sapa cakap?

oso, osprey has bigger logistical footprint than helo, need bigger hangar, more difficult to service, especially for putd. desway even us and japan put i in their air force

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A Sokol chopper of the Philippine Air Force crashed in Palawan on Tuesday, November 8, injuring Mimaropa police regional director Chief Superintendent Wilben Mayor and 3 others.

Mayor, a former police spokesperson, and 3 other passengers were brought to the hospital for "minor injuries," according to the military.

Air Force Sokol 926, carrying 13 passengers, was doing a reconnaissance flight in prepation for the November 10 ASEAN Chief of Justices Conference when it "experienced a mechanical problem and crash landed" in Sitio Sabang of barangay Cabayugan," said Cherryl Tindog, spokespreson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command.

The pilots were attempting an emergency landing when the chopper crashed.

A-109 crashes in Free StateAn SA Air Force (SAAF) Agusta A109 light utility helicopter has crashed in the Free State while on a night training flight.

The rotary-winged aircraft was on the inventory of 87 Helicopter Flying School at AFB Bloemspruit.

The SA National Defence Force’s (SANDF) corporate communications directorate had not responded to a defenceWeb enquiry at the time of publishing but reports have it the helicopter crashed on the farm Umpukane in the Clocolan area. The three crew members aboard were reportedly taken to Clocolan Hospital and later moved to 3 Military Hospital in Bloemfontein by another helicopter, presumably also from the flying school.

It is known that two of those aboard the helicopter have since been discharged and the third is expected to be discharged during the course of today.

As is the case with all SAAF aircraft incidents and crashes, a board of inquiry will be appointed.

Indo Defence 2016: Teaming to offer digital vehicles

08th November 2016 - 6:00 by Tim Fish in Jakarta

Thales has teamed with Indonesian companies PT Len and PT Pindad to develop a fully networked vehicle proposal.

The company brought a modified 4x4 Bushmaster, named Sanca, to Indo Defence to demonstrate its C5iconcept – the traditional C4 plus combat information added as the fifth ‘C’ and ‘i’. 

At the exhibition, PT Pindad announced the vehicle as Indonesia’s first MRAP (mine resistant armour protected) vehicle and it is already in service with the country’s KOPASSUS special forces unit.

Laurent Letellier, product line manager, told Shephard that the plan was to improve the combat effectiveness of Indonesia’s armoured vehicles, which include the Badak 6x6, Anoa APC and Anoa 2 amphibious 6x6, and Komodo 4x4 among others.

To do this the team will develop a vehicle electronics architecture that will allow different networked vehicles on the battlefield to exchange information in near real time. PT Len is to work with the vehicle networking systems and software with PT Pindad’s role to integrate the electronics into the vehicles.

Letellier said that the benefit of this is that commanders will know exactly what the threats are and can select the appropriate vehicle to respond to the threat. For example, if a vehicle is targeted by a laser then an alert is sent out, a reaction from the vehicle such as smoke will take place immediately and then it will get support from others.

Information is collected automatically and exchanged within the vehicle and with other vehicles. The vetronics system can integrate and collate this to add value. 

Chinese Sky Dragon SAM Completes Field Evaluation For Possible Indonesian Procurement

Our Bureau 01:59 PM, November 3, 2016



Indonesian air force has completed field evaluation of Norinco’s Sky Dragon 50 medium-range Surface to air missile system, which the service is likely to buy from the Chinese firm.

The Norinco has recently submitted a proposal to supply the Sky Dragon to the Indonesian Air Force, a company official told IHS Jane's 360 at the Indo Defence 2016 exhibition in Jakarta.

"We are now waiting for the official bidding process to start," said a NORINCO official, although he did not disclose the scope of the air force requirement.

A Sky Dragon battery consists of an IBIS150 3D target designation radar, a fire distribution vehicle, and three to six launch vehicles, each armed with four ready-to-fire missiles carried in container-launcher tubes of circular cross-section. In this configuration, a battery will be capable of engaging up to 12 targets simultaneously and firing all 12 individually targeted missiles in seconds.

NORINCO is competing to supply the Sky Dragon against other competitors. However, the system is more convenient to operate than other systems.

"There is no major training programme required for the Sky Dragon and the rockets are supported by an advanced active radar seeker, which increases accuracy significantly. Also, the Sky Dragon is about 40% cheaper than some other medium-range air defence systems.

NORINCO has been active in Indonesia "about 20 years" supplying mainly the Indonesian Army and Indonesian Navy with "rockets and air defence" products.

Hishammuddin: China patrol ships needed to bolster Malaysian navy

BY A. RUBAN
Published: November 8, 2016 11:47 AM GMT+8
  

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said Malaysia chose China to purchase the LMS because the vessels are attractive in terms of cost, specifications and also the expertise of experience of our Chinese counterpart to develop such ships. — Reuters pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 ― Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein today said the  purchase of four Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) from China was necessary to improve the overall performance of the country's naval strength.

He also said the current fleet that is more than 30 years old required expensive maintenance, which made it prohibitive to carry out naval exercises.

“Malaysia chose China to purchase the LMS because the vessels are attractive in terms of cost, specifications and also the expertise of experience of our Chinese counterpart to develop such ships,” he said during the Minister Question Time (MQT) session in Parliament.

The Sembrong MP was responding to fellow Barisan Nasional MP, Datuk Raime Unggi of Tenom, who asked about the purpose of purchasing the vessels and the ministry's plan on older vessels.

As for the older vessels, Hishammuddin said these will be phased out in stages.

Later at a press conference, Hishammuddin said the cost for each LMS was expected to be no more than RM250 million.

Hishammuddin accompanied Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak during the visit to China when the deal was finalised last week.

The deal is a joint venture between Malaysia's Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd and China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co Ltd.

The first LMS is expected to completed in 24 months from after the contract is signed.

The ships are missile-carrying patrol vessels that can be equipped with a helicopter deck.

Such vessels are customarily used to patrol coastal lines but can also be deployed for search and rescue missions.

Doesn't need to be. Metal-hulled ships can function fine as mine countermeasures ship. Just need degaussing device to nullify the magnetic field of the hull.

Also, need to be specific. Will the module convert the ship to be a minesweeper or minehunter? Very large difference between both. 

looks like it can be tasked with mine warfare

new things to note it also can do hydrographic survey?
possibly also replacing the current navy hydrographic survey ships

from hishammudin tweet https://twitter.com/H2OComms/status/795833731667795969

hydrographic survey use civi grade ships ler...

from which country?

helicopter looks a bit wierd

 

looks like it can be tasked with mine warfare

new things to note it also can do hydrographic survey?
possibly also replacing the current navy hydrographic survey ships

from hishammudin tweet https://twitter.com/H2OComms/status/795833731667795969