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

the victim were found in charred condition
so maybe

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5billion + 5 billion 😂😂

This may apply to ground forces where 'bayonet strength' is still applicable, but Navy and Air Forces depend more on equipment and less on personnel. Number of personnel doesn't equate with capability. A single modern fighter plane may require up to 50 people working in various capacities for it to fly and operate correctly.

So you can't really say exactly how many people are needed in Navy or Air Force, it all depends on what equipment is being used.

u want to fight with Philippine issit

2nd hand? Poland is going Nato so much that they're retiring their T72s soon with leopard or we can get 2nd hand leopard like Indon. 
Too bad can't get Tiger or Elephant tanks from Niemcy anymore

Indonesian Navy Sigma PKR 10514 - KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata (331).

With all the shenanigans they are causing (which is also conflicted with Malaysia's interest), there is no way we are getting Chinese-made weapon, especially the ones with such strategic importance and the amount of logistic footprint like MBT
You can't jam SACLOS missiles

We got like what? 6? FN-6 missiles. It's hardly relevent especially when we have close to 300 Anza and Igla (and the upcoming Starstreak Manpads).

MBT, however, would require the army to invest billions of dollars to train new tankers, provide more facilities, associated support vehicles and logistical issues (spares,munitions, maintenance,etc) and all that would go to oblivion the moment China poses arms sanction towards Malaysia.

The more we buy from China, the more dependent we are to them, and this would risk jeoparding our strategic assets in case shit goes south and we cannot torelate their whim any longer. The top brass knew this, even Najib's administration knew about it. That's why we are reluctant to buy anything significant from them.

I'd sooner see we buy Russian tanks than China. Hell maybe we would even gonna do joint development with South Africa, since they are also looking to replace their Olifant tank (somewhere in 2018).

Right now that will have to wait because the army pretty much got what they wanted (AV-8,AV-4, SPH, upgrade of existing armored vehicles, starstreak and additional helos for PUTD). The focus now is shifted to the air force and its ongoing MMRCA programme

Without money for a real IADS those SHORAD are the best we can do, and the Starstreak seems to be  a pretty good deal.

In wartime it doesn't matter if we have FN-6 since most MANPADs have similar performance, but as the Argentinians and British both learned in 1982 more sophisticated weaponry becomes a problem. Firstly Argentina lacked Exocets because France was pressured to halt shipment and assistance especially of the technicians already in Argentina installing the firing equipment. Secondly Argentina's familiarity with the British Type 42 destroyer led to their ability to penetrate the British SAM shield and sink Sheffield and Atlantic Conveyor. Imagine if we bought SAMs from China and we have to use them on their jets? They will know exact details of their performance and freq bands and how to evade. Tanks also they will know exactly the armour performance, weak areas, how to defeat any APS or ECM... plus any tanks and components they still hold when conflict is approaching would be seized. Given the South China Sea situation you really want to risk entering into contracts with them? Defence equipment is not cash and carry, it will be years before everything is delivered.

IMHO MRCA is the number 1 priority now along with TLDM, the Army has enough goodies to deal with insurgents already.

Phew, crew survived. Dayum tiba2 bola kecut ingat MIG terhempap
Well what kind of China product are you thinking of then? By the time we're ready to focus back on MBT hopefully we have at least a few more ships and jet aircraft than now and a working IADS. By then probably we can pick up T-90s or upgraded T-80s or surplus Leopards. Or maybe UK finally give up on Challenger

1982 was a long time ago but still remains relevant as it is 1 of the very few modern wars fought between peer adversaries (some people don't consider Iraq 1 or 2 to have been such) and the only one involving submarines. Don't forget also how Exocet featured in it.

Likewise the lesson learned from Iraq (and more recently Syria) is that masses of cheap tanks is like nothing compared to a few top class MBTs.

Exactly, we do not have a capability to defend the country from Chinese jets or missiles. So if we buy something like a Chinese SAM for this purpose it would be even more useless. Nobody except the developing and operating countries knows the true limitations of each weapon system, especially radars and SAMs.

more interested in this. 2 in one (MPA and AWECS)

SG not getting this upgrade?