Cendana Auto 4x4 Special Operations Vehicle (SOV)

China jugak yg boleh deliver fully... arguably, it's like a basic patrol boat with just guns & a 30mm cannon for its armament, so perhaps simpler & faster production that way.. but still
glad BHIC is out of the way halfway through the project..

The Philippine Army received delivery of Soltam ATMOS 155mm SPHs from Israel.

I have already shared the risks discovered by others in my previous post - see links. And youd think the Chinese are dumb? They are hungry for information from their playground and claimants in the South China sea.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/...%20Haiyi)%20UUV.

Suspected Israel or Sg. Interestingly, Sg expects its initial batch of F35s in 2026 too:

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we.../singapore.html

Sg is expected to purchase up to 100 F35s. Sg will operate its F35s from land bases and likely future 2 JSSM LHDs/light carriers.

Why variant?

Weapon systems, communications, EW systems, etc. The only other F35s which are different from the rest are those with the IAFs. Sgs F16s are reportedly outfitted with Israeli EW and weapons (in addition to US weapons).

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Jangan jadi pentipu scammer .... April Fool pun lama lagi.

Singapore buys new artillery system

The company will supply the SIGMA system probably to the Singapore Armed Forces

Elbit Systems was awarded a $106 million contract to supply SIGMA fully automatic self-propelled howitzer (SPH) systems to a country in Asia-Pacific, over a five-year period.

SIGMA is a 155mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzer capable of automatic loading and laying of the gun system, rapid in-and-out action times and a high rate of fire. It offers a protected cabin for a crew of three. Depending on the mission, SIGMA is capable of automatically selecting and loading the required projectile, propellant and fuse and laying the gun to optimally engage targets.

The identity of the customer could not be disclosed but Shephard understands from other sources that Singapore may be the country in question, as its Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) recently outlined its equipment requirements including the replacement of the ST Engineering Land Systems FH-2000 155mm towed howitzer after two decades in service.

MINDEF has published a description of the proposed replacement system that corresponds to SIGMA. For instance, in the announcement, the new replacing system was described as a self-propelled howitzer that requires a crew of only three.

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarf...ntract-from-an/


Source: Sg's Mindef

Mai's note:

Sg has already announced that it intends to replace its 155mm 52cal FH2000 howitzers. In Tim Huxley's Defending the Lion City, Huxley estimates Sg to be in possession of >120 of such howitzers with a few stationed in New Zealand for training.

This is likely a collaboration between Israel and Sg to have economies of scale. Sg's ST has already shown some local SPH designs previously. Unlike IFVs which can be built in the thousands, both Sg and Israel would likely need about 100+ of these 155mm self propelled howitzers each which can be costly per equipment. It makes sense to develop it together. This purchase is likely the first batch order.

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Stop living in the stone age. See the investments in robotics by many countries around the world.



This post has been edited by Mai189: Dec 31 2021, 07:58 PM

Indonesian Navy new X63 Trimaran FAC KRI Golok-688. Credit to North Sea Boats.



This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 1 2022, 12:52 AM

Having only 5 for spare parts sounds a bit too optimistic don't you think?

Read more: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/12/marke...export.html?m=1

This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 1 2022, 12:13 AM

PT Dirgantara Indonesia delivered the 3rd NC212i aircraft out of 9 units ordered to the Indonesian Air Force.



https://www.airspace-review.com/2021/12/31/...tiga-ke-tni-au/

Singapore’ ST Engineering Wins Contract For Falaj 3 OPVs For UAE Navy

ST Engineering today announced that its Marine business in Singapore has been awarded a sub-contract by Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB) for the supply of design, platform equipment and technical assistance for the construction of four Falaj 3-class Offshore Patrol Vessels. These vessels will be constructed in ADSB for the UAE Navy. The entire contract is valued at about USD >900 million.



https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/1...s-for-uae-navy/

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This is likely based on ST Engineering Fearless class series of frigates and OPVs:





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This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 1 2022, 11:57 AM

ST Engineering had also previously sold ships to other countries in the middle east:

Al-Ofouq class OPV for the Omani navy:





Ezzat class OPVs for the Egyptian navy (built by ST's subsidiary, VT Halter Marine):





This post has been edited by Mai189: Jan 1 2022, 12:06 PM

Note the news is from Thailand's side.

They can try but it is highly unlikely. Anyone can try and ask to buy the F35s. But the F35s is simply not for export to non programme partners and non major security cooperation partners (not allies). UAE managed to sneak it in due to Trump but faced resistance from the US congress and the US defence establishment. Right now the deal is going no where as the US insists that UAE drops Chinese contracts (can Thailand stop dealing in Chinese military goods?) and offered a downgraded version of the F35.

US stopped the sale of F35s to Turkey after Turkey went ahead to buy Russian anti-air missiles against the US's directive.

More importantly, the F35 is made for network centric warfare. Are Thailand's over arching command systems capable of linking up with the F35 with equipment from all over the world, including China. Otherwise, you will not be using the F35 to its fullest potential.

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BAE Systems has been contracted to upgrade the electronic warfare (EW) system of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the company announced on 15 December.




BAE Systems Inc, the US subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, has received USD493 million from Lockheed Martin to “significantly upgrade and modernise” the F-35's EW system as part of the wider Block 4 (also known as Continuous Capability Development and Delivery) enhancement.

“Under the contract, BAE Systems will deliver enhanced and highly capable core hardware for the F-35's high-performance EW mission system, known as AN/ASQ-239, and will provide engineering support services and test infrastructure. The upgraded system will improve superior situational awareness and electromagnetic attack and countermeasure capabilities with new sensors and more powerful signal processing,” the company said.

As noted in the announcement, the new EW system's modular architecture is designed to allow for quick hardware upgrades that reduce life cycle and retrofit costs, and support faster software updates across the global F-35 fleet. The system also includes the Non-Intrusive Electronic Warfare Test Solution fault isolation and diagnostics capability, which enables precise troubleshooting to further reduce maintenance costs.

Launched in 2018, the Block 4 upgrade will enable the F-35 to employ its full panoply of sensors and munitions, and is being carried out in four increments of Block 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. Block 4.1 and 4.3 are primarily software updates affording new capabilities and correcting deficiencies carried over from the earlier development programme, such as the prognostics health management system downlink and communication capabilities, while Block 4.2 and 4.4 consist of more significant hardware changes.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-det...or-block-4-f-35

Read more: https://ekbis.sindonews.com/read/644035/34/...liun-1640920322

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Click for bigger image and then zoom in ^

Fact Sheet: Ex Forging Sabre 2021 – "Sense More, Smarter, Strike as One"


Ex Forging Sabre 2021 (XFS21) is a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) integrated strike exercise involving around 600 personnel from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and 200 personnel from the Singapore Army, and a suite of sense and strike assets from the SAF. Conducted from 14 to 25 September at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, US, the SAF is able to train in a vast training area with an airspace more than 20 times the size of Singapore, allowing the SAF to conduct larger-scale and realistic training to maintain high-levels of readiness for Singapore's defence.

Conducted biennially, this year's exercise is the eighth instalment in a series that began in 2005 and features the inaugural participation of the Army's Headquarters Sense and Strike (HQ SS). This will allow the Army to test and validate the Next-Generation Army's tactical intelligence and fires capabilities, and harness operational synergies between the air and land forces.

Exercise participants are fully vaccinated and stringent COVID-19 Safe Management Measures (SMMs) have been enforced to ensure the safety and well-being of all servicemen and women. A health bubble has been enforced around exercise participants to avoid community transmission. Some of the SMMs in place include pre- and post-deployment swab tests, adhering to US' health and safety guidelines, cohorting personnel by functional groups, mask-on policy, staggering activities to minimise crowding, self-administered Antigen Rapid Tests and restricted movement. Upon their return to Singapore, all the participants will also be subjected to Ministry of Health protocols.

Sense More

The suite of aerial and ground sensors from the RSAF and the Army scan the battlefield to collect timely and accurate intelligence of potential threats to provide the integrated command post (CP) with a comprehensive real-time picture of the battlefield. This year, the SAF will heighten our sensing capabilities through the simultaneous deployment of the Heron 1 UAV and a smaller drone to scan the battlefield from different altitudes. From a higher altitude, the Heron 1 UAV provides a bird's eye view of the battlefield, while the smaller drone operates at a lower altitude to conduct in-depth surveillance of specific areas.

The Army's TPQ-53 Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) and the VELOCE 15 mini-UAV (V15 mUAV) will also be involved in the integrated exercise. Together, these aerial and ground sensors will allow the SAF to sense more pervasively, providing the CP with real-time and accurate information.

Smarter

The SAF continues to harness technology, as a force multiplier, to fight "smarter" as a networked and technologically advanced fighting force. Together with the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), the SAF has developed and equipped the CP with a Command and Control Information System (CCIS). Leveraging fourth industrial revolution technologies, such as data analytics and artificial intelligence, and weapon-to-target matching algorithms, the CCIS sense-makes information gathered by aerial and ground sensors and generates warfighting solutions, allowing commanders to make informed and prompt decisions to neutralise would-be aggressors quickly and accurately.

To support the SAF's operational requirements, DSTA created a digital twin of the XFS CP in their lab, with the use of modelling and simulation technologies to recreate the CP set-up during XFS21. This allows DSTA engineers to mirror the SAF's assets deployed at XFS21 in a virtual 3D environment and allows them to test and validate the effectiveness of the CCIS in enabling the SAF to execute integrated sense and strike missions proficiently. The digital twin also enables the SAF and DSTA to rapidly experiment the integration of new features and advanced technologies in the CCIS to ensure the CP remains agile in a dynamic battlefield.

Strike as One

XFS21 will see increased levels of integration between the sense and strike assets across the SAF. Enabled by the CCIS, the SAF can deploy a full range of assets and weapons from air and land forces to defend against different types of targets. The F-15SG and F-16C/D fighters, as well as the AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, will be conducting live-firing on static and moving targets at XFS21. Working seamlessly together with the commando lasing teams and STrike ObserveRs Mission (STORM) teams, the fighter aircraft will employ precision guided munitions to swiftly destroy multiple targets in a single pass. Live GBU-56 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions will also be dropped at XFS21 by the F-15SG fighters. In the air, the RSAF's A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) extends the endurance of fighters, allowing them to stay airborne for longer, maintaining the SAF's operational edge on the battlefield. The AH-64D and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) will also engage in a joint live-firing exercise. Employing missiles, the AH-64D can eliminate multiple moving targets simultaneously across different areas of operations and the HIMARS can fire rockets to successfully guard against adversaries.

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Fact Sheet: SAF Harnesses Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics to Sharpen Sense and Strike Capabilities with Command and Control Information System

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), with the support of the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), has developed and equipped the command post (CP) at Exercise Forging Sabre 2021 (XFS21) with a Command and Control Information System (CCIS). Enabled by a Decision Support System (DSS), the CCIS is designed to enhance the SAF's sense and strike capabilities by shortening the sensor-to-shooter-cycle, and allowing for more accurate and robust decision-making processes.

The CCIS provides commanders with a real-time, accurate situation picture of the sense and strike assets, and the disposition of adversary forces on the battlefield. Leveraging fourth industrial revolution technologies, such as data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), and weapon-to-target matching algorithms, the CCIS sense-makes information gathered by the sensors and generates warfighting solutions to defend against potential adversaries. Commanders will decide from the proposed solutions and deploy the optimal strike assets to eliminate threats swiftly and effectively. In a highly dynamic battlefield, the CCIS allows the SAF to coordinate and execute responses more efficiently.

Features of the CCIS

The CCIS consists of the following features:

Mission Portal. The mission portal provides commanders with a real-time overview of the status of the SAF's sense and strike assets, which enables them to make decisions more effectively and appropriately deploy ‘available' assets to neutralise threats.

Recommendations of Warfighting Solutions. Enabled by the DSS, the CCIS taps on AI to recommend optimal warfighting solutions, such as pairing the most suitable strike assets to eliminate specific types of targets. This alleviates the cognitive workload of our soldiers, especially when tackling unexpected and imminent threats, and allows commanders to coordinate responses with greater precision and accuracy and tightens the reaction time for decision-making.

Mission Parameters. The warfighting solutions generated by the CCIS are paired with corresponding mission parameters, such as timeliness and survivability. This dashboard provides commanders with an assessment of the effectiveness of the different solutions so they can compare and select the option best suited for specific missions.

Reacting to Unexpected Threats

Real-time sensing of unexpected threats and tracking of the SAF's sense and strike assets by the CCIS also allows commanders to re-role strike assets on existing missions to eliminate unexpected priority threats before completing their original missions, or to reassign another strike asset to complete it. Through this, the SAF, is able to remain agile and nimble and guard against threats decisively in an evolving battlefield.

Source: SG Mindef





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Ex Forging Sabre 2021 also revealed a new hybrid VTOL/STVOL UAV developed locally in SG - the Veloce UAV:





This means that these UAVs can operate without the need for proper landing strips.

There are currently 2 types - Veloce 15 (shown in the video) and Veloce 60 (more than 2 times larger). Veloce 60 will be able to carry larger payloads such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) or Moving Target Indication (MTI) functions, effectively and rapidly covering wide areas of ground for tracking and targeting of ground targets.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-det...-wing-vtol-uavs

Also, it is interesting to note that RSAF has still not opted to reveal its UAS SAR/GMTI capability i.e. apart from optics and AESA radars with ground equipment and on planes and UAVS, Sg also relies on SAR/GMTI radars on its UAVs (detection/tracking range for UAVs is up to 80km). So, it is really a multi-layered and supportive simultaneous detection, tacking and prosecution of multiple targets over vast distances in real time.

Janes reported about this capability not too long ago:

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-det...lly-payload-pod

The SAR/GMTI radar which can be fitted on the Heron UAV is the IAI EL/M-2055:

https://www.iai.co.il/drupal/sites/default/...%20Brochure.pdf

In 2007-2008, Elta or IAI systems were awarded a contract for such radars for a customer in the far east:

(i) One $20 million contract is for EL/M-2055 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) UAV payloads. These are airborne, all-weather surface Image Intelligence (IMINT) systems, based on Synthetic Aperture Radar technology.

(ii) The second contract is valued at $19.5 million and is for Airborne Maritime Surveillance Radars for Maritime Patrol Aircraf

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