supposed to be towed scanner
the ship can fit 3 iso container

supposed to be towed scanner
the ship can fit 3 iso container

IMO, an OPV's capability can be significantly increased by making sure it has the right kind of vehicle onboard. Put on an ASW helicopter, now the OPV's an ASW platform, put on a helicopter capable of launching AShM, now the OPV's a surface warfare combatant. Put on a UUV or submersible, hey now the OPV's a minehunter.

Before people come telling that those doesn't count, remember that without aircrafts, a carrier is just a ship with a runway on top.

Possibly there will be 1 ISO container with operator console inside ( the one behind the stack)

Then the deck ISO containers can fit the USV/towed scanner

No stack tho, the LMS will be like Kedah-class, exhaust will be on the side, hence the black paintjob near the stern.

On a related note, now the majority of TLDM ships will have side-exhaust systems (Kedah-class, Laksamana-class, KD Mahawangsa, Perdana-class FAC and now Keris-class). Perhaps now TLDM trademark can be the black stern hull paintjob.

IMO, an OPV's capability can be significantly increased by making sure it has the right kind of vehicle onboard. Put on an ASW helicopter, now the OPV's an ASW platform, put on a helicopter capable of launching AShM, now the OPV's a surface warfare combatant. Put on a UUV or submersible, hey now the OPV's a minehunter.

Before people come telling that those doesn't count, remember that without aircrafts, a carrier is just a ship with a runway on top.

Turkey positions Type 209, 214 submarines for Indonesia’s third Nagapasa batch

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - Jane's Navy International
18 April 2019


A computer-generated image of the Type 214 submarine, one of two boat types discussed in STM's presentation to the Indonesian Navy in February 2019. Source: TKMS

Key Points

• Turkey's STM has made a presentation on its Type 209 and Type 214 boats to the Indonesian Navy
• The service has further requirements for at least four more submarines beyond 2024

Turkish naval shipbuilder Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret (STM) has made a formal presentation on its Type 214 and Type 209 submarine designs to senior Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) officials, with the intention of eventually offering the boats for Jakarta's further submarine requirements.

The presentation was made at the Neptunus Building within the TNI-AL's headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on 12 February 2019, according to de-classified meeting documents that have been provided to Jane's . Also present during the meeting were STM's local representative in Indonesia, PT Cipta Citra Perkasa, and the crew of Indonesia's second Nagapasa-class submarine, KRI Ardadedali (404).

Indonesia signed a contract for its first batch of three Type 209/1400 Nagapasa-class submarines with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in 2011. Two of the vessels acquired under this batch, KRI Nagapasa (403), and Ardadedali , have been commissioned, while a third boat, Alugoro (405), was launched on 11 April 2019.

A day later Jakarta signed a contract for a second batch of Type 209/1400 submarines with DSME. This batch will bring Indonesia's fleet of submarines to eight by 2024, when including its pair of German-built Cakra-class boats that were commissioned in the early 1980s. This fleet strength is line with the revised objectives found in the Indonesian Armed Forces' modernisation blueprint known as Minimum Essential Force (MEF).

However, beyond 2024 Indonesian naval planners maintain the requirement for a total submarine fleet strength of 12 to adequately defend its vast archipelago. This means Jakarta could eventually acquire up to four vessels under its third submarine acquisition programme.

Indonesia targets the production of 412 medium tanks

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Defense, Agus Setiadji, said that the production target is in accordance with domestic defense needs.

Erric Permana | 16.04.2019
JAKARTA

Indonesia targets to produce 412 medium tankd as a result of cooperation with Turkey in the period of one strategic plan (Renstra).

Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense Agus Setiadji said the production target was in accordance with domestic defense needs.

However, he said the production would be achieved if the government-owned budget was sufficient.

Because he said, for one unit of medium tank it costs around USD5.6 million.

"Our needs are 412 units, but now through the existing process we prioritize 18-21 units of medium tanks," explained Agus Setiadji in Jakarta.

He also said that the medium tank was also planned to be offered to a number of other countries.

Malaysian Army testing Turkish 'Ejder Yalcin' 4x4 MRAP

huh...i thought it was suppose to be complete 2020 and accepted at most 2021...wonder why tho...

Malaysia looks to exchange palm oil for materiel

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - Jane's Defence Industry
17 April 2019


Russia is interested in supplying Malaysia its Yak-130 trainer/light attack aircraft (pictured here in Laos air force colours). Source: Irkut

Malaysia will look to leverage its expansive palm oil resources to support military procurement, a senior government official has stated.

Teresa Kok, Malaysia's minister for primary industries, said the countertrade of palm oil in exchange for materiel would save local jobs, preserve state budget, as well as bolster military capabilities.

"We most welcome such trade offset deals, which will also save us foreign exchange while boosting the sale of our palm oil," Kok said in comments reported by local media on 17 April. Palm oil is one of Malaysia's most important commodities, contributing nearly 5% to the country's GDP with exports in 2018 reportedly worth MYR62.7 billion (USD15 billion).

Kok made the comment in reference to planned defence talks between Malaysia and Russia during Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu's four-day visit to Moscow from 20 April. Russia is one of Malaysia's biggest palm oil export customers and has recently stated a willingness to accept palm oil in return for military equipment.

Kok said that other countries to be similarly open to palm oil-based countertrade deals with Malaysia include China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, African and Middle East nations.

Malaysian palm oil exports to European countries have been complicated by a decision in 2017 by the European Parliament to ban the use of palm oil in European biofuels by 2020, citing environmental concerns.

In terms of defence trade, the ramifications for Malaysia were highlighted by comments in March by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who indicated that the European ban could influence procurement decisions. "If they keep on taking action against us, we will think of buying airplanes from China or any other country," he was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.

Countertrade is one of several options under Malaysian defence procurement and related industrial collaboration rules. The method of payment is listed as one of several activities through which defence exporters can fulfil industrial co-operation obligations.

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