they also service the civilian sector as they know they would go kaput if they oni service the military sector
boustead got another shipyard in penang for the civilian sector and destini is buildings OnG sector vessels well b4 they got mmea contract

You forget we need to cover sabah and sarawak as well.
Medium to long range SAM is expensive and you need lots of them to cover malaysia.
Jet is much cheaper option and flexible strategic as you can use it to attack and defence.
Tudm have preferences over two engine jets as they have better combat radius as to single engine jets.

speaking ToT and offset,

Saab's partner for Mig replacement program is Deftech, which is a sister company of CTRM ( company that makes aerospace composite component)...
both deftech and ctrm are wholly owned by drb-hicom...

so dont count out Gripen yet... they got a big cable.

Yes true fighter are flexible and using SAM there going to be radar gap.

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

not everyone can afford a DSO or DSTA... they have thousands of brainy nerds and geeks with phds there... and funding them doesnt all come from mindef.. that's why singkie's military industrial complex is so strong...

Philippine troops rescue ship captain kidnapped by militants

MANILA: Philippine soldiers on Saturday rescued one of two Filipino cargo ship crewmen taken captive just two days ago by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants, a security official said.



The troops recovered Aurelio Agacac, the ship captain, in the remote village of Basakan in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, said Colonel Juvymax Uy, commander of the military’s 104th Brigade and Joint Task Force Basilan.

The kidnappers took Agacac and his companion Laurencio Tiro captive from a cargo ship off Basilan on Thursday, only hours after soldiers rescued two Malaysians held for about eight months on a southern island.

Uy said the abductors were forced to abandon Agacac to delay the pursuing troops and evade a firefight.

"The victim looked alright," he told reporters.

Uy said the soldiers had also captured a wounded suspect during the pursuit who died while being transported to the hospital in Basilan.

Uy did not confirm that the kidnappers were Abu Sayyaf members.



Abu Sayyaf, a small but violent Islamist group known for kidnappings, beheadings, bombings and extortion, is still holding a number of Filipino and foreign nationals captive, including some Indonesians and Malaysians.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to impose martial law in the south, home to the majority of Filipino Muslims, to address the security problem there.

(Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

- Reuters

actually their shipyard in lumut also can service civilian customer if there is a demand
they can also service civilian ships its not like tldm have a monopoly on their service

a superyacht being serviced at lumut shipyard

Nice didn't know that.

You still serving?

Mod, tered ni OK tak borak kosong. Boleh pindah ke Serious /K jadikan lebih ... berwibawa

till 50yo take ME scheme till 60

is mig29 have a better combat radius than f16 or gripen(without external tank)?

Yes. Mig 29 have better combat radius.

Salute you

Radius of Msian Mig29 = 500 to 1300 km?
Radius of Msian F16 and Gripen = 0


NZ and Aust have no choice but to depend on each other to cover their corner of the world, despite whatever their more pro-independent politikus like to think

>4 squadrons of fast jets
>Replace entire LIFT/2nd line fleet
Why not another T80U armour regiment and some KDX Aegis destroyers while you're at it

Hawk 208 with AAMs have been suggested to help cover UK QRA requirement, but its true that RAF opted to bring back 2 squadron of Typhoon T1 instead - best choice really. For us, Hawk 208 is currently quite useful for potential Pinoy-hunting, whether its Suluks or MILFs.

How?

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Friday, March 24, 2017
French to upgrade Rafale's to F4 standard. Payloads with a decent platform?


via Defense Aerospace.
During the March 20 meeting of the Ministerial Investment Committee, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian decided to authorize the launch of initial development of the new F4 standard for the Rafale combat aircraft.

This standard, integrating experience and feedback from combat operations, should contribute to strengthen the Rafale's capabilities to operate alone or as part of a coalition. New developments will include improvements to network working methods, sensor developments and their integration.

The F4 standard will also take into account the expected evolutions of missiles, of the power plant and the integration of new capabilities. The first aircraft fully equipped to this new standard should be commissioned by 2025, but certain functionalities will be available as early as 2023.

This new standard is part of the continuing evolution of the aircraft which will progressively constitute the entire French manned combat aircraft fleet.

The launch of a future tranche of Rafale aircraft will be decided by the next LPM multi-year program law to meet the requirements of the Air Force.
Interesting.

New engines, new networking methods, new sensors and the evolution of power plants.

Are we seeing a variation of the US Navy's "payloads over platforms" meme? Could we say that the French have adopted "payloads with a decent platform"? If so, then I say brilliant. We're seeing the same with Super Hornet and I think that is the most practical and cost effective approach.



http://www.snafu-solomon.com/2017/03/frenc...-to-f4.html?m=1

http://www.malaysiandefence.com/sukhoi-ser...re-inaugurated/