The Indian Navy has commissioned the country’s first domestically developed and built ballistic missile nuclear submarine (SSBN), the INS Arihant, in complete secrecy in August, according to local media reports. India’s Ministry of Defense has neither officially confirmed nor denied the commissioning of the sub.

“There will soon be an opportunity to talk about it,” GS Pabby, Indian Navy Vice-Admiral and Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition, told reporters this week. An unnamed defense official reportedly confirmed the commissioning to The Hindu. “It (INS Arihant) has gone through severe sea trials and was finally inducted in the Navy in August and has been operational since then,” he said.

With the commissioning of the Arihant, India has joined the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China in operating SSBNs. However, it is premature to call India a nuclear triad power just yet. The INS Arihant is primarily a technological demonstrator, based on the Russian Project 971 Akula I-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, rather than a fully operational SSBN. (It will also serve as a training platform for future submarine crews.)

Also, India has a nuclear warfare policy centered on a No First-Use (NFU) doctrine. “As a result, New Delhi needs to field a credible second-strike capability. Yet, as of now, India keeps its nuclear warheads de-mated from the actual missiles. However, in order for the new sub class to fulfill its role as the sea leg of India’s nuclear triad, SLBMs with mounted nuclear warheads will need to be deployed on the boomers,” I explained in February.

The INS Arihant is slated to be armed with the K-4, an intermediate-range nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), currently being development by India’s Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO). The K-4 has an estimated range of up to 3,500 kilometers. The sub will also be able to accommodate the K-15 Sagarika SLBM with a 700-750 kilometers range.

The sub has four vertical launch tubes, which can be armed with either four K-4 missiles or 12 — three per launch tube — K-15 missiles. (Other possible weapon system to be fitted aboard the INS Arihant is the 1,000 km-range subsonic tactical cruise missile Nirbhay as well as the submarine-launched variant of the BrahMos short-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile.) The various missiles have undergone extensive trials including a number of test launches, as The Diplomat has reported in 2016 (See here and here).

depends on yer perspective its actually only bit bigger or same? than the brunei patch
indo one still beat all of that by miles 

jeesus their police has access to SCAR weapon system?

Money is not a problem for d Singaporean government.

The Canadian military plans to open up one of its principal bases to help a major defence contractor validate design changes and quality assurance on light armoured vehicles destined for Saudi Arabia

The engineering validations are being conducted on the mammoth LAV VI, an updated and more lethal version of the LAV III, which was the Canadian Army's principal fighting vehicle during the Afghan war.

Military chiefs from nearly 50 nations around the world were convened at Andrews Air Force base in Maryland on Monday to discuss what will be on the “day after” the Islamic State terrorist organization, also known as ISIS or “Da’esh,” is defeated.

Israel was not among them, according to The Hill, although it is not clear whether Israel was simply not invited, or whether Israel chose not to send a representative to the gathering

Moreover, it is entirely possible that other people involved in the gathering may also have been Jewish.

The nations who were in attendance included, in alphabetical order:
Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Sub-Standard: India Struggling to Make French Scorpenes Seaworthy



New Delhi (Sputnik) — India’s scorpene class submarine project has been left high and dry due to delays in the development of indigenous vital components of the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

"We will do it as a retrofit," says Vice Admiral G S Pabby, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition, Indian Navy.

This could be termed as a setback for Indian Navy as earlier it had planned to equip two of six scorpene class submarine with AIP and the remaining four would be conventional submarines. Air independent propulsion systems are an expensive item which help the sub to remain under water for longer.
This can be retrofitted into old ships to enhance the survivability of the submarines. It uses a limited amount of stored liquid gas which ultimately is used to charge the sub's battery, increasing the time they can spend down below. Otherwise, submarines have to come back to surface to charge their batteries.

The Indian government has also not been unable to find a heavyweight torpedo for the submarine. Manohar Parrikar, India’s Minister of Defense had directed officials to search for an alternative to the Black Shark Torpedoes in May this year due to the manufacturers’ parent company's involvement in the 556 million euro VVIP AgustaWestland Helicopter bribery case. Black Shark Torpedoes were to be an essential part and primary weapon of India's six new scorpene submarines.

India is building six scorpene class submarines at cost of $3.5 billion under Project 75 which is already delayed by four years.

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so police recently raise 2 news units.. Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) & Rapid Deployment Troops (RDT)... heavily arm them.. mgiht even have night vission and HE grenades.. become aka para military.... so wont kacau the military so often...

Most countries don't have police paramilitary units, so some people are not used to the concept of a heavily armed police trooper. In most people's mind a policeman is the guy with the funny hat and shiny badge standing at the corner looking out for crime.

Of course, Malaysia, with its long history of internal insurgencies, fully embrace this concept. That's why Malaysian people are used to the idea of the PDRM's PPH/VAT69/PGA paramilitary units and usually think of them as kind of the 'secondary army' of Malaysia. In other countries, the idea of a country having a 20,000-strong armed force besides the military would be considered alien and scary.



Wiki: Pasukan Gerakan Am PDRM

Most countries don't have police paramilitary units, so some people are not used to the concept of a heavily armed police trooper. In most people's mind a policeman is the guy with the funny hat and shiny badge standing at the corner looking out for crime.

Of course, Malaysia, with its long history of internal insurgencies, fully embrace this concept. That's why Malaysian people are used to the idea of the PDRM's PPH/VAT69/PGA paramilitary units and usually think of them as kind of the 'secondary army' of Malaysia. In other countries, the idea of a country having a 20,000-strong armed force besides the military would be considered alien and scary.



Wiki: Pasukan Gerakan Am PDRM

no it's not it's called as gendarmarie.

rela counted? 

Kinda different, a Gendarmerie is a group of soldiers downgraded to be responsible for civilian policing, while Paramilitaries are a group of policemen upgraded to be responsible for military operations.

RELA is more of a volunteer civilian militia rather than professional paramilitary troops. Each area usually has its own, local volunteer group and the group can be mobilized by the authorities in any emergency. Some are trained and armed, but most rank and file aren't.

Ex Valiant Mark is an annual bilateral exercise between the SAF and USMC and that provides various opportunities for both militaries to build stronger bonds. This year, about 1,300 personnel from the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, and the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, as well as supporting components from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s Peace Carvin II Detachment and the 1st Marine Division took part in the exercise.

2016-10-18:

Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard Orders Terma SCANTER 6000 Radar Systems for Five Patrol Vessels

Euronaval, Paris – The Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard Kesatuan Penjaga Laut dan Pantai (KPLP) has ordered Terma SCANTER 6000 radars for navigation, surveillance, and helicopter control.

The radars, being installed aboard five KPLP ships of different classes, are being integrated with the Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Vision Master automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA) display system.

The five patrol vessels include the KN. Trisula (P111); KN. Kalimasadha (P115); KN. Kalawai (P117); KN. Chundamani (P116); and KN. Gandiwa (P118).  The ships are based at various locations around the country and will be upgraded at their respective homeports.

The high-resolution SCANTER 6000 series will enable the Indonesian patrol boats to detect and track small targets – from the horizon up to the ship itself –on the surface and in low-level air space and in all conditions”, explains Jesper Tolstrup, Director, Radar Applications for Terma in Lystrup, Denmark.

“Although these patrol vessels do not have facilities for embarked aircraft, the radar provides the capability for directing helicopters for search and rescue, fisheries patrol, pollution monitoring, or other enforcement missions.  The radar is also optimal for detecting or controlling unmanned aircraft”, Tolstrup said.

Indonesia is a maritime nation that sits astride the busy sea lanes that connect the Indian and Pacific Oceans. With more than 17,000-plus islands, it is the largest archipelago in the world, stretching 2,500 miles, the distance of New York to San Francisco.  Indonesia has several different maritime entities, to include the Navy, Coast Guard (Baklama), and the Sea and Coast Guard (KPLP).

“In our challenging operating environment, we require a radar with very good detection ranges and high resolution target discrimination. When it comes to search and rescue, being able to find a small lifeboat or a man in the water at great distances, in darkness or in bad weather, the radar is a lifesaving tool,” said Commanding Officer KN. Gandiwa (P118), Joseph J.H. Rengga, S.H., M.Mar.  “The SCANTER 6000 does that, with great reliability.”

Indonesia’s waters have a high volume of shipping, with many challenges.  There is piracy, smuggling, and other illegal activities, and many places to hide.  The country’s offshore energy industry is growing, which requires safety, security, and environmental monitoring. Many countries send their fishing vessels to Indonesian waters, and many of them are taking the fish without a license – a multi-billion dollar loss to Indonesia every year.

“Terma responded to our request in a very prompt manner,” Head of Infrastructure of Sea and Coast Guard, M. Dahri, S.H., M.HUM, said.  “We issued an urgent request, and they have made these radars, tested them, and shipped them to the different homeports for simultaneous installation in a very short time.”

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese military helicopter with three people on board went missing during a training flight Tuesday, an official and state media said, in the latest in a series of incidents involving military aircraft.

Online newspaper Dan Tri said the Eurocopter EC 130, a light training helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters, lost contact 15 minutes into the flight and was believed to have crashed into a mountain 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City.

It said a pilot and two trainees were in the helicopter.

A provincial border guard said smoke was spotted at the suspected crash site, but rescuers have not been able to reach the spot.

KARACHI: A pilot of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was killed on Tuesday as his Mirage jet crashed near Karachi’s Musharraf Colony.

According to Squadron leader Baqir Ali, PAF Mirage jetbearing tale number 921 took off from Masroor Base, before it crashed near Musharraf Colony. The pilot died on the spot, police officials stated.

“A Mirage plane crashed near Musharraf colony,” Senior Superintendent Police city confirmed.
Pilot killed as PAF fighter jet crashes in Khyber Agency

“The pilot ejected from the aircraft and sustained fatal injuries,” PAF spokesperson said in a statement, adding that though the pilot did not survive himself, he “succeeded in saving precious lives on ground.”

“No loss of civilian life or property has been reported. A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident,” the statement read.