1) balance trade with Russia (good friendship)
2) As benchmark/combat training for new Jet like J20/J31 even own J10/J-16.
3) For replace those first batch PLA Su-27 which order in 1993-94 which already reach 20+ year lifespan。 already start retired

China gov already announce they respect natuna island belong to Indonesia, and it not include 9 dash line claim by china in SCS.
only small part of EEZ zoon is include in 9 dash line。



This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 6 2016, 11:28 PM

just old retirement ship.... from japan coast guard.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 7 2016, 09:01 AM

today newspaper reported form polis, about 28km from kinabatangan coast. mainly in border MY/PH.
we no have EEZ in Celebea sea, mainly 30-20km or less from our cost line.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 7 2016, 10:00 AM

but now we facing more difficult and complex job...much more compare to last time Gunmen kidnap on land/island,
as long those land/island have esscom/polis team in patrol mostly will be ok,
but now they Gunmen change to attack to fisherman bot/commercial ship in sea make much more difficult, no why our patrol boat can escort/follow so many boat all time and it just happens at border, make difficult way to counter.
seriously MY should negotiation with Philippine to allow our ship patrol more wider to Philippine water +-50Km more and allow to check all boat come to MY, also allow setup radar in some of Philippine island （pay rental)

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 7 2016, 11:19 AM

Both is new ship ... went give to MMEA.
but this time is 1600+ tons ship old ship.
i worry is rojak ship in MMEA,
cost maintenance will be high，and take more time to service.
MMEA budget is low。

only 76mm navy gun, + 12.7 or 20mm gun,

if Mk110 57mm + MSI + Thales cms hard for get cheap price .... the Mk110 it self already around usd 8+- million
personally not like 57mm at all。。。。
well what wrong with China CMS ?
if you using Tacticos or other, it still need china write code to integrate there radar, Main gun etc to CMS, means extra cost from 2 party.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 8 2016, 12:13 AM

since SG follow MY getting H225M, our mindef/Army should follow SG buying Chinook CH-47 block 2 ....

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 8 2016, 01:33 PM

F-35B fire again



Marine Corps F-35 Caught Fire During Training Flight
Military.com | Nov 07, 2016 | by Hope Hodge Seck
The Marine Corps is investigating after an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter based out of Beaufort, South Carolina, recently caught fire in mid-air, Military.com has learned.

The incident happened Oct. 27 at Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, a fleet replacement squadron for the Marine Corps consisting of 20 F-35B aircraft. One of the aircraft experienced a fire in the weapons bay while conducting a training mission over Beaufort, 1st Lt. John Roberts, a spokesman for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, told Military.com.

"The aircraft landed safely and there were no injuries sustained," he said. "An investigation is ongoing and we will provide updates as they are available."

No estimate of damage caused by the fire was available. The incident was listed by the Naval Safety Center as a Class A mishap, meaning damage totalled $2 million or more on the $100 million aircraft.

full report .。。
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/11...ing-flight.html

Osprey not really usefull to SG.
but it more suite to MY can easy fly peninsular to sarawak/sabah

but Osprey no need runway 。。。。。
except cost，our PUTD should no issue to handing it。

i said .....
still more like helicopter facility.
well it can put at any armed forces unit depend from order from.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 8 2016, 06:02 PM

Report: German kidnapped, girlfriend killed as Abu Sayyaf storm yacht off Sabah waters
BY AWANG ALI OMAR - 7 NOVEMBER 2016 @ 12:01 PM

SANDAKAN: A German man was reportedly kidnapped while his girlfriend was shot dead when gunmen stormed their yacht off Malaysian waters yesterday. According to an Associated Press report, Abu Sayyaf militants made the claim yesterday and the Philippines military is now trying to verify the claims. The report, quoting regional military spokesman Major Filemon Tan, said Abu Sayyaf spokesman Muamar Askali had claimed that the militants kidnapped Juegen Kantner. They also reportedly killed his female companion as the couple were cruising off Malaysia. Tan said the woman might have put up a struggle or tried to escape, which led to her getting killed. It was alleged that the yacht was last spotted sailing in waters off Tambisan, Lahad Datu last week.

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/11/186536/...ht-sabah-waters

No issue LMS as hydrographic survey ship as long right equipment install like Multibeam Sonar which can scan sea floor mapping in 2D imaging and profiling capabilities. just size of ship determinant how deep if survey, for SCS and our water, deep not more than 500meter small ship enough. if need scan 2000 meter or more than we need big survey ship can carry more bigger and power full sonar.

problem is they mention sabah, many people will think is our side problem.

Karel Doorman (Daman JOINT SUPPORT SHIP)
i always think it is perfact MRSS ship for our RMN. 2 unit will be enough。price usd 450m on 2013， now possible need 500m for now but can perform more than 5-in-1 role。 although it more expensive than LPD，but it enough to support all our navy requirement.
- Helicopter LPD with 2 chinook capable landing spot，and with 6 chinook folded hanger，should 10 unit for small helicopter）
- Strategic Transport
- full Role 3 hospital ship capability （ search & rescue ）
- Auxiliary ship
- replenishment ship （oil/Materials/supply）

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 11 2016, 04:46 PM

i not means now ... just went the time they consider getting MRSS..
no issue on weather, Daman have have experience on it, since they also built warship for Indo and Vietnam. also many commercial ship for hot region。if buying sure the weather will be part of requirement。 even built ship for hot area much easy than in cool area, due to no need include heater pipeline and heater system/module for entire ship.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Nov 11 2016, 06:28 PM

LMS since will be many unit, can use our 1st tier and 2nd tier city name.

me too, actually i also thinking mountains name for lcs， but mountains usually for something "big" so i better reserve for future RMN big ship like MRSS.