Indonesian Defence Minister, Navy Chief, Navy & Defence officials together with PT PAL engineers pose in front of the Indonesian Navy new DSME 209/1400 submarine.





http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/gallery/view....pn=3&num=203137

This post has been edited by azriel: Mar 27 2016, 09:20 PM

Cyber Ribat In Malaysia: Countering Islamic State’s New Online Guards – Analysis





http://www.eurasiareview.com/24032016-cybe...uards-analysis/

But they still wasted billions of dollar on the program.To be honest,i think the marine and navy should just buy more f18.

no other country have threaten the US the way north korea did, what US gonna say about this?

LTZ sub tada selam

Join force to eliminate all stupid-like asshole ISIS bastard supporters....relay the info of these assholessssss to PDRM....stupid ISIS followers should be sent to lick the dog's urine!

This post has been edited by razhar: Mar 28 2016, 12:51 AM

Towards an Asia-Pacific Maritime Entente?





http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/towards-an-...ritime-entente/

Russian Campaign in Syria Exposes 'Minor Problems' With Newest Su Jets



According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the operation involved Su-34 bombers and Su-35S multirole jet fighters.
Malfunctions were detected in the flight control system and engines of the aircraft, the sources told RNS news agency. They added that the malfunctions were "not critical" and had no impact on the course of the campaign.

Specialists from the Sukhoi Design Bureau as well as two Russian aircraft manufacturer were at the Hmeymim airbase, the centerpiece of the military campaign.

The sources said that maintenance and details replacement were carried out at the base. All glitches were minor and fixed within a very short time.

Last October, Strategy Page reported that the Russian military faced difficulties with maintaining its modern warplanes in the sand and dust of the Middle East. Russian maintenance crews worked overtime to adapt the aircraft involved in the operation to the environment.

The Su-34 is one of Russia’s most advanced combat jets. The Syrian campaign involved six Su-34 bombers. The development of the aircraft began during the Soviet era, and the first prototype conducted a test flight in 1990. In 2006 the Su-34 began its flight tests and on March 21, 2014, the aircraft entered service with the Russian Armed Forces.

The Su-34 is Russia’s most advanced interdiction aircraft. It made its combat debut over Syria recently. It is armed with R-73 dogfighting missiles and R-77 long-range radar-guided air-to-air missiles. The aircraft has a combat radius of nearly 700 miles on internal fuel but is also capable of aerial refueling.

The Su-35 fighter jet is an upgraded version of the Su-27 multirole fighter. It was first introduced to a foreign audience at the 2013 Paris Air Show.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160327/1...n-campaign.html

Saudi Arabia 'would not exist without US protection,' Trump claims





http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-ar...laims-629792608

that i agree... most likely its own people will overthrow the sauds, among all nations in the islamic world saudi have one of the biggest influence and wealth and yet it is being squandered

pdrm on fb, twitter and instagram... hahahaa, but i must say the elite unit of pdrm actually did a lot of work

they should focus on F-35-A first，at lease 1 model complete first。

Suicide bombing in Lahore kills at least 69; Pakistani Taleban claims responsibility



LAHORE, Pakistan (REUTERS) - A suicide bomber killed at least 69 people, mostly women and children, at a park in Lahore on Sunday (March 27) in an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taleban faction which said it had targeted Christians.

More than 300 other people were wounded, officials said.

The explosion occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park close to children's swings. The park is a popular site for members of Lahore's Christian community, many of whom had gone there to celebrate the Easter weekend holiday.

Witnesses said they saw body parts strewn across the parking lot once the dust had settled after the blast.

"When the blast occurred, the flames were so high they reached above the trees and I saw bodies flying in the air,"said Hasan Imran, 30, a resident who had gone to Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park for a walk.

Officials said 69 people were killed and about 300 wounded. Police Superintendent Mustansar Feroz said most of the casualties were women and children.

The Taleban faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack.

"The target was Christians," a spokesman for the faction, Ehsanullah Ehsan, said. "We want to send this message to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that we have entered Lahore. He can do what he wants but he won't be able to stop us. Our suicide bombers will continue these attacks."

Islamist militants in Pakistan have attacked Christians and other religious minorities often over the past decade. Many Christians accuse the government of doing little to protect them, saying politicians are quick to offer condolences after an attack but slow to take any concrete steps to improve security.

Mr Salman Rafique, a health adviser for the Punjab provincial government, said many of the wounded were undergoing emergency surgery in hospitals. "We fear that the death toll may climb considerably," he said.

TV footage showed children and women standing in pools of blood outside the park, crying and screaming as rescue workers, officials, police and bystanders carrying injured people to ambulances and private cars.

Dozens of women and children were wheeled into hospitals, covered in blood. Many of the injured were transported to hospitals on taxis and auto-rickshaws due to a shortage of ambulances. Hundreds of citizens arrived outside hospitals to donate blood.

Local television channels reported that many of the dead bodies were being kept in hospital wards as morgues were overcrowded.

"We were just here to have a nice evening and enjoy the weather," Ms Nasreen Bibi said at the Services Hospital, crying as she waited for doctors to update her on the condition of her two-year-old injured daughter. "May God shower his wrath upon these attackers. What kind of people target little children in a park?"

Mr Javed Ali, a 35-year-old resident who lives opposite the park, said the force of the blast shattered his home's windows.

"After 10 minutes I went outside. There was human flesh on the walls of our house. People were crying, I could hear ambulances. "It was overcrowded because of Easter, there were a lot of Christians there. It was so crowded I told my family not to go."

Mr Yousaf Masih, a father who was searching for his family, said: "My kids came here (to the park). I was at home, I saw the news on TV, but my wife and children were here."

Witnesses said the wounded were first rushed to hospital in rickshaws and other vehicles before dozens of ambulances arrived on the scene.

A Lahore rescue official confirmed the toll and said the number of injured stood at 340. The attack was the year's deadliest, with officials saying the toll was set to rise. There was no official confirmation of who was behind the attack late Sunday.

Sunday's blast was condemned by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who "expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of innocent lives", according to a statement by his office. He was later phoned by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, who said "the people of India stand with their Pakistani brethren in this hour of grief", according to state media.

Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai tweeted: "Pakistan and the world must unite. Every life is precious and must be respected and protected."

A military spokesman described the blast as a "suicide attack", adding that intelligence agencies were chasing all leads. Lahore officials said the army had been called to the scene of the attack. On social media Pakistanis were retweeting the call for blood donations, while Facebook activated its "Safety Check" for Lahore.

The government of Punjab province declared three days mourning.

Christians are a minority in the Muslim giant of around 200 million people, making up an estimated 1.6 per cent of the population, and have long faced discrimination. Attacks targeting children carry a special resonance in Pakistan, still scarred by its deadliest ever militant assault in which Taleban gunmen killed more than 150 people at a school in Peshawar in 2014, the majority of them students.

A military operation targeting insurgents was intensified after that attack, and in 2015 the number of people killed in militant assaults dropped to its lowest since the Pakistani Taleban were formed in 2007.

Lahore, capital of Punjab province, has been relatively peaceful in recent years. But the insurgents have demonstrated a chilling ability to continue attacks on soft targets. In January 2016 the Pakistani Taleban launched an assault on a university in Charsadda, near Peshawar, that left 21 dead and spurred a call to arm teachers as parents spoke of fears for their children.

Soon after the attack, the Punjab government ordered all public parks to be closed and announced three days of mourning in the province. The main shopping areas were shut down and many of the city's main roads were deserted.

The army was called in to control crowds outside the park. Some distraught, sobbing relatives clashed with police and rescue officials.

The United States, a strategic ally of Pakistan, called the incident "cowardly" and "appalling" and said in a statement: "The United States stands with the people and government of Pakistan at this difficult hour. We will continue to work with our partners in Pakistan and across the region... to root out the scourge of terrorism."

Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 190 million people, is plagued by a Taleban insurgency, criminal gangs and sectarian violence. Punjab is its biggest and wealthiest province but has traditionally been more peaceful than other parts of Pakistan.

Sharif's opponents have accused him of tolerating militancy in return for peace in his province, a charge he strongly denies

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asi...akistans-lahore

This post has been edited by Fat & Fluffy: Mar 28 2016, 09:50 AM

Sorry to say but Pakistan created and fed the monster it's facing now

Malaysia wary of raising tensions over boats



Malaysia yesterday indicated its reluctance to escalate tensions near the South China Sea over dozens of allegedly Chinese fishing boats found in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said he is confident that if the sightings were confirmed, the issue "can be resolved bilaterally" with China, as their relationship is strong.

Asked about the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) saying last Saturday that it had detected 82 foreign fishing boats in Malaysian waters off Sarawak, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin said: "That needs to be verified because we do not want things to spiral into a situation, because of sensationalism and emotions."

He dismissed the need to involve the military on this issue. "I don't think we want to send warships if it is true at all, to chase fishing boats away," he told reporters.

MMEA director-general Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar was quoted by Bernama as saying that it was unable to confirm the origin of the boats as they lacked identifying factors such as flags or panel numbers. Last week, reports emerged that some 100 fishing boats were in Malaysia's EEZ. Attempts to communicate with the boats via marine radio also went unanswered.

The incident came after Jakarta said last week that a Chinese patrol boat had forcibly prevented the Indonesian maritime authorities from detaining a Chinese fishing boat that was allegedly poaching in Indonesian waters near the Natuna Islands. China had maintained that the fishing boat was "in traditional Chinese fishing grounds".

CHECKS NEEDED

That needs to be verified because we do not want things to spiral into a situation, because of sensationalism and emotions.

DEFENCE MINISTER HISHAMMUDDIN HUSSEIN, when asked about the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's statement last Saturday that it had detected 82 foreign fishing boats in Malaysian waters off Sarawak.
Indonesian lawmakers last week called for a military base to be built in the Natunas to boost defence in the country's central region.

Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said in December that Jakarta plans to deploy a fleet of jet fighters and increase navy vessels and troops in the Natunas, to boost the defence of central Indonesia.

Meanwhile, media in Taiwan reported a second incident last Saturday, where a Taiwanese fishing boat in the Strait of Malacca was allegedly stopped by an Indonesian vessel. The fishermen claimed they had to pay a "bribe" for the boat to be released.

The first occurred recently when an Indonesian patrol boat fired at two Taiwanese boats. No one was hurt, but the vessels were damaged.

Asked about the second incident, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Ms Eleanor Wang, told The Straits Times that its representative office in Jakarta is pressing Indonesia for answers. Asked whether the Indonesian officials had indeed asked for a US$300 (S$400) bribe, as reported by Taiwanese media, she said that this cannot yet be confirmed.

"Regarding the first incident, the use of brute force by the Indonesians was inappropriate and we hope that Jakarta can revert to us soon with a full accounting of what happened and why. Our stance is clear - due process must be respected," the spokesman said. "We will continue to communicate with Indonesia."

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/m...ions-over-boats

Close watch on nuclear security

Singapore's interest in nuclear security may not be immediately obvious - it does not have nuclear weapons nor does it use the energy - but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's presence at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington this week is a sign of how seriously the Government views the issue.

PM Lee has made it a point to participate in all four of the nuclear summits, held once every two years.

As he explained after the meeting in The Hague in 2014, nuclear proliferation can have a profound impact on Singapore. First, any nuclear incident on a small, densely populated island like Singapore could potentially be an existential threat.

And second, given the country's status as an international trade hub, its economy can be crippled by a nuclear accident elsewhere.

Beyond Singapore's most direct interests, the discussions this week among the more than 50 world leaders will have implications for the region at large.

Asia is set to become a major player in global nuclear security in the coming years.

A recent article by the Asia Society noted that the region will likely see the highest levels of growth in the use of civilian nuclear energy globally in the coming years, and is also expected to experience the sharpest rise in nuclear weapon capacity.

Finally, the region's geopolitical landscape makes it susceptible to nuclear terrorism.

"Certain parts of the Asian region - South Asia in particular - face the dangerous combination of a significant terrorist threat combined with vulnerable nuclear facilities, making them particularly vulnerable to would-be nuclear terrorists," Harvard nuclear expert Gary Samore told the think-tank.

So, while it is unclear how many, if any, concrete agreements will emerge from the summit, the large contingent of Asian leaders participating - heads of state from China, India, Japan and South Korea are attending - shows the region is paying attention.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/clos...uclear-security

Appeasement does not work there.

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