the arming of polis bantuan is depend on their employer
BSN surely have arms so does KTM and Genting
Poslaju I am not sure

but the million dollar question is what hanppened to the bank guard

Unfortunately no. These troopers are from 2nd Cavalry regiment (Stryker), based in Vilseck, Germany.

and 40 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for another USD 10.1 billion. However they may buy less F-15s if they want to include Typhoon... I'm not sure why???

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/kuwait...-into-the-2020s

they pay "Protection fees" to US as many military people said.
also one of reason is they buy long maintenance packages up to 20 year until Mid life upgrade or SLEP。
but just wanner why so small country like Kuwait & Qatar need so many 4th generation fighter ? even MY much bigger country only few 4 gen fighter also hard to get more unit.  really look like is "political buy" even other they buy like Rafale, C-17, Apache etc。。。。what Qatar need C-17 for doing what?
to team up as Arab forces ?

if anything that graphic shows how low Russia has sunk...

they pay "Protection fees" to US as many military people said.
also one of reason is they buy long maintenance packages up to 20 year until Mid life upgrade or SLEP。
but just wanner why so small country like Kuwait & Qatar need so many 4th generation fighter ? even MY much bigger country only few 4 gen fighter also hard to get more unit.  really look like is "political buy" even other they buy like Rafale, C-17, Apache etc。。。。what Qatar need C-17 for doing what?
to team up as Arab forces ?

Navy's size slashed to a dangerous low: UK MPs warn shrunken fleet needs more ships to defend our shores and the Falklands



The Royal Navy has been shrunk to a ‘dangerous and historic low’ and now does not have enough ships to combat global threats, MPs warn today.

The naval force must be increased if the country is to continue to protect its shores and the Falkland Islands, while contributing to Nato and other commitments, they caution. The current fleet of 19 frigates and destroyers – of which only 17 are usable – is ‘woefully low’ and to cut it any further would be ‘completely unacceptable’, a report concludes.

Compared to 35 ships in 1997, the fleet is ‘way below the critical mass required for the many tasks which could confront it’, the review by the Commons’ defence committee found. The cross-party MPs said: ‘As an island nation, the important of the Royal Navy to UK defence must not be underestimated.

‘The current number of frigates, destroyers and personnel inadequately reflects the potential threats and vulnerabilities facing the UK and its interests overseas.’

The dire assessment comes weeks after it emerged the Ministry of Defence has to refit the engines of all six Type 45 destroyers because they cannot cope with warm seas.

Daily Mail

if anything that graphic shows how low Russia has sunk...
I meant I don't understand why buy Typhoon in addition to all that...

Saudi buying US protection too? Since they are almost fully US equipped

i thought they have not new carrier? 

Sunway siap ngan shotgun

if anything that graphic shows how low Russia has sunk...
I meant I don't understand why buy Typhoon in addition to all that...

Saudi buying US protection too? Since they are almost fully US equipped

According to Mike Winnerstig, security policy analyst at the Swedish Defense Research Agency, this decision embodied Sweden's efforts to boost its defense capabilities.

"If you group together these kinds of systems on Gotland, you can control quite a lot of territory in the mid-Baltic," Mike Winnerstig told the Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen. Whereas Winnerstig acknowledged that Sweden hardly is a primary goal for Russia, he argued that the price of invading Gotland has increased significantly, calling the missile defense a "tripwire."

In September, Sweden stationed 150 troops on Gotland, to boost the defense of the strategically important island.

"We have about 150 men on Gotland, which is not much. In the past, when you wanted to defend Gotland for real, there were regiments that could mobilize about 25,000 troops to the island's defense. There's a certain difference," Mike Winnerstig told Expressen.

Tal Afar, a city 40 miles west of ISIS-held Mosul, is poised to become “the city of revenge” for Iraq’s powerful Shia militias who were forced out of the city after an insurgency by the Islamic State’s predecessor, al-Qaeda in Iraq, in 2005.

“The scene is set for an extremely dangerous episode to unfold in Tal Afar, between Shia militias, who are seeking revenge for the devastation wrought on them by Sunni jihadists since 2005, and ISIS fighters who, if history is our guide, would prove to be highly capable in their defense of the town,” Gareth Stansfield, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and professor of Middle East politics at the University of Exeter, wrote earlier this month.

Shia militiamen backed by Iran — known as the Hashd al-Shaabi — have already begun the move to recapture the strategic city.

Recapturing Tal Afar from ISIS would mean severing one of the jihadists’ last remaining corridors from Iraq into Syria.

“The worst [ISIS] killers of all come to Tal Afar,” a senior Iraqi official told The Independent on the condition of anonymity earlier this week.

But the city’s liberation will inevitably be tinged by sectarian motivations.

“We are coming to Tal Afar to avenge Hussein,” Qais al-Khazali, the leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Shi’a militia, said in Baghdad last month, referring to the third Imam of Shia Islam.

Another wild card that could further complicate the impending battle for Tal Afar is Turkey, which feels an obligation not only to protect Sunni Turkmen in the city but also to quell Iran’s influence in northern Iraq and Syria by keeping the Iran-backed Shia militias at bay.

Turkey infuriated Baghdad — and its Russian and Iranian allies — last December when it ignored Iraq’s request to stay out of the Mosul battle and deployed roughly 500 troops to a military base near Bashiqa, Iraq, to train and advise local forces.

Tensions have been growing between the Turks and the Iraqis ever since.

“So many actors are focused on preventing a Turkish-Hashd conflict,” Knights said. “Turkey knows that going to war with the Hashd means going to war with a major neighbour, Iraq. Many international actors would work tirelessly to avoid such an outcome before it unfolded – and indeed they are warning and shaping the actions of both Turkey and the Hashd now behind the scenes.”

The Super Hornets are legacy planes that will be phased out by 2018 in favor of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs. The most action these planes have seen took place during the Iraq War, when they acted as strike planes and helped with aerial refueling. Outside of the warzone, however, they look a lot calmer.

Monday, 21 November 2016 | MYT 4:05 PM

AG Report: Unqualified contractors blamed for delay in Mindef's Sukhoi service centre project

BY RAHIMY RAHIM

PETALING JAYA: The construction of a RM73mil service technical centre (STC) for the maintenance of Sukhoi SU-30MKM fighter aircraft at TUDM Gong Kedak, Terengganu Air base was less than satisfactory, according to the 2015 Auditor-General's Report (Series 2).

The report revealed that a slow construction progress during the first 10 months which resulted in a takeover by a nominated sub-contractor on Jan 15 last year.

"The progress of the project within the first 10 months between March and Dec 2014, was not satisfactory as it only reached 3.3% progress compared to its target of 39.1% based on the actual working schedule," said the report.

The construction of the centre was part of the Government's obligation under a countervailing programme for the acquisition of Sukhoi SU-30MKM fighter aircraft which includes an issuance of aircraft components with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise (Rosoboronexport), Russia.

The project consisted of a hangar building, ADZ bay, POL store, AGSV/E garage, shelter, ramp service, apron area and a special equipment procurement site.

The Defence Ministry (Mindef) on Apr 15 had engaged the Public Works Department (JKR) as the implementing agency for the project.

"The construction of the STC is to ensure that Sukhoi SU-30MKM fighter aircraft will always be at an optimum level to be operated during mission or training purposes," said the report.

The Ministry of Finance Malaysia (MOF) had appointed Sharikat Pembenaan Setia Jaya Sdn Bhd (SPSJ) as the contractor, with a contract value of RM71.49mil through a "Design and Build" approach.

"SPSJ was selected via a restricted tender process and a Letter of Award was granted on March 10, 2014 followed by a formal contract which was signed on July 7, 2014 within a completion period of 78 weeks.

The report noted that the appointment of an unqualified and financially unsound contractor had affected project implementation and progress.

7th Cavalry, i suppose?

Unfortunately no. These troopers are from 2nd Cavalry regiment (Stryker), based in Vilseck, Germany.

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