner local shipyard。
i don‘t think our Gov will buy ship fully built in oversea unless is high end ship or oversize like over 10K tons which beyond local shipyard capability.

I don't understand what you mean by N/SGPV, NGPV is supposed to be Kedah and SGPV is supposed to be Gowind, settled already. I don't think there is a 3rd batch coming? So what else is to be done under NGPV other than fitting the SSM + SAM properly to the Kedahs?

Submarine I assume we can get 50% availability since ours are short coastal ops rather than the 1:3 cycle bluewater navies use. Am I wrong? Point is we don't have enough anyway...

LMV (if it refers to combatants and not minesweepers etc.) armed with guns only seems redundant considering MMEA's OPV program, so I hope for Exocet SSM at least and hopefully MICA or some other SAM. Germany's Gepard class looks pretty good.

I begin to think MRSS with more heli is better than MRSS with welldeck... but if so then its still a glorified Ro/Ro... unless the purpose is not tank transport but heli assault and humanitarian, which makes it an LPH not LPD...

Whatever it is 1 thing I'm happy, it seems we're going heavily into UAVs to make up for our lack of heli... that's a good decision.

If it brings down costs, great! Something like German Gepard class with UAV or helipad looks solid.

This post has been edited by KLboy92: May 5 2016, 01:04 AM

I never said otherwise. In fact the Gagah Samudera-class training vessel (another DSME vessels that is being assembled by local shipbuilders) is finished in less than 2 months. It's only that legal/corporate shenanigans that prevent the ship from being handed to RMN.

Gowind already define as LCS.
for SGPV/NGPV no need to care of it is old definition, now it will be 1500-1800 tons level, now all listed class in SGPV.
it not really redundant with MMEA, more ship means patrol cover more wider area, assist each other, means more safety/protection at water. this is we lack of it. we need more patrol boat from MMEA/Navy。and cheap operation cost.

This post has been edited by waja2000: May 5 2016, 01:14 AM

Meh need to tukar quite a few thing to german stuff.
I would still go for type 10 or russian armata.

just my view only.
but design of ship seem outdated. not list current trend clean hull design。

The only map you need to see to know the Arctic is the next major frontier





http://www.businessinsider.my/map-of-arcti...gglTpE7P7DMW.97

Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines plan three-pronged joint action to take on Abu Sayyaf kidnappers



With the Abu Sayyaf militants moving their kidnapping operations to the high seas after the crackdown in Lahad Datu, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are now planning an offensive at sea to put the pirates and militants out of action.

Foreign ministers and top military officials from the countries will meet in Jogjakarta today to seek the best approaches and security solutions to curb the perennial threat of kidnappings and criminal activities in the shared borders and seas.

The meeting was called by Indonesia amid growing concerns over the security situation in southern Philippines where cross-border criminals linked to the Abu Sayyaf grabbed 14 Indonesians and four Malaysian sailors plying the international maritime waters along the Philippine side of the border in three separate incidents between March 26 and April 8.

Indonesia’s Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said the southern Philippine re­gion might become like waters off Somalia where kidnappings were rampant.

Two Indonesian-flagged vessels – the Brahma 12 tugboat and the Anand 12 barge – were hijacked and 10 Indonesian sailors were taken hostage in southern Philippines on March 26. They were released on Sunday.

Four more Indonesian sailors from tugboat TB Henry are still being held by the gunmen in Jolo. Four Malaysian sailors are also in the hands of the gunmen.

The Sabah government moved to immediately stop the centuries-old sea border barter trade with southern Philippines in a bid to secure its borders while Indonesia temporarily halted its vessels from plying the maritime route between Sabah’s east coast and Tawi Tawi in the Philippines.

Among the proposals that Putrajaya and Jakarta are keen to pursue with Manila is to have joint patrols to secure the Celebes and Sulu seas maritime routes.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, Indonesia’s Retno Marsudi and Phi­lip­­pines’ Albert Del Rosario are sche­duled to meet together with their respective chief of forces to discuss the solutions.

During a meeting last month in Manila, Rosario had told Anifah that the Philippines was keen to step up patrols within its borders while Malaysia patrolled its own.

He also suggested that both southern Philippines and Malaysia each have only one sea exit and entry point. Any boat using any other exit or entry point could be stopped by the joint patrols.

Abductions at Sea: A 3-Way Security Challenge for Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines





http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/abductions-...he-philippines/

Drone footage reveals massive destruction of rebel tunnel bomb in Aleppo





https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/drone-...el-bomb-aleppo/

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY REVIEW – SYRIA, MAY 4, 2016



On May 3, militants launched a full-scale offensive in the city of Aleppo, targeting positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF). The militants – the Free Syrian Army, Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, Nour al-Din al-Zenki and al Nusra – started the operation with detonating a large tunnel bomb under the Air Force Intelligence (AFI) building.

The main clashes were reported in the Al-Zahra district in west Aleppo where Al Nusra and Free Syrian Army units managed to breach the government forces’ defense lines and capture Family House park and Al-Zahra Association Quarter. The clashes were observed at the AFI building and the Great Prophet Mosque of Aleppo City. The both sides were using artillery and heavy military equipment, including battle tanks. The Syrian Arab Air Force and Hezbollah came to succor the government forces in the area.

Late night, the loyalists successfully counter-attacked and seized back Family House park, Al-Zahra Association Quarter and secured the district. Pro-government sources report that about 80 militants were killed during the clashes. Al Nusra and its allies argue that “the regime” lost more than 100 fighters. However, the numbers can’t be confirmed.

Meanwhile, clashes were observed near the villages of Nubl and al-Zahr where the SAA cut off the militants’ supply route between Northern and Southern Aleppo. A terrorist commander, Eiman Zakariya and 100 of his men were reportedly killed there.

https://southfront.org/international-milita...ria-may-4-2016/

This is Why Russia's S-500 Air Defense System Makes Pentagon Nervous





http://sputniknews.com/military/20160505/1...le-defense.html

The price of victory over ISIS: Satellite images show how Ramadi has been reduced to rubble by air strikes and the terror group's scorched-earth policy as they fled the city































http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-35...ced-rubble.html

Helikopter dipercayai membawa Timbalan Menteri KPPK hilang di Sarawak

5 MAY 2016 BY ADHAM

Helikopter bawa Datuk Noriah Kasnon hilang
Datuk Noriah Kasnon bersama rombongan sebelum helikopter berlepas
KUCHING, 5 Mei – Sebuah helikopter dalam penerbangan dari Betong ke sini dilaporkan hilang petang tadi.

Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Penerbangan Awam (DCA) Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman ketika dihubungi mengesahkan perkara itu, lapor Bernama.

“Helikopter itu berlepas dari Betong pukul 4.12 petang dan sepatutnya tiba di Kuching sekitar 5 petang,” katanya.

DCA telah melancarkan operasi mencari dan menyelamat.

Pesawat jenis Eurocopter AS350 itu dikendalikan oleh sebuah syarikat helikopter tempatan.

Senarai penumpang terbabit adalah:

1. YB Dato’ Noriah Kasnon, Timbalan Menteri MPIC
2. Tuan Asmuni bin Abdullah( suami Noriah Kasnon)
3. Datuk Dr. Sundaran Annamalai , KSU MPIC,
4. Dato’ Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, Pengerusi MPOB/ AP Kuala Kangsar,
5. Ahmad Sobri bin Harun ( pengawal peribadi)