Dua Tahun Lagi, TNI AD Punya Kapal Pengangkut 2.000 DWT

Jumat, 21 Oktober 2016 | 23:00 WIB


Fachri Fachrudin - Tank Leopard TNI AD yang akan dikirim ke Natuna, Riau, untuk latihan. Pengiriman menggunakan kapal ADRI-L (50) milik Yonbekang -4/Air, Jumat (21/10/2016).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Komandan Batalyon Pembekalan dan Angkutan (Yonbekang)-4/Air TNI AD Atjeb Miharja Soma mengatakan bahwa pihaknya sedang mengkaji kebutuhan alat-alat guna mendukung tugas TNI AD dalam memindahkan peralatan perang serta pasukanya.

Saat ini, Yonbekang-4/Air memiliki 12 kapal ADRI dengan berbagai ukuran deadweight tonnage (DWT) atau jumlah bobot/berat yang dapat ditampung oleh kapal untuk membuat kapal terbenam sampai batas yang diizinkan dinyatakan dalam long ton atau metrik ton.

"Kapal kapasitas daya angkut 150 DWT ada tiga, 300 DWT juga ada tiga, 500 DWT ada dua, kemudian 1.000 DWT ada tiga, dan 1.200 DWT ada satu yakni ADRI-L (50). Ini beroperasi semua," ujar Atjeb di Markas Yonbekang, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta Utara, Jumat (21/10/2016).

Ia menjelaskan, kapal berdaya angkut 1.200 DWT mampu mengangkut enam tank Leopard serta satu transporter atau alat angkut tank Leopard itu sendiri.

Ia mengatakan, saat ini sedang berjalan proses tender penambahan kapal ADRI berdaya angkut 1500 DWT.

Kapal besar tersebut mampu menampung delapan tank Leopard, serta satu helikopter.

"Diharapkan 2018 sudah beroperasi. Itu sedang dibuat, ya sekarang sedang dalam program, dalam proses tender," kata dia.

Lebih jauh ke depan, lanjut dia, diharapkan Yonbekang juga memiliki kapal dengan kapasitas daya 2000 DWT.

2017 Budget: Defence and National Security

Marhalim Abas October 22, 2016 Malaysian Defence

SHAH ALAM: Last year, I predicted that the Armed Forces budget will take a big hit. I was wrong of course. However, for 2017, the Defence Ministry budget DID take a hit as it got only RM15.05 billion from the total RM262.8 billion allocated for the year. That’s only 5.76 percent from the whole budget.

For 2017, the ministry (basically the Armed Forces) got RM15.05 billion, a drop of some two billion from last year’s allocation of RM17.3 billion. Despite the decrease in the overall budget, the Operational Expenditure (OE) for 2017 is actually an increase by RM226 million to RM13.683 billion compared to RM13.457 billion in 2016.

Most of the money for OE is for emolument costs, RM7.43 billion while other costs – supplies, assets, parts and services – is pegged at RM4.250 billion. The emolument costs for 2017 is the highest within the last three years while the other costs was the lowest in the same period.


The Defence expenditure for 2017 compared to previous years.

Development Expenditure (DE) which pays for new assets is set at RM3.373 billion, a decrease of some RM440 million from 2016. It is also the lowest DE since 2014. DS Najib during the presentation of the budget only mentioned that the Armed Forces will be getting patrol vessels and armoured 8X8 vehicles from the 2017 allocation.

The patrol vessels is of course, the Littoral Combat Vessels being built by BNS while the 8X8 is the Gempita.

The security sector was among the last items touched in the budget speech. Part of the speech which touched on defence and national security.

    'Therefore, I am pleased to announce the Government will provide Special Insurgency Incentive Payment to veteran Malaysian Armed Forces amounting to RM55 million to those who are yet to receive their special incentive. To enable veterans who have lost their abilities during their service is eligible for this incentive. For an example, a corporal who has lost 80% of their ability during his service is eligible for bulk incentive of RM34,000 and monthly incentive of RM590 subject to current calculation. This is a new incentive in addition to Disability Pension.

    The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) will be allocated a sum of RM15.1 billion. Of which, a sum of RM1.8 billion is provided for defence asset maintenance such as aircraft, patrol vessels, communication equipment, buildings and weaponry. The ATM will be equipped with patrol vessels and 8×8 armoured vehicles. In addition, a sum of RM1.3 billion is allocated, among others for communication devices, rations and uniforms.

    To enhance effectiveness of ESSZONE operations, a sum of RM323 million is allocated for personnel deployment at the eastern border of Sabah. Mr Speaker Sir,.In additio n, the Government will create Sea Basing at the East Coast of Sabah waters and Helicopter Forward Operating Base. Also, the Government will place AV8 GEMPITA 8×8 and 4×4 armoured vehicles in Lahad Datu as well as deploy of Hawk fighter jets and Eurocopter EC-725 helicopters squadron at the Labuan Air Base.

    The armed forces will also build and upgrade roads under the Jiwa Murni Programme with an allocation of RM114 million in the interiors of Sarawak. In addition, Armed Forces School Ferry services involving 15,000 children of ATM nationwide will be continued. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) is allocated RM12.8 billion including a sum of RM8.7 billion for the Royal Malaysia Police.

    Among the major programmes and projects include building 12 district police headquarters, commando 69 training centres as well as procurement of vehicles and equipment. In addition, a sum of RM60 million is allocated to enhance the effectiveness of crime prevention in cities including the omnipresence and Motorcycle Patrol Unit.

    The Government also recognises the role of RELA in ensuring a safe and peace society. For this, the Government will provide RM80 million to more than 200,000 RELA members. Two of their representatives are with us today, please put your hands together for their contribution. To ensure a safe and peaceful neighbourhood, the Government will provide RM40 million to reintroduce grant to the registered Residence Association. These grants of up to RM10,000 is provided for purchase of security control equipment, cleaning and maintenance of neighbourhood. Mr. Speaker Sir,'

For regular readers of Malaysian Defence, most of the items in the speech are old news apart from the line that says a sum of RM323 million is allocated for personnel deployment at the eastern border of Sabah.

Analysis

With commodity prices under pressure for almost third year running and the world’s economy in a flux, it was expected that the government will have to cut its spending. And this resulted in the total overall 2017 budget being reduced by some RM7 billion from last year’s allocation.

As it its easier to cut spending for things that seemingly without any tangible benefits to the rakyat, of course the security sector will bear the brunt of any reduction. However, emolument costs continue to rise and locally manufactured items continue to be funded.

While cutting allocation during hard times is good for the short term, further delays in funding for important projects – pick your own – will only exacerbate the problem in the longer term.

As it is most of the ships in the navy – as one example – is in a great need of replacement. So instead of replacing the ships at a more leisurely pace – two a year for example – in the near future, there will come a time we may have to retire ships without any replacement.

This woeful scenario likely to happen soon with the RMAF, as retirement for the Mig-29s are looming without any replacement in sight. Once an aircraft is declared non serviceable, it could no longer fly, unlike ships which could be towed to sea and used as a floating base even if its engines are not working.

2016-10-20:

Royal Malaysian Navy selects Terma SCANTER Radar for LEKIU-class Frigates

Euronaval, Paris – The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has selected the Terma SCANTER 6000 radar as their combined navigation and helicopter control radar for their two Lekiu-class frigates mid-life modernization and service life extension. 

According to Jesper Tolstrup, Director, Radar Applications, Terma, the high-resolution SCANTER 6000 radar will enable the frigates to detect and track small targets – from the horizon all the way up to the ship itself – on the surface and in low-level air space, and in all weather conditions.



“In addition to surveillance and navigation, the radar is very capable for controlling helicopters. This is especially important aboard aircraft that do not have their own radar, allowing for the approach and landing on the ship or at remote locations, and do so safely in darkness, poor visibility, or bad sea conditions,” Tolstrup said.

“The SCANTER 6000 will also provide a data feed to the BAE System Nautis combat system on the frigates,” Tolstrup said.

The SCANTER 6000 is very versatile, and its capabilities for controlling aircraft increase tactical options and safety. It is useful for threat detection and conducting search and rescue.

The two 2,270 ton LEKIU-class frigates were commissioned in 1999 and are now undergoing a mid-life modernization and service life extension.  The radar is being be integrated with the Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Vision Master automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA) display system.

The RMN has also selected the SCANTER 6000 for its two new Multi-Purpose Common Support Ships (MPCSS). “It is a similar installation to the frigates with the ARPA display and radar”, Tolstrup said. 

Malaysia has 4,765 km off coastline. Along with neighboring Indonesia and Singapore, Malaysia sits astride the Malacca Straits, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. The RMN operates in an “extreme littoral” environment, marked by varied environmental conditions, heavy traffic volume, and short reaction times.

Russia is Studying the Possibility Supply of "Varshavyanka" Submarines to Indonesia

16:2820.10.2016



MOSCOW -. RIA Novosti Russia is considering the possibility of supply of non-nuclear submarines of Project 636 "Varshavyanka" for Indonesia, told RIA Novosti on Thursday, the deputy director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Anatoly Punchuk.

"The Asia-Pacific region are showing a steady interest in diesel submarines of Project 636 "Varshavyanka". The ability to supply these boats are currently being worked with the Indonesian side." - Punchuk said.

According to him, with partners conducted additional negotiations, during which discussed the technical details of cooperation.

Submarine project "Varshavyanka" refers to the third generation, have a displacement of 3.950 tons, submerged speed of 20 knots, dive depth of 300 meters, the crew of 52 people. In the modified boats 636 project above the combat effectiveness. 

Their armed with torpedoes caliber 533 millimeter (six units), mines, shock missile system "Kalibr". They can detect a target at a distance of three to four times greater than the one where they can detect the enemy. For these stealth submarine got in the NATO name "black hole".

Daewoo Shipbuilding launches 2nd submarine for Indonesian navy

2016/10/24 10:37

GEOJE Island, South Korea, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, launched a 1,400-ton diesel submarine on Monday for the Indonesian navy, a company official said.

The submarine is the second of the three submarines being built under a 2011 deal worth US$1.1 billion. In March, the shipbuilder had a launching ceremony for the first submarine, said Yoon Yo-han, a spokesman for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering held a ceremony for the second submarine at its shipyard in Geoje Island, close to the country's southeastern port city of Busan, he said.


A submarine built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (Yonhap file photo)

About 60 people participated in the ceremony, including company and Indonesian officials.

The shipbuilder is set to deliver the first and second submarines to Indonesia in March and October next year, respectively. The third submarine is scheduled to be delivered to the Southeast Asian country in 2018, Yoon said.

The submarines, a modified version of the Chang Bogo class currently in service in the South Korean Navy, can travel 18,520 kilometers without a port call, twice the distance from Busan to Los Angeles.

INDONESIAN NAVY DELEGATION TO VISIT DANISH FRIGAT





This week, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy, Admiral Ade Supandi, visited Denmark and the Danish Naval Base in Korsør. In Korsør, he and the delegation inspected the Peter Willemoes frigat.

An Iver Huitfelt Class frigat, the Peter Willemoes is one of the state of the art frigats in the Danish Navy. Designed by the Danish company OMT, the frigats has been tried and tested during deployments and operations all over the world.

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Indonesia and Denmark to pursue industry collaboration

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
14 January 2016

Indonesia and Denmark are discussing a potential defence industrial collaboration programme featuring the co-production of naval vessels and accompanying mission systems, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Jakarta has said.

According to an MoD statement on 13 January, defence industry officials from Denmark held meetings in Jakarta with counterparts from Indonesia, including defence minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.

The statement said the theme of the meetings was defence industry co-operation based on technology transfers to Indonesian industry. Products under consideration, it said, include unspecified naval vessels, radars, and other electronic systems to support naval operations.

The MoD quoted Denmark's ambassador to Indonesia, Casper Klynge, as saying, "This is more than buying and selling.

Hyundai discloses further details of Philippine Navy's new frigates

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International
24 October 2016


Computer generated image of the Philippine Navy's new frigate released by Hyundai Heavy Industries on the occasion of the programme's contract signing in October 2016. Source: Hyundai Heavy Industries

Key Points

* Hyundai Heavy Industries has revealed further details of the two frigates that it will build for the Philippine Navy
* The platform is slightly smaller than anticipated, but said to inherit main design features of South Korea's Incheon class

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has given further details of the two frigates that it will be constructing for the Philippine Navy (PN).

The details were given in a media release on 24 October announcing that the contract to build the ships has been formally signed with Philippine defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana. HHI received a notice of the PHP15,744,571,584 (USD311 million) award earlier in 2016.

The company was previously reported to have won the contract with a design based on the company's HDF-3000 multipurpose frigate design, which features an overall length of 114.3 m, and has been used as the basis for the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) Incheon (FFX-I)-class guided-missile frigates.

HHI has since disclosed in its media release that the platform will instead feature overall length of 107 m, a standard displacement of about 2,600 tonnes, and an operational survivability up to Sea State 5. The frigate has however been described by HHI as one that inherits main design features of the Incheon class, albeit with a lighter displacement.

The ship will feature a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) propulsion system, and feature a maximum speed of 25 kt, with a standard range of 4,500 n miles at 15 kt.

HHI did not disclose in writing specific details of the platform's weapon systems, saying only that the frigates will be "heavily armed with missiles, torpedo, guns and sensors", and that they will be capable of anti-air, anti-surface, anti-submarine and electronic warfare.

However a computer generated image of the platform accompanying the media release shows an eight-cell vertical launching system (VLS) installed at the forward section, just behind the platform's primary weapon that will most likely be a 76 mm naval gun.

Indo Defence 2016: Armour modernisation nears completion

25th October 2016 - 6:00 by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

Rheinmetall is due to complete deliveries of the Leopard 2 RI main battle tank to Indonesia by March 2017.

Indonesia ordered 61 Leopard RI MBTs among other vehicles in a package worth some $280 million in December 2012.

The other vehicles included were 42 Leopard 2+ MBTs, 42 upgraded Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles and ten specialist vehicles (four Büffel armoured recovery vehicles, three Leguan bridge-layers and three armoured engineering vehicles)

Indonesia was the second Asian country to adopt the Leopard 2 after Singapore, although some wonder at Indonesia’s wisdom in purchasing such heavy MBTs given the country’s archipelagic nature, poor roads and jungle-clad terrain.

All Leopard 2+ tanks have been handed over, this variant being a Leopard 2A4 with retrofitted air-conditioning system. Meanwhile, the first eight Leopard 2 RI MBTs reached Indonesian shores in May.

‘RI’ tanks are 2A4s taken from surplus German Army stocks and upgraded by Rheinmetall to include an add-on Advanced Modular Armour Protection (AMAP) suite from IBD, plus all-electric gun control equipment to replace its electro-hydraulic system. The driver benefits from a rear-view camera, plus a 17kW auxiliary power unit fuels air-conditioning and other systems.

Modification to the 120mm 44-calibre gun and associated sight system allows DM11 programmable HE rounds to be fired. PT Pindad, Indonesia’s premier state-owned defence manufacturer, is partnering with Rheinmetall to produce ammunition for and to support the Leopards and Marders.

Indonesian Marders have upgraded power packs, suspension and ballistic protection, plus an air-conditioning unit is fitted. The hull roof is raised 300mm to increase volume in the troop compartment. A Pindad spokesman told Shephard: ‘We’re currently discussing with the army to assist a second batch in a Marder enhancement programme that will enable conversion into various types: command, ambulance and logistic versions.’

Indonesia also received three Bushmaster 4x4 protected mobility vehicles from Thales Australia in February 2014 as part of a $2 million government-to-government sale. These are used by Indonesian KOPASSUS special forces. The army also possesses 22 Doosan DST 6x6 Black Fox vehicles procured in 2009. These South Korean vehicles are fitted with a CMI Defence CSE 90LP turret featuring a Cockerill 90mm gun.

Why America's Enemies Fear the Army's AH-64E “Guardian” Helicopter



Sebastien Roblin
October 25, 2016

The U.S. Army will spend billions of dollars over the next decade to upgrade its iconic Apache helicopters to the latest—and most likely, last—variant, the AH-64E “Guardian.” Already battle-tested in Afghanistan, the Apache Guardian reflects the latest trends in U.S. military doctrine—namely improved response and loiter time, interoperability with drones, and the capability to engage maritime targets.

The Apache stands amongst a number of weapon systems such as the M1 Abrams tank and the F-15E Strike Eagle that entered service in the 1980s and proved their mettle in the 1991 Gulf War. Apaches fired the first shots of that conflict took out Iraqi low-band radars with Hellfire missiles, clearing the way for the initial strikes by F-117 stealth fighters. A total of 277 Apaches were deployed in the conflict, claiming the destruction of 278 Iraqi tanks as well as numerous so other targets—a high “rate of return” by the standards of most weapons systems. Only one Apache was lost in combat.

Attack helicopters are responsive and relatively precise means of unleashing heavy firepower where it’s needed most—but unlike main battle tanks or jet fighters, even an armored helicopter is vulnerable to low-tech machine guns, antiaircraft cannons and even rocket-propelled grenades, let alone surface-to-air missiles. In later conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, AH-64s continued to prove their deadly effectiveness, but couldn’t avoid losses from ground fire, including during an infamous raid against the Iraqi Medina Division that a strike group of thirty-one Apaches badly shot up by heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons.

The “Guardian” Apache was approved in 2012, fifteen years after the preceding AH-64D “Longbow” upgrade, which mounted an APG-78 radar above the rotor that allowed the Apache to detect and fire at ground targets outside of the line of sight. However, this increased the Apache’s unloaded weight by 15 percent, to 11,800 pounds, without increasing the engine power to compensate.

The new AH-64E addresses this by installing a trifecta of new systems: more powerful T700-GE-701D turboshaft engines, a modern face gear transmission system, and new composite rotor blades—increasing the AH-64E’s speed from 140 to 180 miles per hour. The Guardian Apache can thus arrive on the battlefield faster and loiter overhead for longer—57 percent longer, according to one field commander. New hydraulic “shock strut” landing gear also improve the Guardian’s crash resistance.

Another upgrade is a Manned-Unmanned Team (MUM-T) drone controller datalink enabling the Guardian’s copilot to remotely control and receive data from an orbiting Army MQ-1C Grey Eagle drone. This allows the Apache crew to observe the battlefield before they’ve arrived—and even to hover behind cover, waiting for a target to be identified by drone so it can make a devastating pop-up attack. The Apache crew can even assume manual control of the drones to paint targets with a laser or launch the drone’s Hellfire missiles.

The latest Lot 6 batch of Guardians includes updated fire-control systems that can identify and target ships at sea, presumably to rain Hellfire missiles upon them. Clearly, this is aimed at making the Apache more relevant to any possible conflict in the Pacific—as well as possible skirmishes in the Persian Gulf. Although plans to make a naval version of the Apache died off long ago, U.S. Army Apache units have been practicing deploying on ships at sea anyway. British Apaches have already operated successfully from the HMS Ocean amphibious assault ship during the 2011 intervention in Libya.

In addition to upgrades to computer processors and software, there are also a number of useful new gizmos. A new Ground-Fire Acquisition System, installed on the tip of the wing stub, scans the battlefield with cameras for muzzle flashes from small arms, cannons and rocket-propelled grenades, and automatically slews the Apache around to deliver return fire with its thirty-millimeter cannon. Link-16 datalinks in later Guardian production lots will allow improved data sharing and networking with friendly forces. The computer software has also been upgraded with a Cognitive Decision Aiding System intended to ease the workload posed by routine piloting tasks.

Indo Defence 2016: Small arms revolution

27th October 2016 - 6:00 by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong



Indonesia is becoming self-sufficient in small arms and ammunition production through its domestic armaments manufacturer PT Pindad.

Pindad launched four new weapon types during a ceremony at the MoD on 9 June. They are: the 7.62mm SS3 assault rifle, 5.56mm SS2-V7 Subsonic assault rifle, 9mm PM3 submachine gun and 9mm G2 Premium automatic pistol.

The SS3 is an upgrade of the in-service SS2 assault rifle. Pindad said, ‘The SS3 uses 7.62mm ammunition and has been designed as a designated marksman rifle for use in assault teams that require a high level of accuracy.’

Silmy Karim, former CEO of Pindad, revealed that the Indonesian Army’s KOPASSUS special forces was assessing the SS3 for potential service. The 5.1kg weapon featuring a 20-round magazine was actually exhibited at Indo Defence 2014, at which time officials said it was available in three variants: standard, commando and long barrel (the latter for snipers), with a listed range of 950m.

Pindad manufactures approximately 40,000 SS2-series rifles annually. Indonesia’s police ordered more than one million third-generation 5.56mm SS2-V5 rifles with folding buttstock and Picatinny rails, but that particular model was not widely taken up by the Indonesian Army. The 725mm-long, 3.35kg rifle (without magazine) was designed specifically to be lighter so as to be suitable for vehicle crews and airborne troops.

The SS2-V7 Subsonic is the newest member of the family. Boasting a silencer and subsonic ammunition, it ‘is suitable for special operations that require silent-manoeuvre special forces use,’ according to the manufacturer. The SS2-V7 features a 30-round magazine, and its effective range is listed as 150-200m.

The gas-operated PM3 submachine gun firing 9mm ammunition ‘has been conceived for close-range operations, hostage rescue situations and urban warfare,’ Pindad said. The selective-fire weapon operates on the blowback principle, and is an evolution of the existing PM2. It has a folding stock and fore-grip. Its effective range is 75m, and its rate of fire is 750-850 rounds per minute.

The final item in the batch of four weapons, the 9mm G2 Premium, weighs 1.05kg and has a 15-round magazine. It has a 25m effective range. The Premium evolved from the in-service G2 Combat 9x19mm pistol, the standard sidearm of the Indonesian Armed Forces and Indonesian National Police.

‘The market is showing high enthusiasm for the G2 Premium for the Indonesian Army and the police. We’re also promoting these new weapons for export market,’ a spokesman revealed to LWI.

Pindad also makes sniper rifles. The SPR-3 is a 7.62x51mm bolt action dedicated sniping rifle, while the SPR-2 is a 12.7mm anti-materiel rifle. Both these weapons are in service with Indonesian special forces. The former (which measures 1.25m long and weighs 6.94kg) has an effective range of 900m, while the latter’s range is quoted as 2,000m by the manufacturer. The SPR-2 is 1.755m long and weighs 19.5kg.

As well as small arms, Pindad makes ammunition, including the green-tipped MU-3 12.7mm round that the manufacturer calls ‘BLAM’, which in Indonesian refers to a high explosive, incendiary, armour-piercing round. This 118g round designed for use against lightly armoured vehicles was developed specifically for the .50-cal SPR-2 anti-materiel rifle.