October 11, 2016, 11:16 pm
12 Oktober 2016
PSIM module undergoing testing on land prior to be being mated to the ship (image : DCNS)
SHAH ALAM: The nav radars for the first LCS has been delivered to the Boustead Naval Dockyard in Lumut, recently. The radars are the Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye in the E/F-band (X &; S-Band), industry sources told Malaysian Defence.
The nav radars will be be installed on the DCNS-designed panoramic sensors and intelligence module (PSIM). The PSIM combines an integrated mast, complete with the main radar (Thales Smart-S Mark 2 3D radar) under the radome and all the other sensors, plus the ops rooms and the associated equipment compartments into a single module.
It is likely that LCS’s PSIM module is already undergoing assembly and once completed, it will be used to conduct system and integration tests at the BNS facility. During the construction of the Kedah-class, the ship’s CMS also underwent assembly and testing on land in Lumut before they were installed on the intended vessels.
Once the ship is launched, the PSIM module will be hoisted into its location amidships just behind the bridge.
A DCNS graphic explaining the PSIM module. (image : DCNS)
For the first LCS, the mating of the PSIM module is likely to be conducted by the second half of 2017 as the ship is only expected to be launched by April.
With two Sharpeyes per ship, Kelvin Hughes will supply 12 radars for the LCS programme. And a dozen more will also be needed for second batch of the LCS as envisioned by the RMN’s 15 to 5 plan.
Apart from the LCS, the Sharpeyes were also selected for the two RMN training ships, Gagah Samudera and Teguh Samudera. Both ships have had these radars installed on them as they are prepared for commissioning. These nav radars were stored for some three years as the ships were left uncompleted after the shipyard went belly-up. The ships are fitted with a single Sharpeye radar each
Industry sources also told Malaysian Defence that the same Sharpeye radars have been selected for the six New Generation Patrol Craft (NGPC) being built by Destini Bhd for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The first NGPC is expected to be launch by year end.
See full article Malaysian Defence
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October 12, 2016, 6:02 am
12 Oktober 2016
A mock-up of the WS-43 glide bomb system that was demonstrated to the Indonesian Armed Forces on 26 September 2016. (photo : fyjs)
Senior representatives from the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) were recently in China to witness a live-fire demonstration of the WS-43 rocket-assisted glide bomb, the service announced on 10 October.
The demonstration was attended by the artillery regiment's director of doctrine, education and training, Brigadier General Yudi Satriyono, and the director for management, research and development at the TNI-AD's air defence artillery division, Colonel Ruly Chandrayani.
Loitering bomb concept (image : MBDA)
The WS-43 system has been developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and was first unveiled at the Airshow China 2014 exhibition in Zhuhai.
According to information gathered by IHS Jane's from the exhibition, the system can deliver payloads of up to 20 kg, at distances of up to 60 km, and loiter for up to 30 minutes before hitting its target.
The glide bomb relies on a combination of inertial navigation and GPS for mid-flight guidance, and imaging infrared (IIR) for terminal guidance. The weapon can track, and engage both moving and static targets.
Delegation of TNI AD in China (photo : pussenarmed)
Prior to the demonstration which was conducted on 26 September, representatives from China's Aerospace Long-March International Trade (ALIT) were in Cimahi, West Java, to conduct a briefing on loitering munition systems, including the WS-43.
The briefing, which was conducted on 15 August, was jointly conducted with Indonesian defence company PT Global Difens Mandiri.
(Jane's)
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October 12, 2016, 7:06 pm
13 Oktober 2016
S-61 Nuri helicopter (photo : chaity)
TUCSON --- Universal Avionics and Heli-One are announcing cockpit upgrades to be performed on a fleet of Sikorsky S-61A-4 NURI helicopters for an Asian operator, featuring Universal’s EFI-890H Advanced Flight Displays and Multi-Missions Management System (MMMS).
Universal Avionics Authorized Dealer, Heli-One, is set to perform the design and installation for the initial aircraft with an Asian Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organization performing the upgrades for the remainder of the fleet.
The S-61 upgrade includes four EFI-890H Advanced Flight Displays and a single UNS-1Lw MMMS, Universal’s Flight Management System (FMS) for mission support. The displays and MMMS integrate with new dual LCR-100 Attitude Heading Reference System sensors, dual Thommen AC-32 Air Data Computers, dual Rockwell Collins NAV-4000s, DF-938 Direction Finder, a single DME-4000 and a new EuroAvionics EuroNav 7 Mission Computer.
In addition, a new RDR-1600 Search Radar is being fitted and will be displayed on the EFI-890H Multi-Function Displays. The displays are Night Vision Goggle-compatible and also integrate with the existing AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeters and GE SN-502 Autopilot.
"This program is the latest in our ongoing partnership with Heli-One," said Grady Dees, Universal Avionics Director of Technical Sales. "Heli-One has proven its expertise in complex integrations throughout our relationship and in leveraging the integration flexibility of the EFI-890H and FMS/MMMS. Together, we will be able to offer the best solution yet for modernization of the avionics in the S-61 platform. Future enhancements to provide additional functionality are already in planning at Universal Avionics."
The new and modernized flight deck enables the aircraft to fly in all weather conditions and both day and night, by leveraging new functionality including Night Vision Imaging System operations. The MMMS provides a significant improvement in search and rescue operations with the built-in search patterns and will be coupled with the GE SN-502 Autopilot. In addition, the upgrade allows for significant extension of the aircrafts’ lifespans.
The design and first aircraft installation for the S-61 is expected to be completed in time for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in March 2017.
(Forecast International)
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October 12, 2016, 11:33 pm
13 Oktober 2016
Kapal tugboat baru RTN (all photos : PR Thai Navy, AAG)
Angkatan Laut Thailand mendapatkan kapal tugboat baru yang dibuat oleh Ital Thai Marine. Tugboat ini didesain oleh Robert Allan Ltd., Naval Architects and Marine Engineering Canada.
Desain kapal ini merupakan pengembangan dari seri Ramparts 3200 yang didesain oleh Robert Allan Ltd yang sudah terbukti handal dan banyak digunakan di beberapa negara.
Tugboat HTMS-857 berukuran medium dengan panjang 32,0 meter dan lebar 12,4 meter akan segera memasuki dinas di Angkatan Laut Thailand sebagai support fleet.
(Defense Studies)
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October 13, 2016, 7:09 am
13 Oktober 2016
Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Ong Ye Kung officiated the launching ceremony of the Republic of Singapore Navy's third Littoral Mission Vessel, LMV, Unity at the Singapore Technologies Marine's Benoi Yard. (photo : Straits Times)
SINGAPORE - The Republic of Singapore Navy launched its third Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV), called Unity, on Thursday morning (Oct 13) at Singapore Technologies Marine's (ST Marine) Benoi Yard.
Overseeing the launch ceremony was Senior Minister of State for Defence Ong Ye Kung. Also in attendance was Mr Ong's wife, Mrs Diana Ong, who launched the vessel.
The first and second LMVs, Independence and Sovereignty, were launched on July 3 last year (2015) and April 16 this year (2016) respectively. They are currently undergoing sea trials.
The Navy's newest ships, the LMVs will replace the Fearless-class patrol vessels, which were in service for about 20 years.
Faster and more versatile than the current vessels, the LMVs can also be quickly configured with software and equipment to take on a variety of missions, including unmanned systems and helicopter operations.
The 80m-long vessels were designed to be operated and maintained with a lean crew of 23, compared to the Fearless-class ships which require 30.
The navigators, warfighters and engineers all work in a unique integrated command centre, which contains the ship's bridge, combat information centre and machinery control room. In other ships, these functions would be located in separate areas.
The LMVs also feature a "stacked mast", which allows the crew to access more than 90 per cent of the ship's system components. This saves time on maintenance as the ship does not need to be docked to be maintained.
Mr Ong said the ship featured a "Uniquely Singapore" design, bringing together the efforts of the Navy, the Defence Science and Technology Agency, ST Marine and defence technology industry partners.
In his speech, Mr Ong, who is also Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills), noted the significance of the ship's name and said that Singaporeans had to be united in the face of challenges, including increasing terror threats.
"Unity is our strongest defence against any sort of attack," he said.
"We must be united in our goal for a harmonious and peaceful Singapore, and stand together to guard against the growing terror threat."
(Straits Times)
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October 13, 2016, 4:30 pm
14 Oktober 2016
BT-67 gunship (photo : xfwspot)
US company Basler Turbo Conversions is offering its BT-64 gunship to the Philippines as that country looks for a replacement for its ageing Rockwell OV-10 Broncos, the company announced on 12 October.
The BT-67 is essentially a twin-turboprop conversion of the Douglas DC-3 Dakota fitted with updated systems such as digital avionics, a night-vision goggle-compatible cockpit, weather radar, and a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor. It is being offered as a multirole platform that not only performs the ground attack role of the OV-10, but can also fulfil transport, surveillance, aero medical evacuation, and maritime patrol requirements of the Philippine Air Force (PAF).
According to the Basler Turbo, the BT-67 offers a flexible configuration depending on the mission, a rough-field short take-off and landing (STOL) capability, a readily accessible pool of parts and spares, and reduced vulnerability to manportable air defence systems (MANPADS) on account of the exhaust vents for the twin Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R engines being angled over the wings.
The BT-67 is based on arguably the most proven airframe in the history of aviation, with the DC-3 having originally entered service in the mid-1930s. Performance specifications for the turboprop-powered Basler variant give it a more than 4,500 kg payload capacity over 650 n miles (or 1,200 kg over 1, 875 n miles with long-range tanks), and a 35 m 3 cabin volume. The aircraft has a cruising speed of 210 kt and a service ceiling of 13,000 ft.
Already fielded by the air forces of Colombia (gunship), El Salvador (transport), Guatemala (transport), Mali (transport), Mauritania (surveillance), Thailand (scientific research), and by the US State Department (transport and surveillance), deliveries to the Philippines could start a year after a contract signature.
The Philippines is set to re-launch its OV-10 Bronco-replacement programme, with a new request for proposals (RfP) to be issued in the coming months.
(Jane's)
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October 13, 2016, 6:42 pm
14 Oktober 2016Badan kapal layar KRI Bima Suci dari depan (photo : freire)
17 Oktober 2016 –bulan yang sama saat Dewa Ruci kembali dari mengarungi lautan purna bakti -, sebuah legenda lain yang akan menjaga kesakralan Jalesveva Jayamahe, siap untuk menyapa samudera.
Bima Suci, demikianlah nama Kapal Republik Indonesia yang akan menggantikan KRI Dewa Ruci.
Di dalam perut sebuah galangan yang dibangun oleh pria Spanyol bernama Paulino Freire tahun 1895, di kota Vigo, KRI Bima Suci dirangkai dan dipersiapkan untuk meneruskan legenda dan kejayaan sarana pelatihan taruna TNI Angkatan Laut.
Kata bhīma dalam bahasa Sanskerta artinya kurang lebih adalah hebat, dahsyat, mengerikan. Nama julukan yang lain adalah Bhīmasena yang berarti panglima perang. Bima memiliki sifat gagah berani, teguh, kuat, tabah, patuh dan jujur, serta menganggap semua orang sama derajatnya, sehingga dia digambarkan tidak pernah menggunakan bahasa halus (krama inggil) atau pun duduk di depan lawan bicaranya. Bima melakukan kedua hal ini (bicara dengan bahasa krama inggil dan duduk) hanya ketika menjadi seorang resi dalam lakon Bima Suci, dan ketika dia bertemu dengan Dewa Ruci.
Bima juga memiliki pakaian yang melambangkan kebesaran, yaitu: Gelung Pudaksategal, Pupuk Jarot Asem, Sumping Surengpati, Kelatbahu Candrakirana, ikat pinggang Nagabanda dan Celana Cinde Udaraga.
Untuk pertama kalinya semenjak mulai dibangun, KRI Bima Suci akan menampakkan dirinya. Belum sempurna tentunya.
Badan kapal layar KRI Bima Suci dari belakang (photo : Rayapos)
Dari empat tradisi yang melekat pada setiap pembangunan kapal Angkatan Laut yaitu peletakan lunas (keel laying), peluncuran (launching), peresmian kapal (commissioning) dan purnatugas (decommissioning), Bima Suci baru akan memasuki tahapan keduanya.
26 buah layar belum lagi terkembang. Indah dan gagahnya Bima Suci –sesuai dengan arti namanya- belum akan terlihat secara sempurna. Namun bukan berarti Bima Suci tak akan kelihatan gagah. Salutan warna putih sudah tersolek indah di sekujur tubuh Sang Legenda.
Tak berapa lama lagi, Bima Suci akan dilengkap dengan tiga tiang utama, lengkap dengan layar yang akan membawanya ke seluruh antero jagad untuk membanggakan Indonesia di mata dunia.
Dibanding pendahulunya, Bima Suci memiliki sejumlah keunggulan. 26 lembar layar akan terpasang, sementara Dewa Ruci hanya berhiaskan 16 layar.
Demikian pula dengan fasilitas di dalam kapal. Bima Suci dirancang memiliki kelas tempat para taruna belajar dan berlatih selama Operasi Kartika Jala Krida. Kelas apik nan mewah tersebut, bisa menampung 100 orang taruna.
Tak hanya itu, Bima Suci juga memiliki sebuah ballroom bersalutkan nuansa kayu berukuran 11 x 10,5 meter lengkap dengan perangkat multi media.
Keunggulan lain Bima Suci dari “saudara tuanya” adalah kamar-kamar modern untuk 203 personel yang mengawal “Sang Panglima Perang” kemanapun ia berlayar.
Badan kapal layar KRI Bima Suci saat pembangunan (photo : freire)
Sementara dari dapur pacu, Bima Suci bisa melaju membelah samudera dengan kecepatan 12 knot jika menggunakan mesin. Sedangkan jika ingin “bersantai” dengan layar-layar terkembang gagah, kapal ini bisa melaju lebih cepat yaitu 15 knot. Bima Suci juga sanggup berlayar 30 hari tanpa mengisi bahan bakar.
Dengan 5 buah dek, 7 kompartemen dan 48 blok, KRI Bima Suci siap untuk meneruskan tradisi kejayaan kapal latih tiang tinggi Angkatan Laut Indonesia.
Tak banyak orang yang akan menyaksikan momen dimana Bima Suci “turun ke laut” tanggal 17 Oktober 2016 nanti. Beberapa pejabat tinggi negara termasuk dari TNI AL, pejabat dari galangan Freire serta beberapa individu dari Indonesia akan mendapat kehormatan menyaksikan momen membanggakan tersebut.
Bima Suci akan mejadi “panglima perang” yang baru bagi para taruna Angkatan Laut yang akan berlayar bersamanya. Sejatinya, teruna-teruna muda Indonesia tersebut, pada akhirnya akan mewarisi semua sifat Bima Suci yaitu gagah berani, teguh, kuat, tabah, patuh dan jujur, serta rendah hati.
Bima Suci segera menyapa samudera, demi kebanggaan Ibu Pertiwi nan mulia. Arungi dunia membawa segumpal asa, tak lain hanya untuk Indonesia. Sapuan gelombang jangan surutkan jiwa, bertarunglah wahai teruna muda. Hempasan angin urung patahkan raga, berdirilah di atas layar nan membahana.
(Rayapos)
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October 13, 2016, 8:01 pm
14 Oktober 2016
PAF OV-10 Bronco (photo : matsura21)
MANILA (PNA) -- The Department of National Defense (DND) has allocated the sum of PHP987,768,845.44 for "Phase 1 - Site Development and Construction of Billeting Facilities for the Transfer of 15th Strike Wing" to Lumbia Airport, Cagayan De Oro.
The unit is presently housed in Sangley Point, Cavite. Transfer of the 15th Strike Wing is line with ongoing efforts to decongest airfield located in Metro Manila and Southern Tagalog.
The 15th Strike Wing is the primary attack unit of the Philippine Air Force. It is equipped with OV-10 attack planes, SF-260 ground-attack aircraft, MG-520 attack helicopters and the brand-new attack AW-109 attack helicopters.
Winning bidders or contractors are required to complete the project within 560 calendar days upon issuance of a Notice To Proceed.
Interested bidders must have completed a similar project worth 50 percent of the above-mentioned contract.
They must also passed the requirement of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board.
The DND Bids and Awards Committee will hold a pre-bid conference on Oct. 18, 10:00 a.m. at Headquarters Tactical Operations Group 10, Conference Room, Lumbia Airport.
While opening of bids is on Nov. 4, 10:00 a.m. DND Bids and Awards Committee, Conference Room, basement, left wing, DND Building, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
(PNA)
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October 14, 2016, 12:45 am
14 Oktober 2016
A total of eight Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessels will be built for the Republic of Singapore Navy. Seen here is lead ship Independence. (photo : Jane's)
Independence, the lead ship of the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) development programme, is on track to be commissioned in May 2017.
Lieutenant Colonel Chew Chun-Chau, head of the LMV programme, told media during a sail out aboard Independence on 30 September that further testing of the ship's combat management system (CMS) and mission systems will be conducted over the following months leading up to its planned commissioning.
Lt Col Chew also highlighted that studies are under way to develop a series of mission modules that will enable the ship to be quickly configured for specialised roles. For example, he revealed that medical intervention modules - called Rapidly Deployable Maritime Containers (RDMC) - were trialled in July.
"We are also looking into deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the mission deck," he told IHS Jane's on the ship's 25 m-long and 12.8 m-wide mission deck. "We can install up to four 20 ft containers in the aft with a space of about 10x10 m for UAV operations.
"Right now the navy employs the [Boeing Insitu] ScanEagle UAV … and there is more than enough space to install the catapult launcher and skyhook recovery systems on this deck," he added, noting that the RSN is still exploring other UAV platforms. "If we decide to introduce vertical take-off and landing UAVs, then we don't require these [recovery] systems."
Independence was launched at ST Marine's Benoi shipyard on 3 July 2015, and had been put through a series of harbour acceptance tests and sea trials prior to its handover to the RSN Maritime Security Task Force's (MSTF's) 182 Squadron on 26 May 2016.
Eight of these 80 m-long, 1,250-tonne multimission platforms were funded by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) in January 2013. These ships will eventually replace the RSN's 11 ageing Fearless-class patrol vessels, which entered service in the mid-1990s.
(Jane's)
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October 14, 2016, 5:12 am
14 Oktober 2016
Pesawat Sukhoi Su-30Mk2 TNI AU (photo : Angkasa)
JAKARTA – Komisi I DPR dan Menteri Keuangan (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani sepakat mengupayakan penambahan anggaran pertahanan untuk Kementerian Pertahanan (Kemhan) atau TNI pada APBN 2017.
Upaya ini untuk merespons komitmen Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) yang ingin meningkatkan anggaran pertahanan sebesar 1,5% dari produk domestik bruto (PDB) atau sekitar Rp250 triliun. Wakil Ketua Komisi I DPR Hanafi Rais menilai, jika benar terjadi penambahan, minimal anggaran pertahanan sebesar Rp120 triliun yang merupakan angka terbesar sepanjang sejarah. Dia mengapresiasi Menkeu karena ada komitmen mencari jalan untuk menambah anggaran pertahanan di tengah situasi ekonomi yang kurang kondusif.
”Tadi disepakati Bu Menteri (Menkeu Sri Mulyani) secara umum untuk mencari jalan,” kata Hanafi seusai raker dengan Menkeu, Menteri Pertahanan Ryamizard Ryacudu dan Panglima TNI Jenderal Gatot Nurmantyo di Gedung DPR, Jakarta, kemarin. Menurut Hanafi, pembahasan anggaran pertahanan pada APBN 2017 memang belum diputuskan. Namun, komitmen yang ditunjukkan menkeu diakui sangat positif. Hanafi menjelaskan, pemenuhan 1,5% dari PDB untuk anggaran pertahanan paling lambat terealisasi pada 2019. Itu untuk memenuhi Minimum Essential Force (MEF) tahun 2014-2019.
Pemerintah Jokowi berusaha menambah armada kapal permukaan dengan 'real frigate' (image : Damen)
Namun, dengan banyaknya sumber pendapatan pajak, DPR menilai pemenuhan itu tidak perlu menunggu sampai 2019. Anggaran pertahanan untuk 2017 sangat memungkinkan meningkat sebelum diputuskan di Badan Anggaran (Banggar) DPR. Hanafi mengaku khawatir jika anggaran pertahanan tetap bertahan di angka Rp104 triliun, kapasitas dan kemampuan TNI khusunya dari tiga matra TNI, yakni darat, laut dan udara, dalam menghadapi ancaman-ancaman di Laut China Selatan dan Filipina Selatan akan terkompromikan.
”Ini selalu menjadi prinsip Komisi I bahwa pertahanan jangan dikompromikan dengan alasan-alasan ekonomi, karena ini soal kedaulatan. Kalau ini diketahui negara lain, berarti kita sudah kalah sebelum terjadi perang,” tandasnya. Menhan Ryamizard Ryacudu memfokuskan anggaran pertahanan untuk memperbarui alat utama sistem persenjataan (alutsista). menurutnya, sudah banyak alutsista yang berusia tua sehingga tidak layak lagi untuk digunakan dan dapat membahayakan keselamatan TNI dan juga masyarakat.
”Fokus penyediaan alat, yakni menambah alat baru. Lihat saja (alutsista) yang tua-tua itu. Misalnya pesawat, pokoknya yang tua-tua diganti,” kata Menhan. Menhan membenarkan bahwa Menkeu dan Komisi I bersepakat bahwa anggaran pertahanan sebesar Rp104 triliun akan ditingkatkan jika kondisi ekonomi negara membaik. Dia menyerahkan kepada menkeu dan Komisi I untuk membuat putusan akhir. ”Kami kan mengajukan saja, jadi DPR itu membantu,” imbuhnya.
(Koran Sindo)
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October 14, 2016, 7:23 pm
15 Oktober 2016
View from the heli-familiarisation flight of an urban operations training compound in the Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA). (all photos : Sing Mindef)
Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, together with Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Australian Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan, visited Townsville, Australia, earlier today (Singapore time). Dr Ng, Ms Payne and Mr Tehan took the opportunity to engage Townsville leaders in the morning, including Mayor Jenny Hill as well as public and private sector leaders. Dr Ng and Mr Tehan also took a heli-familiarisation flight over the Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA).
The visit to Townsville follows the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Military Training and Training Area Development by Dr Ng and Ms Payne yesterday, which was witnessed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Under the MOU, Singapore and Australia will jointly develop the TFTA and Shoalwater Bay Training Area. This will allow the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to meet its growing requirements for motorised and armoured live-firing training, as well as combined arms and joint training.![]()
Speaking to the media after the heli-familiarisation flight, Dr Ng noted the SAF's unprecedented access to Australian training areas for the next 25 years, which will open up more training opportunities to hone the SAF's capabilities and to strengthen our defences. He said, "The Townsville Field Training Area is about four times the size of Singapore. The Australian Defence Force is also in the process of acquiring another piece of training ground and joining this so that the total will be five times the size of Singapore…It's a very rare piece of training ground with enough size and distances for our armoured vehicles, for our mechanised and motorised brigades. And this is now available to us because of the Memorandum of Understanding, and it shows how significant the MOU that was signed is".
Dr Ng and Ms Payne welcomed the elevation of defence ties to a mutually beneficial comprehensive strategic partnership. They also exchanged views on regional and security issues, which highlighted the convergence of strategic interests and perspectives between both countries. Both Ministers reaffirmed the importance of the Five Powers Defence Arrangements, and ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in the regional security architecture.
The SAF and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) share a long history of military cooperation, with extensive interactions that include bilateral and multilateral exercises, mutual visits, professional exchanges, the cross-attendance of personnel at professional courses, and operational deployments such as in Afghanistan and the Middle East. The SAF also conducts training in other Australian training areas such as the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland; Pearce, Western Australia; Oakey, Queensland; and Tamworth, New South Wales.
Dr Ng was earlier in Canberra, Australia, from 11 to 13 October 2016, as part of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's delegation to Australia together with Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.
(Sing Mindef)
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October 14, 2016, 8:03 pm
15 Oktober 2016
F35 JSF and Super Hornet (image : CombatAce)
No real alternative to JSF: Senate panel
The controversial F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighter is expensive and running late but there's no real alternative available to meet the RAAF's needs for an advanced combat aircraft, a Senate committee says.
However, it recommends that Defence adopt a "hedging strategy" to be implemented by 2019 at the latest in case further JSF delays raise the risk of a capability gap between the retirement of older RAAF aircraft and entry to service of the JSF.
In a report tabled in the Senate on Thursday, the foreign affairs, defence and trade committee said it received evidence criticising the JSF, with some calling for its procurement to be cancelled.
Committee chairman Senator Alex Gallacher said the members were not convinced any of the suggested JSF alternatives were capable of meeting Australia's needs.
They included the Saab Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale.
Many suggested the US F-22 Raptor but the committee said the F-22 production line was closed and unlikely to reopen. And even if it did, US law prohibited foreign sales.
"Notwithstanding the criticisms, the committee is satisfied that the F-35A is the only aircraft able to meet Australia's strategic needs for the foreseeable future, and that sufficient progress is being made in the test and evaluation program to address performance issues of concern," Senator Gallacher told the Senate.
However, in light of problems with the JSF program, the committee said it retained a healthy scepticism of Defence's assurances on the JSF's cost, delivery schedule and capability.
Australia plans to buy 72 of the advanced F-35A Lightning aircraft and perhaps as many as 100 to form the core of the RAAF's air combat capability out to mid-century.
The RAAF plans to have the first two squadrons operational by 2020.
By that time, the oldest RAAF F/A-18 Hornets will be 35 years old and the rest not much younger, with limited scope to extend their life in the event of JSF delays.
RAAF chief Air Marshal Leo Davies told the committee he was confident there would be no capability gap.
It wasn't convinced and recommended Defence develop a hedging strategy to address the risk of a capability gap.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute told the committee the most sensible hedge would be procuring additional F/A-18F Super Hornets.
(News)
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October 15, 2016, 12:11 am
15 Oktober 2016
Twenty- four pallets of brand new counter-terrorism equipment were handed to the Philippine Marine Special Operations Group (MARSOG). The military equipment was transferred under a US grant program aimed at assisting security forces conducting counter-terrorism operations. (photo : US Embassy)
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) delivered 24 pallets of new military equipment to the Philippine Marine Special Operations Group (MARSOG) at Clark Air Base, Oct. 8.
The equipment, for use in counterterrorism and fast boat operations, included tactical Harris radios, ballistic helmets, and diving gear, among other items. The military equipment was transferred under a U.S. grant program aimed at assisting security forces conducting counterterrorism operations. This equipment will help enhance the communications, situational awareness and protection of Philippine security forces actively engaged in counterterrorism operations in the southern Philippines. The Philippine Marines will also receive radio training as a part of the U.S. grant program.
In addition to MARSOG, the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force also received six pallets of the new communications equipment from the U.S. government.
(US Embassy)
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October 15, 2016, 4:44 am
15 Oktober 2016BTR-4 Korps Marinir TNI AL (photo : defence.pk)
Korps Marinir Gelar Pelatihan dan Uji Fungsi Ranpur Amfibi BTR-4
Dispen Kormar (Jakarta). Komandan Korps Marinir Mayor Jenderal TNI (Mar) R.M. Trusono, S.Mn., yang diwakili oleh Asisten Logistik Komandan Korps Marinir (Aslog Dankormar) Kolonel Marinir Suherlan bertindak selaku Inspektur Upacara pada pembukaan dan uji fungsi kendaraan tempur Amfibi BTR–4 Tahun 2016 di Resimen Kavaleri-2 Mar, Kesatrian Marinir Hartono, Cilandak, Jakarta Selatan, Jumat (14/10/2016).Pelatihan dan Uji Fungsi Kendaraan Tempur BTR-4 yang berlangsung mulai tanggal 14 hingga 24 Oktober 2016 ini diikuti oleh 25 personel dari Resimen Kavaleri-2 Mar sebagai pelaku serta 11 personel pelatih.Dalam amanat Komandan Korps Marinir yang dibacakan Aslog Dankormar mengatakan, kehadiran 5 unit Ranpur Amfibi BTR-4 yang baru di jajaran Korps Marinir merupakan realisasi upaya dalam pembangunan kekuatan Korps Marinir untuk memenuhi standar kekuatan pokok minimum (Minimum Essential Force/MEF), modernisasi Alutsista menjadi keharusan dan tuntunan sehingga akan lebih efektif dalam pencapaian tugas pokok.BTR-4 Korps Marinir TNI AL (photo : IMF)
“Dengan kekuatan yang tangguh dan modern maka Korps Marinir akan mampu memberikan daya tangkal yang tinggi serta berkontribusi dalam upaya mendukung kebijakan pemerintah mewujudkan Indonesia sebagai Poros Maritim Dunia,” ucap Dankormar.Penekanan yang harus menjadi pedoman dalam pelaksanaan pelatihan, yait, pertama, laksanakan pelatihan dengan penuh motifasi keamanan baik personel maupun material. Kedua, perhatikan dan pelajari segala hal yang mendasar baik tentang karateristik dan cara merawatnya. Dan ketiga, laksanakan pelatihan sesuai dengan dengan prosedur dan ketentuan yang berlaku untuk menghindari terjadinya kerugian personel dan material, tambahnya.Usai mengikuti acara pembukaan, para peserta pelatihan langsung mendapat materi pengenalan bagian luar dan pengecekan Alkap Ranpur amfibi BTR-4 yang dipimpin Wadan Menkav-2 Mar Letkol Marinir Akhiyar Meideri, S.E., di Garase Tankfib-2 Mar.
(Marinir)
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October 16, 2016, 12:27 am
16 Oktober 2016originally this article was published in AINOnline on February 7, 2014
A330 MRTT tanker aircraft (photo : Airbus Military)Indonesian Air Force Draws Up Shopping List
Boasting one of the fastest growing economies in the world is allowing Indonesia to invest much-needed funds in its military. After years of stagnation caused by the 1997 financial crisis, leading to most of Indonesia’s military acquisition programs being cancelled, the situation deteriorated further when the U.S. imposed an arms embargo in 1999 that lasted until 2005.
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) entered into only one major acquisition program during that period, procuring Su-27 and Su-30 Flankers from Russia to bolster its aging fighter fleet. The TNI-AU had never ordered Russian aircraft after the failed communist coup in 1965 but it was left with no option after Western companies stuck to the arms embargo.
This deal led to a pair of Su-27SKs and two Su-30MKs being delivered to SkU 11 [Skadron Udara (SkU)–air squadron] at Hasanuddin, Sulawesi, in August/September 2003, followed by three Su-30MK2s in late-2008/early-2009 and a trio of Su-27SKM variants in 2010.
AEW&C aircraft (image : Saab)
With military budgets set every five years, the armed forces are now drawing up a shopping list for 2015-19. Local industry, particularly PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), will play a major part in how this money is spent. The past 15 years has not been kind to the company; it was hit massively by the 1997 crisis. However, in July 2011, EADS-Airbus Military signed a strategic collaboration with PTDI to assist with revitalizing Indonesia’s national aerospace industry, mainly by growing PTDI’s manufacturing output. The two companies enjoy a long-standing manufacturing relationship, which goes back to the days of CASA and PTDI’s predecessor: IPTN.
While PTDI is an important supplier of the C212 and CN 235 light/medium transport and surveillance aircraft to Airbus Military, it also works closely with another EADS company, Eurocopter. In July 2011, Eurocopter signed a new teaming agreement with PTDI consisting of industrial cooperation as well as marketing Eurocopter products to the Indonesian government for use in the domestic market. The partnership between the two companies began 35 years ago, and has seen some 130 BO-105s, 11 SA330s and 20 AS332 Super Pumas built under license production at Bandung. An assembly line was set up for the Super Puma in 2008, integrating PTDI into Eurocopter’s global supply chain.
Some believe PTDI does not provide the military value for money, but nonetheless it will become a major benefactor from the 2015-19 budgets, even if the fighters will take much of the money as they did in the previous five years.
KF-X/IF-X fighter (photo : armscom)
Fighters
After the initial acquisition of nine Flankers, the Indonesian MOD signed a $470 million contract with JSC Rosoboronexport on Dec. 29, 2011, for six more Su-30MK2s, delivered in February, May and September 2013. A close source has told AIN that the Russian aircraft have been “troublesome,” with usual issues concerning spares.
After the OV-10 Broncos were withdrawn from use several years ago, the TNI-AU (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara–Indonesian Air Force) was left with no close-air-support aircraft until eight Embraer Super Tucanos were ordered in November 2010. The first four were handed over to SkU 21 at Abdulrachmen Saleh (Mulang) during the third quarter of 2012 following a ceremony in Brazil on Aug. 6, 2012. A contract for a second batch of eight aircraft was announced on July 10, 2012, with deliveries expected in 2014.
In May 2011, the TNI-AU ordered 16 Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50Is in a $400 million deal, with the first two being delivered on Sept. 11, 2013. All 16 were to have been delivered by the end of 2013, but delays meant that only 10 had been delivered by then and the rest should have arrived before the Singapore show started. The T-50Is, fitted with gun and weapons pylons, will eventually replace the Hawk Mk 53s of SkU 15. Six have been delivered in the colors of Elang Biru, the TNI-AU’s jet aerobatic team.
F-16C/D TNI AU (photo : Kaskus Militer)
A $750 million FMS deal to acquire 24 upgraded F-16 Block 32IDs was agreed with the U.S. government in November 2011. The contract comprises 19 single-seaters and five dual-seaters, with the first four aircraft due in mid-2014, followed by four every three months. Work on the jets is under way at Ogden Air Logistics Center, Utah, where a TNI-AU Project Office comprising six people has been set up. The aircraft will be delivered initially to SkU 16, based at Madiun-Iswahyudi, until the infrastructure at Pekanbaru is ready. Their arrival will allow the aging fleet of six F-16As and three F-16B Block 15s to go through a Falcon Up upgrade. The F-16s have suffered spares shortages in recent years, but these issues have not been limited to F-16s.
The fleet of 33 multi-role Hawk 109/209s delivered to SkU 1 at Pontiniak and SkU 12 at Pekanbaru in the mid-’90s has been hit particularly hard, especially with issues stemming from the Adour Mk 871 engines.
The fleet of 11 F-5s that was upgraded by SABCA (now Belgian Aerospace) in the late-1990s was grounded twice during 2013. Even if spares problems are resolved, the veteran fighter will soldier on only until 2018, so funds are likely to be earmarked for a replacement in the 2015-19 budget. One solution was the new K-FX (Korean fighter) program the Indonesians were jointly developing with Korea. However, in late 2012 the South Korean government put an 18-month hold on this $8 billion project that should have led to 50 K-FXs being delivered to the TNI-AU and 200 to the ROKAF. A first batch of five was scheduled for delivery to Indonesia in 2020, but the project is more likely to be cancelled. As a result, the money is being spent overhauling nine C-130Hs acquired free of charge from the Royal Australian Air Force and buying six CASA 295s for a special-mission fit.
There is speculation the TNI-AU could now acquire former USAF F-15s to replace the F-5s, while RFIs have also been sent to Saab (Gripen), Dassault (Rafale) and Eurofighter.
CN-235 MPA (photo : hermayadi)
Surveillance
With some 17,000 islands making up the world’s largest archipelago, Indonesia needs to maintain a modern airborne maritime surveillance fleet in a bid to confront increasing threats from pirates, smugglers and terrorists. This led the TNI-AU to order another much needed CASA CN 235 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) in 2012, with a Telephonics system and Star Safire HDI FLIR turret. Delivery is expected in 2015. The order comes six years after the first and only MPA was delivered to SkU 5 at Madassar.
An initial requirement for three MPAs led to a contract being signed with Thales in 1996, but a single aircraft was delivered, with an AMASCOS 200 system, and the other two remained as basic transport aircraft with SkU 5. With obsolescence now creeping in, PTDI has been contracted to replace the Thales Oceanmaster radar with Telephonics’ AN/APS 143C3 maritime radar.
There is also an urgent requirement for a SIGINT platform, which could be purchased during the next five-year budget plan, in 2015-19. It is likely one of the CASA 212s serving the TNI-AU will be upgraded with new systems. The three aging Boeing 737-200 Surveiller Side-Looking Airborne Modular Multi-mission Radar (SLAMMR) aircraft are in desperate need of replacement, and speculation is the TNI-AU will go for an increased number of CN 235-220s with SIGINT systems on board to replace them.
C-295 special mission (photo : ATK)
Transports
The TNI-AU relies predominantly on PTDI for its medium-to-small airlift needs. Five CN 235s operate with SkU 2 at Halim, replacing five Fokker 27s grounded in 2012 after a fatal accident. They work alongside three CASA 295s of 10 on order. There is a keen interest in acquiring special-mission systems for an additional six CASA 295s, with Texas-based ATK offering their palletized gunship system.
There are currently two tactical airlift squadrons in the TNI-AU: SkU 31 at Halim-Perdanakusuma operates a mix of C-130H-30s, L100-30s and C-130H; while SKU 32 at Abdulrachman Saleh flies 10 C-130B/Hs, including two KC-130Bs tankers that represent the TNI-AU’s sole air-to-air refueling capability. With close links to Airbus Military it is likely they will be replaced by two A330MRTT hose/drogue and boom aircraft.
As a result of acquiring the nine ex-RAAF C-130s, a third C-130 unit, SkU 33 will stand up at Makassar. There is a real need to provide support to the Sukhois and this should be the solution, with tactical needs in the region also being covered. It is not clear whether the new C-130s will actually be SkU 32 assets, or if they will be split among all the units.
EC-135 helicopter will be used for CSAR training (photo : Hans Hermann)Helicopters
Helicopter training takes place at Kalijati with SkU 7 on 50-year-old Bell 47G Soloys. These stalwarts are used by newly qualified pilots fresh from Yogyakarta for basic helicopter training. Their short-term future is secure because the unit’s EC120 Colibris are also being used to cover SAR detachments. Longer term, 12 EC135s on order will replace the operational role of the EC120, allowing it to revert to the training role for which it was acquired, and easing the Soloys into retirement.
EC-725 CSAR helicopter (photo : defence.pk)
SkU 6 at Atang Senjaya near Bogor flies four of 18 Super Pumas ordered in 2000. Another three NAS332L1s with SkU 45 at Halim are being used in the VIP role alongside two Eurocopter-built AS332L2s. Also based at Atang Senjaya is SkU 8, which flies a handful of NSA330 Pumas. Six EC725s have been ordered for the Special Forces role and should be delivered in 2014-15 to a new unit, SkU 9 at Kalijati. It is not clear if they are taking up the slack that the Super Pumas failed to deliver.
Pilot Training
Pilot training is carried out at Yogyakarta with SkU 101, instructing students on the AS202 Bravos, flying 120 hours on elementary training. However, the Bravo’s days are expected to end within the next few years, as the TNI-AU ordered 18 Grob G120TPs in 2012. The first batch of 10 aircraft was delivered in 2013, and a further batch of eight are to arrive in 2014. Modernization of the Flying Training Academy got under way in 2003 when SkU 102 took delivery of 16 KT-1T Woongbees for instructor training. Longer term there is also a need for a basic trainer replacement.
Grob G120TP (photo : berthynova)
The next five-year budget, for 2015-2019, will be set in mid-2014 and projects such as airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), tankers, new fighters, SIGINT aircraft as well as new weaponry are all under review. It is unlikely the Russians will figure highly in any future acquisition.
(AIN)
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October 16, 2016, 5:03 pm
17 Oktober 2016Cessna 172 of the Army Aviation of the Philippines (photo : Timawa)
MANILA (PNA) -- The Philippine Army (PA) is allocating the sum of PHP20 million for the acquisition of spare parts needed for the maintenance one of the Cessna aircraft assigned to its Army Aviation Battalion.
The latter unit is presently attached to Mechanized Infantry Division in Capas, Tarlac.
Cessna 206 of the Army Aviation of the Philippines (photo : Jack Hannen)
Pre-bid conference is scheduled at the PA Bids and Awards Committee Conference Room, 9:00 a.m. at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City this coming Oct. 27.
While receipt and opening of bid envelope is on Nov. 8, 9:00 a.m. at the same venue.
(PNA)
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October 16, 2016, 6:36 pm
17 Oktober 2016
Prototipe pesawat N219 (photo : BUMN)
Infopenerbangan.com, -Produk pesawat milik PT Dirgantara Indonesia dilirik oleh Kamar dagang dan Industri Negara Senegal. Sergine Mboup, selaku ketua Kamar Dagang dan Industri Senegal mengatakan minatnya ingin membeli pesawat guna mempermudah mobilisasi perusahaannya di Negara tersebut.
Hal tersebut disampaikan saat bertemu dengan Ketua Umum Kadin Indonesia Rosan P Roeslani, di TEI 2016, Jiexpo, Kemayoran, demikian Kepala Fungsi Pensosbud KBRI Dakar – Senegal, Dimas Prihadi, Sabtu, 15 Oktober 2016.
Pertemuan dihadiri Dubes RI untuk Senegal, Mansyur Pangeran, dan Ketua Komite Tetap Afrika Kadin Indonesia, Mintardjo Halim, serta Direktur Eksekutif Kadin Indonesia, Dubes Jamtomo Rahardjo, dan Dubes Andradjati, mantan Dubes RI untuk Senegal.
Keinginan Ketua Kadin Senegal hadir di TEI 2016 dalam rangka mengembangkan usahanya dengan perusahaan “Wings” dengan mengimpor produk sabun “So Klin” ke Senegal yang telah berlangsung selama lebih dari 15 tahun, dan menjajaki peluang usaha baru di berbagai bidang, antara lain, kelapa sawit, serta membeli pesawat dari PT. Dirgantara Indonesia.
Sementara itu Ketua Umum Kadin Indonesia Rosan P Roeslani menyatakan keinginan untuk memperkuat dan menjajaki berbagai peluang kerja sama di berbagai bidang dengan Kadin Senegal.
Dalam kesempatan ini pula, Manajer Produk dan Jasa PT Dirgantara Indonesia Krisnan,, menyampaikan profil singkat dan keunggulan pesawat N 219, antara lain, berkapasitas 19 penumpang, dapat lepas landas dan mendarat di landasan 500 meter serta harga bersaing senilai 6 juta dolar AS per unit.
Namun, pesawat tersebut masih dalam tahap penyempurnaan dan akan dipasarkan pada 2018. Terkait hal tersebut, Ketua Kadin menginginkan agar dapat dikirim brosur dan detail lengkap pesawat tersebut sebagai bahan pertimbangan untuk membeli apabila telah dipasarkan.
(Info Penerbangan)
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October 16, 2016, 9:28 pm
17 Oktober 2016
PCG currently operates 2 helicopter Bo-105 (photo : PCG)
MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte has approved the acquisition of two helicopters to be used in search and rescue operations by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
Duterte promised PCG commandant Rear Admiral William Melad that the agency would soon receive the helicopters when the President toured BRP Tubbataha during the PCG’s 115th anniversary on Oct. 13, PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said yesterday.
Air assets such as helicopters are vital in the PCG’s performance of its functions, particularly in search and rescue missions.
“The helicopters can be utilized in air dropping of relief goods, dropping of rescuers at sea and evacuation of people trapped on roofs and on trees during calamities,” Balilo said.
Aside from the 10 units of newly built 44-meter vessels from Japan that would arrive in the country in staggered delivery until 2018, the President also approved the acquisition of two more ships from Japan.
The ships measuring 90 meters long may be delivered by 2020, the PCG said.
The government is also planning to order two ships from France to add to the PCG’s fleet.
(PhilStar)
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October 16, 2016, 11:12 pm
17 Oktober 2016Rudal C-802 dalam latihan uji tembak oleh TNI AL (photo : TNI AL)
Dalam sekejap, rudal C-802 (kode NATO: SS-8 Saccade) buatan Tiongkok langsung naik daun dan menghiasi pemberitaan berbagai media di dunia. Betapa tidak, hanya dalam waktu satu minggu, rudal ini sudah ditembakkan sampai lima kali ke arah kapal perang Arab Saudi dan Amerika Serikat, dengan mencatatkan kesuksesan hancurnya kapal angkut catamaran HSV-2.Fregat KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma menembakkan Rudal C-802 (photo : TNI AL)
Sebelumnya, satu tahun lalu tiga kapal perang Arab Saudi pun jadi korban rudal C-802, yaitu korvet kelas Baynunah dan satu kapal angkut militer YunBou yang karam pada akhir Oktober 2015. Jika ditarik mundur lagi, korvet AL Israel INS Hanit pun sukses dihantam oleh C-802 yang diluncurkan oleh gerilyawan Hezbollah, walau tidak menimbulkan kerusakan yang berarti. Di Indonesia, KCR (Kapal Cepat Rudal) dari kelas Todak (FPB57 Nav V) dan PKR (Perusak Kawal Rudal) kelas Ahmad Yani (Van Speijk Class Frigate) tercatat sudah diperlengkapi dengan rudal buatan Tiongkok tersebut.
Fregat KRI Yos Sudarso menembakkan Rudal C-802 (photo : TNI AL)
Lalu bagaimana C-802 bisa mendunia? Rudal anti kapal ini didesain oleh China Hai Ying Electro Mechanical Technology Academy (CHETA) pada dekade 1970an dengan nama YJ-8. Fokus Tiongkok pada saat itu adalah pengembangan rudal anti kapal dengan kemampuan terbang rendah di atas permukaan laut. Hubungan yang dingin dengan Uni Soviet menyebabkan Tiongkok berpaling kepada Perancis yang pada akhir 1970an dengan senang hati memasok beragam sistem senjata buatannya, termasuk teknologi rudal anti kapal MM-38 Exocet.
Kapal Cepat Rudal KRI Todak menembakkan Rudal C-802 (photo : TNI AL)
Kopian pertama dari Exocet yang diterima oleh PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) adalah Ying Ji 8 (YJ-8). YJ-8 didesain sama dengan Exocet, dengan desain silinder memanjang dan kepala rudal ogif. Koreksi arah disediakan oleh empat sirip ekor dan empat sirip utama, plus empat sirip sekunder di depan sirip ekor. Saat berada dalam kotak, sayap-sayap ini terlipat memeluk tubuh rudal.
Kapal Cepat Rudal KRI Layang menembakkan Rudal C-802 (photo : TNI AL)
Dengan jarak efektif mencapai 50-80km, YJ-8 memiliki kemampuan untuk menghantam kapal perang di balik garis horison. Syaratnya, ada sistem baik itu radar maupun pesawat terbang yang dapat memberikan baringan dan koordinat sasaran untuk diinput secara manual ke dalam otak prosesor YJ-8. Kalau sudah, kapal perang pembawa tinggal melakukan manuver agar kotak peluncur (launcher pack) mengarah ke sasaran agar rudal tak sulit berbelok. YJ-8 pun akan melesat menembus penutup kotak dengan bantuan booster di ekor rudal hingga mencapai kecepatan Mach 0,9.
Setelah booster habis, propelan padat di badan rudal akan mengambil alih untuk mentenagai rudal. Sistem autopilot dan kendali inersial akan menuntun rudal ke sasarannya, sementara sistem radio altimeter akan menjaga ketinggian rudal agar tetap meluncur sedikit di atas permukaan laut.
(Angkasa)
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October 17, 2016, 1:12 am
17 Oktober 2016
SeaRAM air defense system (photo : wiki)
According to US media, most likely in the near future, Vietnam will buy US air defense systems SeaRAM to equip Molniya missile boat.
Currently, on the Molniya missile boat of the Vietnam Navy are only equipped with the variation of short-range missiles and shoulder cannons to AK-630 air defense. In it, artillery AK-630 CIWS are judged to be capable of shooting down cruise missiles.
However, an effective range of short (about 2.5 km), which makes warships could be hurt if the AK-630 can not be shot blocked up, or shot blocked at close range to the boat - can make piece shells name fire has damaged the ship and sailors.
And air defense missile systems can be selected SeaRAM helpful equip Vietnam warships, combat missions, the goal is to intercept cruise missiles.
Air defense missile system close range Raytheon SeaRAM been developed based on the system flak system Phalanx CIWS Mk highway-15 Block 1B capital being US Navy ships equipped for this country.
Molniya class corvettes (photo : defence.pk)
Regarding the overall design, the Phalanx CIWS and SeaRAM are almost identical, the only difference is the whole only M61A1 Gatling gun combinations Phalanx CIWS 20mm of being replaced by a combination of 11 missile launch tubes on the flagship room RIM-116.
The missile is guided by radar and optoelectronic capital built on similar SeaRAM Phalanx CIWS.
SeaRAM can also be considered a miniature variations of air defense missile systems RIM-116 is the US Navy and its allies entered service since the early 1990s to date.
Unlike SeaRAM, its predecessor is the RIM-116 is equipped with up to 21 surface-to-air missile and the relatively larger size, but it does not use radar or optical-guided navigation system pink foreign built above SeaRAM available.
The surface-to-air missile RIM-116 and weighs approximately 73.5kg SeaRAM and equipped with a warhead weighing 11.3kg fragment length 2.8M can fly close to the speed of 2x speed of sound.An effective range of up to 9km RIM-116 and can be guided in many different modes.
(Soha)
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