i think is missle boat..Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat
smaller version of french made frigate and change of little design on tht ship

For Taiwan they do not export their arms.

Unlikely the rmaf will agrees to it which might just dampem their mrca hope if the mig 29 were to be upgraded.

The bean counter will use this excuse to further delay the mrca procrument. But then again, if rmaf hand are tied, they cant do anything also but to accept

Admiral Kamarulzaman said Malaysia is also in the final stages of negotiations with French shipbuilder DCNS to launch a programme to build larger littoral combat ships.

The navy chief said the programme should be formally announced in August or September.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/m...0-ships-in-navy

Hand cranked turret

I believe most of the fully upgraded US Humvees in Iraq have electric turrets

Certainly more than our poor Igla operator
Btw since when we have 40mm AGL

Mig-29 upgrade programme is in the card

I actually hope this will go through even when rmaf is getting 18 new aircraft. we're lacking airframe and we cannot rely on hawks to defend entire sabah/sarawak. Hope both hawk and mig-29 are stationed in labuan on permanent basis while the f-18/su30/rafale (kek) can rotate

oso, many sabah/sarawak pipu have served with smokey bandits. our first female fighter pilot (a sabahan ) served with the migs as well as our current air force chief (sarawakian)

Yes they can. But why setup a company that will lost money. Imagine that your are running a service centre can you survive if you only repair one product and the product servicing follow planned time. You need to pay high salary for workers who will not do anyrhing at some time. And the amount of spares you need to keep. That the reason all TLDM will be going to BNS or may be Destini. Its to keep malaysian working.

The problem come not with the civilian side of boustead but the. Naval shipyard in Lumut as they need project to keep running.

Germany Bans Rheinmetall From Exporting Products To Turkey

Germany is denying clearance to Rheinmetall for few defense trades with Turkey amid a row over campaign appearances by Turkish officials in pursuading support for a referendum that could boost President Tayyip Erdogan's powers.

"The German government is currently denying clearance for some export contracts", Rheinmetall Chief Executive Armin Papperger told reporters on Thursday after the release of its full-year results.

He said Rheinmetall remained in talks with Turkey over a contract to supply a defense system for its Leopard battle tanks, after the country lost 10 such vehicles in its war against the Islamic State.

Rheinmetall and peer Krauss Maffei jointly build the Leopard tanks. "Europeans would not be able to walk safely on the streets if they kept up their current attitude towards Turkey," Erdogan said on Wednesday.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/18819/Ger...ey#.WNbEGNR95hE

another post from him

another million dollar question.. will they also transfer their missiles and ammunition to us if the deal goes through

btw the US M109 SPH offer dead already right?

well according to WIKI ....
Kuwait's Hornets is F18C single seat version ... seems our RMAF want 2 seater ...
Kuwait have 7 unit F-18D 2 seater trainer jet. 

for me look both also seems not suitable to RAMF...  any good to get other 8-10 F-18C/D to setup full squadron in Penang AB, or get more unit to setup F18 in sabah too.

Asked if the ministry would settle for Eurofighter Typhoon by BAE Systems or the Rafale by Dassault Aviation, he said the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen “are still in the running”.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017...-biennial-show/