WW2 bomb explosion at Bandar Malaysia MRT construction site injures three workers



Police confirmed the explosion at the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station construction site in Bandar Malaysia this evening was from an old unexploded bomb from the Second World War.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh confirmed the matter when contacted here tonight.

“From initial investigations, an old bomb from the Second World War suddenly exploded when construction works were being carried out,” he said.

In the incident at about 5pm, three Bangladeshi workers were seriously injured and two of them lost their legs while another suffered injuries on the hands and legs. The three victims were sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, a Fire and Rescue Department source said the department received a call at 5.23pm and arrived at the location about 10 minutes later.

He said 25 officers and personnel with five fire engines from Hang Tuah, Pudu and Tun Razak stations rushed to the site.

IINM US and NATO believes all factors considered 155mm is sufficient for tube arty. MLRS and PGMs will handle the rest.

This is only a prototype, but its a 155mm on a Humvee. 39 cal I think

LHA-6 USS America. Check out her air group.

RSAF Super Puma helicopters still flying high on missions

Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Super Puma helicopters took part in Exercise Wallaby in Australia yesterday, with the crew demonstrating that the workhorses can still perform at a high level.

During the exercise, aircrew specialists practised firing their cabin-door machine guns - used to return fire on enemy forces when the Super Pumas troop-lift military units behind enemy lines.

Live-firing of the door gun is not done in Singapore as there is no appropriate firing range for it.




"I expected it to be easier, but trying to hit the target while the helicopter was moving was more challenging than I thought," said Third Sergeant Aaron Tiong Jun Jie, 21, an aircrew specialist who fired the door gun for the first time during yesterday's exercise.

Even with their replacements - the Airbus H225M - slated to arrive after 2020 and the Ministry of Defence saying the older helicopters are now "facing obsolescence", the exercise showed that the AS332 Super Pumas still can play a critical wartime and peacetime role in the sky.

Those who have flown in them, including Third Warrant Officer Premnath Chandran, 35, an aircrew specialist, said the helicopters are just as capable as they were decades ago.


"You don't really feel that it is an old aircraft. The ageing is very minute because the aircraft are maintained in tip-top condition. If there are issues, they are merely cosmetic, such as the velcros no longer sticking properly," said 3WO Premnath, who has been flying in RSAF helicopters for the past 16 years.



The RSAF first commissioned the Super Puma in 1985, more than three decades ago.

The versatility of the medium-lift helicopters was made all the more evident by their continued use for real missions.

CHALLENGING

I expected it to be easier, but trying to hit the target while the helicopter was moving was more challenging than I thought.

THIRD SERGEANT AARON TIONG JUN JIE, on firing the Super Puma's door gun for the first time in yesterday's Exercise Wallaby.
Around the clock, the Super Pumas and their crews have kept watch over the 4,000 SAF military personnel in the Shoalwater Bay Training Areathis year.

It was also a Super Puma that was scrambled to attend to and evacuate Third Sergeant Gavin Chan, the 21-year-old full-time national serviceman who died after a Bionix II infantry fighting vehicle landed on its side last month.

Super Pumas also flew on search-and-locate operations during the recent ship collisions in Singapore waters this year, medically evacuating injured American sailors to the Singapore General Hospital after their warship, the USS John S. McCain, collided with a commercial oil tanker in August.

Mindef has not said when the Super Pumas will be replaced altogether.

When they are eventually replaced, 3WO Premnath will be looking forward to the new aircraft if he is assigned to them.

But the veteran airman, who started his career in the now-decommissioned UH-1H utility helicopter, remains sentimental about older aircraft.

"Yes, there will be a new phase of learning about a new aircraft type. But I'm still holding out for the UH-1H because it was my first," he said.

damn, with just those 35, it probably worths more than our whole air force! haha

but its 35 ... such a waste.

US Navy says McCain collision preventable, relieves commander and deputy from duties



TOKYO (REUTERS) - The collision of the USS McCain with a merchant ship near Singapore that killed 10 sailors was preventable, the US Navy said after it relieved the warship commander and his deputy from their duties.

"The commanding officer exercised poor judgement, and the executive officer exercised poor leadership of the ship's training program," the USS Seventh Fleet said in a press release on Tuesday (Oct 10).

Commander A. Sanchez, the McCain's captain, and his executive officer Commander J. Sanchez were reassigned to other duties in Japan, where the Seventh Fleet is headquartered, the Navy said.

TNI Berencana Perkuat Pertahanan Udara di Wilayah Timur

one jet each location ka? haha

US military chopper bursts into flames in Japan: Minister





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Erm, well I do believe in the F-35 actually. Frankly its the best jet that can fit on those baby carriers, much better than the Harriers which are getting quite old.

Got numbers?

close call

Kurdistan Regional security council warns Iraqi forces are poised to attack Kirkuk and Mosul, Peshmerga says reports untrue



The Kurdistan Region Security Council announced in a tweet on Wednesday that they have been receiving “dangerous messages” that the Iraqi military forces, including Shiite militia Hashd al-Shaabi were preparing “major attacks” from several sides against Kurdistan following the referendum for Kurdish independence.

The involved parties plotting to attack the Kurdistan Region are the Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraqi Federal Police from the southern and western part of Kirkuk as well as north Mosul.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in a separate statement also warned that “Haider al-Abadi, the prime minister and general commander of the armed forces is to blame for any disputes or violence which may erupt in disputed areas.”

Abadi on Tuesday warned the Peshmerga against any “confrontation” with Iraqi security forces, including the mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi, in those areas, while calling on the Kurdish fighters to act on orders from the Iraqi government, as there should be “one leadership, not two.”

However, Kurdish Peshmerga forces have dismissed warnings by Kurdistan’s security council that Iraq was preparing for a major attack on Kirkuk province as untrue. Jabbar Yawar, secretary general of the Peshmerga Ministry, was quoted by Alghad Press saying that “what is being circulated about military mobilization and preparations by Iraqi troops for a military operation in Kirkuk is untrue”.

There is no official reply yet from the government in Baghdad regarding the security council’s warning.

Indonesian Army new M113 Arisgator. Credit to Garuda NET.



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Russian Arctic troops train for mobile warfare.....using dog and reindeer sleds


A Russian reconnaissance unit practice patrolling with a reindeer sled

Russian Northern fleet mechanized infantry units (also referred to as Arctic forces) have recently held training maneuvers in Murmansk, Russia in temperatures reaching -30º. Among expected modern equipment such as skis and snowmobiles, they were also practicing to ride reindeer and dog sleds.

The idea behind those drills is to get familiar with using the sleighs, which are still one of the most used means of transportation in the arctic areas. The soldiers trained both driving and riding in the sleighs and did tactical drills using them combined with modern technology.

During WW2 about ten thousand reindeer were used in the Soviet army. The main use for them was the evacuation of wounded soldiers, logistics, transportation of crashed planes and reconnaissance. They proved to be very effective in the harsh arctic climate back in WW2. So, perhaps Russian armed forces decided to renew the WW2 experience.

Exercise Wallaby 2017 Highlights
About 4000 SAF personnel and 400 platforms from The Singapore Army​, the Republic of Singapore Navy​, and The Republic of Singapore Air Force are participating in Exercise Wallaby 2017.

Held at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia, it is one of the many exercises that the SAF conducts overseas. Catch the highlights from down under here! — at Queensland.

M1A2 Abrams with Trophy APS.







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First batch delivery of 10 units Royal Thai Army NORINCO VT4 Main Battle Tank. Credit to original uploader.





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Wow... should be pretty expensive to move all those troops and gear.