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Future Frigate Prime Considers Options for Air Warfare Destroyer Replacement

May 23, 2019, 7:42 pm
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A graphic showing the government’s continuous shipbuilding plan, with the SEA4000 Hobart class DDG replacement program getting underway from 2038 (image : Aus DoD)

As preproduction work on the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Hunter-class frigates continues to meet a demanding schedule, designer and shipbuilder BAE Systems Australia is already considering its next major role in the country's long-term Naval Shipbuilding Plan.

In June 2018 BAE Systems defeated Italian and Spanish contenders in a hard-fought AUD35 billion (USD24 billion) competition to provide Australia with nine next-generation anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates based on BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship.

Six months later three significant agreements were signed with the Australian government: a contract for the Hunter-class build, the acquisition of ASC Shipbuilding (ASCS) from Canberra under a peppercorn arrangement, and a sovereign capability offer deed (SCOD) on collaborating in the establishment of a long-term sovereign capability in Australia.

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Keel Laying Ceremony Held for Second Frigate of the Philippine Navy

May 23, 2019, 9:42 pm
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Keel laying ceremony of BRP Antonio Luna FF-151 (photo : PTV)

Keel laying ceremony held for future BRP Antonio Luna

The keel laying ceremony for Philippine Navy’s future BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) was held at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in South Korea today, May 23.

The said ceremony signals is the formal recognition of the start of a ship’s construction.

The future BRP Antonio Luna is the second of two ordered frigates from HHI.


Keel laying ceremony of BRP Antonio Luna FF-151 (photo : Frances Mangosing)

Meanwhile, the first frigate ordered from HHI, future BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) touches the water today.

“These frigates are built based on the Incheon/FFX-I/HDF-3000-type multi-purpose frigate of the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), which offers increased operational performance and enhanced survivability,” Philippine Navy spokesperson Captain Jonathan Zata said as quoted by PNA.

(Mintfo)
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Lacroix Positions Variant of Sylena Decoy System for Singapore’s MRCV

May 24, 2019, 12:40 am
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The Sylena Mk 2 on display at IMDEX 2019 (photo : Jane's)

Following its success with recent naval programmes of Malaysia, Egypt and Qatar, French defence company Lacroix is building on this momentum and positioning a ‘fitted-for-purpose’ variant of its Sylena decoy launching systems for Singapore’s upcoming multi-role combat vessel (MRCV) programme.

As part of these efforts, the company displayed a model of the Sylena Mk 2 launcher at the IMDEX 2019 naval and maritime exhibition in Singapore. The launcher, which can be loaded with the company’s Special Advanced Lacroix Electromagnetic (SEALEM) 08-01 or SEALEM 08-02 rounds, is similar to the ones being fitted on the Maharaja Lela class.

These decoys feature corner reflector (CNR) technology for more realistic emulation of ship signatures, and can protect the host vessel from threats that utilise RF and IIR (imaging infrared) homing methods.

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Russia's Service Center in Vietnam has just Finished Repairing the First Five Helicopter Engines

May 24, 2019, 2:30 am
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Klimov VK-2500 engine (photo : Sputnik)

TSAMTO - The Center for Integrated Logistics Support (ILP) for the repair of helicopter engines of ODK-Klimov JSC (part of the Rosk GOK ODS) in the Vietnamese city of Vung Tau, carried out a refurbishment of already five engines.

Earlier this year, the Aviation Administration of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam certified the new center. It is equipped with all the necessary equipment, spare parts and units for the repair of engines developed by the JDC-Klimov.

The average repair of engines such as TV3-117 and VK-2500, which are in operation in Vietnam, is performed by specialists of the JDC-Klimov. The Russian side supplies parts and assemblies, spare parts, trains personnel to maintain engines and main gearboxes.


Klimov TV3-117 engine (photo : Sputnik)

The Vietnamese side provided support staff to accompany the work. Vietnamese specialists have already received ODK-Klimov certificates on successful familiarization with the process of medium engine repair. With their help, the forces of the Russian employees successfully carried out a pilot repair of the first TV3-117VM ser.02 engine for the Mi-17-1V helicopter, which is in service in Vietnamese civil aviation for passenger traffic. The engine received damage due to a foreign object.

In October 2018, ODK-Klimov, JSC and the Vietnamese company Helicopter Technical Service Company signed a distribution agreement for the maintenance of engines. Helicopter Technical Service Company, on the territory of which the ILP center is located, is engaged in servicing Russian-made helicopters. It serves as a distributor of engines such as TV3-117 and VK-2500.

(ArmsTrade)
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BRP Conrado Yap Corvette to Arrive in PH in July

May 24, 2019, 6:21 pm
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BRP Conrado Yap PS-39 corvette (photo : PN)

BUSAN, South Korea -- The BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39), formerly the South Korean "Pohang" class corvette Chungju, will sail home to the Philippines in July and is set to boost the Navy's anti-submarine and anti-surface capabilities.

This was disclosed by Philippine Navy flag officer-in-command Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad in an interview shortly after the launch of the country's first missile frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) at the Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in South Korea's southeastern city of Ulsan Thursday.

"The ship will be delivered to the Philippines by July (after refurbishment works in June)," he added.

The BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39) is the former Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) "Pohang"-class corvette Chungju (PCC-762) that was commissioned with the ROKN in 1987 and served until 2016.

"The ship will sail and arrive in the country in July 2019," PN spokesperson, Capt. Jonathan Zata, said.

The ship was named Conrado Yap to uphold the legacy of a gallant Filipino military leader who served in the Korean War as part of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea.

Yap was a Philippine Army captain and is considered as the most decorated Filipino soldier during the Korean War.

He posthumously received a Philippine Medal of Valor, the country's highest military honor, as well as a US Distinguished Service Cross, for gallantry in action as part of the Tank Company, 10th Battalion Combat Team (10th BCT), Philippine Army.

"Its sailing crew departed last April 2019 and (is) now undergoing necessary operational and warfare trainings for 13 weeks being facilitated by the Reserve Ship Maintenance Squadron (RSMS) in Jinhae, Gyeongsang-namdo, South Korea. The ship’s crew (members were) divided into five groups based on skills and specialization," Zata added.

The ship measures 88.3 meters long, with a beam of 10 meters and draft of 2.9 meters while its displacement is at 1,216 tons full load.

The ship is rated for a crew of 118 personnel and can sustain operational presence for 20 days.

The vessel's Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion configuration of Motor Transport Unit (MTU) diesel engines and LM2500 gas turbine with controllable pitch propellers (CPP) enable the ship to move to a maximum speed of 25 knots to a distance of 4,000 nautical miles.

"This ship will greatly enhance our fleet’s Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities," Zata added.

The ship is armed with two 76mm Oto Melara main guns, a 30mm automatic cannons, anti-submarine torpedoes, and a variety of sensors, including sonars, and radars.

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Thai Army Inspects Armoured Recovery Vehicle to Repair VT4 MBT

May 24, 2019, 11:12 pm
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Armoured Recovery Vehilce of VT4 (all photos : Royal Thai Army Cavalry)


Royal Thai Army Ordnance Department committee inspect Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) variant of Chinese NORINCO VT4 main battle tanks at 6th Cavalry Battalion, 6th Cavalry Regiment in Khon Kaen, Thailand, 23 May 2019.

The basic car recovery vehicle with the base car VT4 is a repair vehicle that is part of the VT4 main battle tank supplied from NORINCO, the state-owned weapon manufacturer of the People's Republic of China. The Royal Thai Army has been given 28 cars in first phase and the second phase is 10 cars, a total of 38 cars and the Thai Army plans to add procure VT4 main battle tank. Phase 3 is another 14 cars a total of 52 vehicles, in which the total number of vehicles will include at least 2 VT4 ARV recovery vehicles.


The VT4 main battle tank has been stationed in two cavalry battalions. The tank is the 7th Khon Kaen Cavalry Battalion and the 21st Cavalry Battalion. Otto the 6th Cavalry Regiment. 3rd Cavalry Brigade in parallel with the plan to strengthen the cavalry forces in the 2nd Army Region area.

After the Thai Army received the 46th Oplot-T main tank from Ukraine, which included 2 Atlet recovery vehicles as part of the supply contract at the 2nd Cavalry Battalion. 2nd Infantry Division keeping him there. It is understood that for the VT4 main battle tank supply program, the Royal Thai Army still needs at least 100 main battle tanks. This tanks to replace the M41A3 light tank from US that has been in operation since the year 1962, which is in the process of decommissioning. Which is only in the unit of the direct division of the 3rd Cavalry Battalion, 9 Nakorn Ratchasima Cavalry Regiment 6 was awarded 34 M48A5 main battle tanks after the Oplot-T main battle tank has already received completed.



Including in the Army Region 3, the 7th Cavalry Battalion of 4th Infantry Brigade received a light tank Stingray, and the Army Region 4, the 18th Cavalry Battalion of 5th Infantry Brigade that has been awarded the M48A5 main battle tank to replace the light tank M41A3. Since delivery of the main battle tank VT4 has shown combat readiness in many exercises and plans to set up a maintenance center factory in Khon Kaen to support long-term use.

However, even if the user unit is satisfied with the performance of the car but there is a resounding sound that China is not sincere to transfer technology, systems or important equipment such as engines in depth to Thailand. Which seems to be a bargain that the Chinese will come to control the maintenance center in Thailand using their own people

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PT PAL Sampaikan Proposal Kapal Rumah Sakit kepada Pemprov NTT

May 25, 2019, 2:34 am
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Pemprov NTT berencana membuat rumah sakit terapung untuk menjangkau pulau-pulau terpencil di seluruh NTT (photo Arie Zakaria)

Inilah Rencana Spesifikasi KRST yang Diusulkan PT. PAL Indonesia

POS-KUPANG.COM|KUPANG - Inilah spesifikasi Kapal Rumah Sakit Terapung (KRST) yang diusulkan PT.PAL Indonesia. Salah satunya adalah panjang kapal mencapai kurang lebih 122 meter.

Hal ini disampaikan Kepala Divisi Bisnis dan Pemasaran PT. PAL Indonesia, Iman Sulaiman saat pertemuan dengan Pemprov NTT di ruang rapat Gubernur NTT, Jumat (24/5/2019).

Menurut Iman, spesifikasi KRST yang diusulkan oleh PT.PAL Indonesia adalah kapal yang memadai dengan memiliki panjang keseluruhan 122 meter, dilengkapi Heli deck , LCU (dengan Stern ramp) serta Vehicle Deck dengan Side Ramp.

Sedangkan spesifikasi lain, adalah KRST yang memiliki lambung (di bawah garis air) menggunakan Proven Desain PT.PAL yang telah mengalami uji model test di Laboratorium Hydrodinamika dan telah dipakai di kapal SSV 123 m Philippine Navy, LPD 124 m TNI AL, serta Kapal Bantu RS 124 m TNI AL.

"Jadi panjang keseluruhan kapal (LOA) kurang lebih 122m, lebar (B) kurang lebih 21,80 m dengan tinggi main deck (D) kurang lebih 6,70 m, Sarat (d) kurang lebih 5 m dan Displacement kurang lebih 7.290 ton," kata Iman.


Sedangkan soal kecepatan kapal, ia mengatakan, kapal itu memiliki kecepatan maximum kurang lebih 16 knot, kecepatan jelajah 13 knot, kecepatan ekonomis kurang lebih 12 knot, endurance kurang lebih 21 sampai dengan 28 hari dan range kurang lebih 6.552 hingga 8.736 NM.

Kapal yang diusulkan itu juga memiliki Main Engine (MCR) sebanyak 2 unit @ kurang lebih 2.920 kW, Diesel Engine.

Sementara untuk Electrik power dengan Main generator sebanyak 5 unit @ 565 kWe, Emergency generator sebanyak 1 unit 400 kWe dan Emergency generator untuk radio sebanyak 1 unit 20 kWe.

Dikatakan, KRST yang diusulkan juga memiliki fasilitas RS seperti klinik/poli rawat jalan (poli umum, poli mata, gigi dll), ruang operasi,ruang rawat inap dan UGD.

Bahkan, lanjutnya, KRST pun dilengkapi lift, heli deck dan akomodasi.

Akomodasi itu antara lain, 1 VIP, 32 Crew,70 Medical Staf ,termasuk Kepala RS, 204 evacuated persons/relawan. Bahkan, ada fasilitas untuk 60 pasien rawat inap, 8 pasien isolasi, 4 pasien ICU, 3 pasien HCU, 16 pasien RR dan UGD serta 4 tenda @ 10 pasien.

Ada juga Vehicle deck untuk 2 truck,1 mobil hyperbaric chamber (OFE) ,2 mobile ICU ,2 Jeep dan 2 Ambulance atau 4 tenda untuk rawat inap darurat total 40 personel, 1 hyperbaric chamber, 1 Ambulance dan 1 mobil ICU, Ambulance air atau LCVP 2 unit, LCU 1 unit dan Crane 2 x 5 T/ 7 m dan 2 x 4 T/ 4 m.

(Pos Kupang)
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Rusia Hendak Bangun 12 Kapal Bersenjatakan Rudal Kalibr, Onyx (Yakhont), dan Zircon

May 25, 2019, 4:59 am
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Admiral Gorhkov class, panjang 120m, lebar 14m, bobot penuh 5.400 ton, kecepatan maks 29.5 knot, dan endurance 30 hari (photo : RIA Novosti)

Rusia berencana membangun 12 fregat Proyek 22350M yang dimodernisasi, yang masing-masing akan memuat hingga 48 rudal jelajah Kalibr, Onyx, dan Zircon. Demikian informasi tersebut dilaporkan media Rusia pada pertengahan bulan ini, mengutip sumber-sumber di industri pertahanan dalam negeri.

“Kapal utama dalam seri ini direncanakan akan diserahkan kepada Angkatan Laut Rusia pada 2027,” kata seorang sumber di industri pembuatan kapal.

Prototipe teknis kapal, dengan berat benaman 7.000 ton, akan diluncurkan sebelum akhir 2019. Setiap kapal akan memiliki ruang-ruang peluncuran yang dapat menampung tiga jenis rudal berbasis laut paling canggih: Kalibr, Onyx, dan Zircon.

Admiral Gorhkov class mampu membawa 48 rudal kombinasi dari Onyx/Yakhont, Kalibr dan Zircon (photo : piloterrr)

“Secara total, ada 12 fregat yang akan dibangun, 11 di antaranya akan diserahkan ke AL Rusia di bawah program persenjataan negara yang baru,” kata sang narasumber.

Selain itu, kapal-kapal itu akan memiliki sistem pertahanan rudalnya sendiri, Poliment-Redut, dengan kapasitas amunisi hingga seratus rudal, serta senjata antikapal selam dan torpedo.

Armada Baltik Rusia sudah memiliki kapal Proyek 22350 (tetapi tanpa huruf ‘M’, yang berarti ‘dimodernisasi’), Laksamana Gorshkov.


“Itu kapal yang bagus dan sekarang para insinyur harus menemukan cara untuk memodernisasikannya. Pertama-tama, senjatanya — sebagaimana yang disebutkan di atas, harus ditingkatkan kapasitasnya menjadi 48 rudal. Selain itu, rangkaian kapal ini dan selanjutnya akan dilengkapi dengan sebuah sistem kendali tembak otomatis universal,” ujar mantan analis militer surat kabar Izvestia, Dmitry Safonov, kepada Russia Beyond.

Safonov menambahkan, amunisi kapal saat ini hanya terdiri dari 16 rudal, sementara dimensinya hanya sekitar setengah dari angka yang ditargetkan setelah dimodernisasi (saat ini berat benaman kapal-kapal Proyek 22350 hanya 4.500 ton).

Rudal jelajah anti kapal P-800 Onyx (Yakhont), mempunyai hulu ledak 300 kg, kecepatan 2.0 Mach dan versi Rusia mempunyai jarak jangkau 600 km (photo : Military Today)

Rudal Kalibr Rusia setara dengan rudal Tomahawk AS. Singkatnya, ini adalah rudal jelajah berbasis laut yang terbang menuju sasaran di sepanjang jalur penerbangan yang “memeluk medan” (terbang dengan sangat rendah dan secara otomatis menjaga ketinggian relatif konstan di atas permukaan -red.) dan memiliki lintasan yang tak dapat diprediksi sistem pertahanan rudal. Saat ini, rudal semacam ini adalah salah satu senjata paling efektif dan mematikan yang digunakan dalam pertempuran melawan militan.

Rudal-rudal ini memiliki jangkauan hingga 2.600 km dan dalam 10 – 15 tahun mendatang, perkembangan teknologi akan semakin canggih sehingga sistem berpresisi tinggi ini (rudal Kalibr menyasar target dengan akurasi hingga 30 meter) bisa dilengkapi hulu ledak yang memiliki kekuatan setara dengan senjata nuklir.

Rudal jelajah serang darat Kalibr, mempunyai hulu ledak 400-500 kg, kecepatan dari 0.85 hingga 2.5 Mach dan versi Rusia mempunyai jarak jangkau 2.500 km (photo : Vitaly Kuzmin)

Dengan kata lain, ini akan menjadi senjata bermanuver dan berpresisi tinggi yang tidak akan membuat awan radioaktif atau mencemari medan target.

Sementara itu, Zircon adalah rudal pertama di dunia yang terbang dengan kecepatan hipersonik, yaitu sekitar 2,5 km per detik (delapan kali lebih cepat dari kecepatan suara) dan memiliki jangkauan hingga 500 km.

Rudal hipersonic anti kapal/serang darat Zircon, mempunyai hulu ledak 300-400 kg, kecepatan hingga 9.0 Mach, dan jarak jangkau 1.000 km (image : usni)

Zircon adalah rudal antikapal dan, tidak seperti Kalibr, secara khusus diciptakan untuk menghancurkan kapal musuh.

Hingga kini tidak ada negara lain selain Rusia yang memiliki rudal hipersonik. Selain itu, belum ada langkah-langkah balasan yang efektif terhadap rudal-rudal ini.

(RBTH)
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Pesawat N219 Akan Dorong Industri Komponen Dalam Negeri

May 25, 2019, 7:14 pm
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Prototipe ke-2 pesawat N219 Nurtanio (photo : Bambang Haryanta)

JAKARTA - Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional (Lapan) mengatakan pengembangan pesawat N219 makin mendorong industri dalam negeri untuk memasok komponen-komponen pembuatan pesawat. Pesawat ini dikembangkan PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) bersama Lapan.

"Pesawat N219 ditargetkan tahun ini selesai sertifikasinya, supaya tahun depan bisa masuk produksi. Sementara jam terbang yang ditargetkan sekitar 340 jam terbang, Saat ini sebagian sudah dilakukan, mudah-mudahan target itu bisa tercapai," kata Kepala Lapan Thomas Djamaluddin, seperti dikutip dari Antaranews, Jakarta.

Di samping pengembangan pesawat N219, pesawat N219 Amfibi juga sudah mulai dikembangkan. Jika tidak segera dikembangkan, kebutuhan dalam negeri akan direbut oleh pihak asing yang memasok pesawat asing.

"Pesawat N219 Amfibi juga sudah dimulai karena kalau tidak segera dimulai kita bisa terlambat karena Indonesia juga membutuhkan untuk destinasi wisata tertentu untuk penerbangan yang di sana tidak ada landasan sehingga perlu pesawat amfibi kalau pihak kita belum siap maka nanti bisa masuk pesawat asing, karenanya itu (pesawat amfibi) juga harus segera diselesaikan," ujarnya.


Konsep pesawat N219 amfibi (image : Kompas)

Saat ini, pesawat N219 sedang dalam tahap sertifikasi untuk memastikan nantinya keandalan dan keberfungsian dalam operasional pesawat. "Proses sertifikasi untuk sesuatu yang memang dalam pengembangan itu wajar saja ketika dalam pengujian-pengujian dijumpai masih ada yang harus disempurnakan," katanya.

Dalam proses pengembangan, katanya, ada yang harus ditingkatkan lagi setelah melalui proses pengujian. Dari diskusi dengan industri pesawat internasional, Thomas mendapat informasi bahwa jangka waktu 3-4 tahun merupakan waktu yang terlalu pendek untuk proses pengembangan sampai sertifikasi. Namun, Lapan optimistis mencapai target percepatan pengembangan pesawat N219.

"Kami membina juga industri komponen yang nantinya akan mendukung untuk TKDN (Tingkat Komponen Dalam Negeri) dari pesawat N219, seperti industri untuk kaca, untuk 'landing gear', diupayakan dari industri dalam negeri," ujarnya.

Purwarupa Pertama Pesawat N219 itu memiliki kecepatan maksimum mencapai 210 knot dan minimum 59 knot sehingga dengan kecepatan rendah pun pesawat masih bisa terkontrol. Hal itu, penting terutama saat memasuki wilayah yang bertebing dan pegunungan.

(Okezone)
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F-35 Kills Dozens of Enemy Fighters in Crazy Combat "Scenario"

May 25, 2019, 10:45 pm
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F-35A flies during an aerial demonstrasion (photo : Reuters)

If pilots can complete the OODA loop more quickly than an enemy during an air-to-air combat engagement, described as “getting inside an enemy’s decision-making process,” they can destroy an enemy and prevail. Faster processing of information, empowering better pilot decisions, it naturally stands to reason, makes a big difference when it comes to the OODA loop.

As 60 enemy fighters closed in on a US Air Force 4th Generation fighter aircraft, blinding the jet with electronic warfare attacks, an experienced pilot faced unseen life threatening attackers closing in -- during an air-combat Red Flag exercise closely replicating actual warfare scenarios.

Yet, in a life-saving flash, the endangered 4th pilot was told to “turn around” by an F-35 operating in the vicinity who radioed an instant warning. The 5th-Gen, multi-role stealth fighter then used its long-range sensors and weapons to “kill” the enemy aircraft, according to an Air Force news report.

Air Force Col. Joshua Wood, 388th Operations Group Commander was part of the exercise.

“I’ve never seen anything like it before. My wingman was a brand new F-35A pilot, seven or eight flights out of training. He gets on the radio and tells an experienced, 3,000 hour pilot in a fourth-generation aircraft. ‘Hey bud, you need to turn around. You’re about to die, There’s a threat off your nose,’” Wood explained in the service report.

The Red Flag exercise, and annual live combat-like training event, drew from an unprecedented amount of advanced threat scenarios, representing "near peer" threats. Red Flag aggressors, according to the Air Force report, included “advanced integrated air-defense systems, an adversary Air Force, cyber-warfare and information operations.”


F-35A during training (photo : Fortune)

Red Flag pilots also flew in GPS-denied environments where communications were jammed or rendered inoperable by enemy EW attacks, according to the Air Force report. Taking place at Nellis AFB in Nevada, they exercise included 3,000 personnel from 39 units, including the US Navy, US Air Force, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force.

“The F-35 ‘redefines’ how you go to war with a platform. it fuses data at a very core level, providing pilots with information to be lethal in the battlespace,” Edward “Stevie” Smith, F-35 domestic business development director, Lockheed Martin, told Warrior Maven in an interview.

Developers explain that the F-35 is, by design, intended to draw upon its stealth configuration to “Suppress Enemy Air Defenses” while monitoring air-to-air and air-to-ground threats.

An engineer familiar with F-35 technology explained it this way - “There is a FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared) built into the airplane. The DAS (Distributed Aperture System with 360-degree cameras) and the EOTS (Electro-Optical Targeting System to track and attack long range targets) can see things in midwave IR at pretty significant ranges, tracking them from a long way.”

Describing F-35 weapons engagements, Lockheed F-35 pilot Billie Flynn said F-35s could fire Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles without being seen by adversaries - operating at the margins of detectability.

"We could launch and leave," Flynn explained.


F-35A during training (photo : Air Force Magazine)

At last year’s exercise, the Air Force and Navy explored a range of similar threats, including efforts to refine F-22 dogfighting skills. The F-22 at last year’s exercise, from the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, performed air interdiction, combat search and rescue, close air support, dynamic targeting and defensive counter air operations in mock combat scenarios.

Confronting simulated “Red” force ground and air threats, F-22s attacked targets such as mock airfields, vehicle convoys, tanks, parked aircraft, bunkered defensive positions and missile sites.

Although modern weapons such as long-range air-to-air missiles, and the lack of near-peer warfare in recent years, means dogfighting itself is less likely these days. As the service prepares for future contingencies against technologically advanced adversaries, maintaining a need to dogfight is of great significance. For instance, the emerging Chinese J-10 and Russian 5th Gen PAK-50 clearly underscore the importance of this.


Advanced dogfighting ability can greatly expedite completion of the Air Force’s long-discussed OODA-loop phenomenon, wherein pilots seek to quickly complete a decision-making cycle - Observation, Orientation, Decision, Action – faster than an enemy fighter. The concept, dating back decades to former Air Force pilot and theorist John Boyd, has long informed fighter-pilot training and combat preparation.

If pilots can complete the OODA loop more quickly than an enemy during an air-to-air combat engagement, described as “getting inside an enemy’s decision-making process,” they can destroy an enemy and prevail. Faster processing of information, empowering better pilot decisions, it naturally stands to reason, makes a big difference when it comes to the OODA loop.

Connectivity with air and ground combat assets, drawing upon emerging data-link technology, has been a key part of the exercise as the Air Force strengthens efforts to work with other services on cross-domain fires operations.


Electro-optical target system (EOTS) under the nose of an F-35 (photo : Wiki)

The OODA Loop is of equal importance to the F-35 which, while engineered to dogfight as well, is built to draw upon its long-range sensors to complete the process - before ever seen by an enemy.

The Air Force plans to actualize key aspects of this with, for instance, LINK 16 upgrades to the F-22 that enable it to improve data-sharing with the F-35 and 4th-generation aircraft in real-time in combat.

First operational in 2005, the F-22 is a multi-role fighter designed with stealth technology to evade enemy radar detection and speeds able to reach Mach 2 with what is called "super-cruise" capability. Supercruise is the ability to cruise at supersonic airspeeds such as 1.5 Mach without needing afterburner, a capability attributed to the engine thrust and aerodynamic configuration of the F-22.

The F-22 is built with two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners, Air Force statements said. The aircraft has a 44-foot wingspan and a maximum take-off weight of more than 83,000 pounds.

(National Interest)
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Fincantieri Launched LHD ‘Trieste’ For The Italian Navy

May 26, 2019, 2:58 am
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LHD Trieste of the Italian Navy  (all photos : BMPD)

The launching ceremony of the multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock) “Trieste” took place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella.

This multirole and multipurpose amphibious vessel has been designed since the beginning as a flexible, multi-purpose by design, modular unit with a low environmental impact. It is a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) capable of deploying aircraft and amphibious vehicles and equipment, relying on a flight deck and a floodable basin located on the stern of the ship.

The new unit will be delivered in 2022 and falls within the naval program of the maritime capability of Defence, approved by the Italian Government and Parliament and started in May 2015 (“Naval Law”).


The unit “Trieste” will be classified by RINA Services pursuant to international conventions for the prevention of pollution regarding traditional aspects – like those addressed by the MARPOL Convention, as well as those not yet mandatory, like the ones covered by the Hong Kong Convention introducing the “Green Passport” concept.

Vessel’s characteristics: LHD – Landing Helicopter Dock

The unit will be approx. 214 meters long with a maximum speed of 25 knots. It will be equipped with a COmbined Diesel eLectric Or Gas (CODLOG) propulsion system and an additional electric propulsion system to be used for low speed sailing, in line with the Italian Navy’s environmental policy (“Green Fleet”).


Thanks to her characteristics in terms of construction and weapon systems, the LHD “Trieste” will be able to project – in crisis areas – the landing force of the Italian Navy and support the Defence national capability projection from the sea, as well as to ensure the strategic transport of vehicles, personnel and equipment, and to support the Civil Protection in providing assistance to countries and populations in case of natural disasters, thanks to her capability to provide drinking water, power supply, healthcare and medical support.

The Unit has also been conceived to carry out command and control functions in case of emergencies at sea, evacuation of nationals and humanitarian assistance operations.

With over 1,000 sleeping accommodations, the new LHD will feature a 230-metre long helicopter flight deck, allowing the operation of a battalion consisting of 600 personnel, and a dock-garage for 1,200 linear metres of wheeled and tracked vehicles, both civilian and military.


The floodable dock – 50 metres long and 15 metres wide – will enable the ship to deploy the most technically advanced amphibious equipment and vehicles of EU and NATO Navies.

The different areas of cargo securing are accessible through cranes, stern and side ramps, and cargo handling will be managed by internal ramps and elevators. A fully equipped hospital will also be available onboard, complete with operating rooms, radiology and analysis rooms, a dentist’s office, and patient rooms capable of hosting 27 seriously injured patients (further admissions are possible through duly equipped container modules)

(Naval News)
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Saab Presents Updated Sirius Passive Sensor Offer

May 26, 2019, 5:58 am
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Sirius passive radar (all photos : Saab)

Saab presents an updated offer based on its Sirius suite of passive sensor systems for the air, land and sea domains. Sirius represents a full range of capabilities based on a common architecture and with a domain-specific edge- for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, beyond the scope of individual sensors.

The updated offer starts with an introduction of Sirius land based applications for air and sea surveillance, signals intelligence and Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD), designed with the end-user perspective in mind.



 “Our innovative Sirius suite of passive sensor solutions and data fusion systems enable armed forces and intelligence services to detect and locate signals, turning information into knowledge while remaining undetected”, says Anders Carp, Senior Vice President and Head of Saab business area Surveillance.

Sirius represents multi-domain passive surveillance and signals intelligence gathering capabilities. Operational in all domains, Sirius solutions are innovative, reliable and backed by Saab´s unique competence in sensors and multi-source data fusion.

(Saab)
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KAI to Upgrade RTAF T-50TH with 60 Billion Won

May 26, 2019, 4:58 pm
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RTAF T-50TH (photo : Gramha)

(AP) Korea Aerospace Industries Co., Ltd. (KAI) and the Thai Air Force on Tuesday it has signed a 60 billion won contract to retrofit and upgrade T-50TH.

The T-50TH is a supersonic aircraft produced by KAI. The Thai Air Force signed a second contract to purchase eight units in 2017 following the purchase of four T-50THs in 2015. 

The third contract is for the Thai Air Force's T-50TH to include a Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) to respond to radar and hostile threats, and an Countermeasure Dispensing System  (CMDS) to avoid hostile threats. 

Training, repair parts, and delivery of supporting equipment, and will be finalized by October 2021.

The first four contracts, which were contracted for the training of fighter pilots last March, are in operation and will be delivered later this year.

KAI expects to be able to export additional aircraft such as FA-50 and basic trainer KT- 1 because of the high satisfaction of Thai Air Force . 

KAI president Kim Jong-won said in a contract ceremony held at the Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Seoul on March 24, "We promise to repay the trust that the Thai Air Force has shown with the best quality and technology."

A Thai Air Force official said, "We have deep trust in the T-50TH, which has proven to be highly cost-effective. We look forward to continuing our intimate partnership." 

(Naver)
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DRU Luncurkan LCU 1.500 DWT Kedua TNI AD

May 26, 2019, 8:10 pm
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Peluncuran kapal ADRI LII (photo : denbagoese)

Setelah pada bulan lalu meluncurkan LCU 1.500 DWT pertama pesanan Kementerian Pertahanan untuk TNI AD dan juga LST KRI Teluk Youtefa 522, kali ini PT Daya Radar Utama unit Lamongan meluncurkan kapal LCU kedua.


Kapal Landing Craft Utility (LCU) yang diberi nama ADRI LII (62) ini mempunyai bobot mati  1.500 DWT, panjang 99,2 m dan lebar 16,4 ton serta sanggup berlayar dengan kecepatan maksimal 14 knot.

Peluncuran kapal ADRI LII (photo : denbagoese)

LCU ini merupakan kapal terbesar yang dimiliki oleh TNI AD, dan dapat mendukung pergeseran pasukan dengan membawa tank Leopard dan helikopter.


Rencananya kapal ini akan dioperasikan oleh Yonbekang-4/Air TNI AD, batalyon perbekalan dan angkutan air yang mengoperasikan beragam boat dan kapal pendarat untuk TNI AD.

Miniatur LCU 1.500 DWT TNI AD (photo : Defense Studies)

PT Daya Radar Utama unit Lampung saat ini masih mengerjakan LST untuk TNI AL. Dua kapal LST yang akan diluncurkan dalam waktu dekat adalah kapal AT-6 dan AT-7 yang diberi nama KRI Teluk Palu-523 dan nama KRI Teluk Calang-524.

(Defense Studies)
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Inside the CMS Test Site for Philippine Navy Frigates

May 26, 2019, 10:59 pm
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Manila-based reporters were given a chance to have a quick look at the integrated combat management systems’ test site for BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) (photo : Frances Mangosing)

GUMI, South Korea — Hanwha Systems, the chosen supplier of the combat management systems (CMS) for the Philippine Navy’s upcoming frigates, opened up its facilities to Philippine media recently.

The CMS is considered the “brain” of warships, which integrates its weapons, communication and navigation, and sensors systems for naval combat.

Manila-based reporters were given a chance to have a quick look at the integrated combat management systems’ test site for BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), the second missile-capable frigate which formally started its construction this week.

The selection of the CMS for the first purposely-built missile-capable frigates of the Philippine Navy attracted public attention last year.

Then Navy chief Vice Adm. Ronald Joseph Mercado was unceremoniously relieved from his post in late December 2017 for insisting on Tacticos Thales as CMS, as the system has been branded as a proven technology and capable of data integration with other modern navies.


The combat management system (CMS) is considered the “brains” of warships (photo : Inquirer)

Tacticos Thales is compatible with Tactical Data Link 16, a military data exchange network used by the navies of NATO, the United States, and other countries. Hanwha System’s Naval Shield compatibility with TDL 16 is still being developed.

Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries recommended two brands of CMS for the Philippine ships — Tacticos Thales and Hanwha Systems. While it first offered Tacticos Thales to the Philippine Navy, it later switched to Naval Shield of Hanwha Systems.

Critics of the HHI contract accused Malacañang of intervening in the selection of the CMS, the software-intensive system flexible enough to operate in a complex naval battle environment, prompting the Senate and the House of Representatives to investigate into the matter.

At a Senate hearing last year, Navy chief Vice Adm. Robert Empedrad said Hanwha Systems committed itself to developing the TDL 16 compatibility by 2019. But it appears that this will have to wait until next year.

Hanwha Systems senior manager of overseas business support team Sam Soo Kim told reporters on Wednesday that their standard comprehensive testing for TDL 16 with the US had been delayed to late 2020 due to change of requirements in transmission by the Korean armed forces.

According to Kim, it’s the US that conducts the final and official tests for the certification of TDL 16 compatibility.


Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries first offered Tacticos Thales to the Philippine Navy, but it later switched to Naval Shield of Hanwha System (photo : Inquirer)

But he said they had developed an exclusive tactical data link system called “Link P” for the two frigates of the Philippine Navy being built by HHI.

This can communicate with other similar tactical data link systems and has a 32-digit key code encryption to ensure data security.

“There is 32 digit key code for encrypting (‘Link P’) and we will give this freedom (to the PN) to change the key code. Normally the password has 10 digits. Hacking of this password takes millions of years. That’s the theory. Thirty-two digits is a very long password. Philippine Navy can randomly put in this system,” Kim said.

Empedrad said the TDL 16 compatibility for the Philippine frigates would require a different procurement activity for the government.

“TDL is not part of the contract. Wala naman nakalagay. It is provided with space but not (supplied) with. Pag binili yun, pwede agad isalpak,” he said.

(Inquirer)
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Chile Ready to Finalise Two Adelaide Class Frigate Acquisitions

May 27, 2019, 1:53 am
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Adelaide class figates (photo : Paul Robinson)

The Chilean Navy is set to finalise the procurement of two Adelaide-class frigates by the end of May.

HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Newcastle , built in Australia in the early 1990s, would be acquired as a stop-gap measure to replace two of three Dutch- and British-built frigates currently in service in Chile.

Melbourne and Newcastle underwent an extensive upgrade during the last decade, being fitted with new combat management systems and anti-aircraft, anti-submarine warfare, and anti-surface vessel systems. 

They can launch both RIM-66 Standard (SM-2MR) medium-range surface-to-air missiles and RIM-162 ESSM missiles for long- and medium-range air defence, as well as RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles.

(Jane's)
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All PAF OV-10s Bronco Grounded

May 27, 2019, 5:54 am
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PAF OV-10 Bronco (photo : Ariel J Solomon)

Air Force OV-10s grounded following crash

MANILA -- All of the North American Rockwell OV-10 strike aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have been grounded following the crash of one of the bombers while about to land at the Sangley Point Airport in Cavite last May 24.

"(Grounding of the remaining OV-10 aircraft is) part of our safety procedure, the aircraft will be grounded," said PAF spokesperson Major Aristides Galang on Monday.

Around five to six OV-10s are still being operated by the PAF.

If needed, the South Korean-made FA-50PH fighter aircraft and McDonnell Douglas MG-520 "Defender" attack helicopters can be deployed for missions.

"Depending on the type of missions, we can use the MG-520s or FA-50s if necessary," Galang said.

There is no order yet as to when the grounding order for the OV-10s would be lifted.

Last May 24, PAF OV-10 with tail number 402 and belonging to the 15th Strike Wing, crashed while turning crosswind for landing on runway 25 of Sangley Point Airport during the scheduled proficiency flight.

The two pilots safely ejected and were recovered by local fishermen in the area 2.5 kilometers from the shoreline of Rosario, Cavite.

The personnel were immediately picked-up by a civilian fishing boat and brought to Major Danilo Atienza Air Base Hospital.

"The investigation team was already activated to conduct a thorough investigation of the mishap," Galang said. 

(PNA)

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Pendapatan Len 2019 Terbesar di antara BUMNIS

May 27, 2019, 4:52 pm
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Len menampilkan sistem rudal pertahanan udara Starstreak pada pameran Indodefence 2018 (photo : jakartagreater)

BANDUNG, suaramerdeka.com - PT Len Industri (Persero) membukukan pendapatan terbesar di antara BUMN klaster National Defence and Hightech Industry (NDHI). Nilainya sebesar Rp.5,3 triliun atau meningkat 25,5 persen dibanding tahun sebelumnya.

Jumat (10/5), Len menggelar Rapat Umum Pemegang Saham (RUPS) Tahun Buku 2018 bersama lima BUMN strategis lainnya yakni PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero), PT Pindad (Persero), PT Dahana (Persero), PT INTI (Persero), dan PT Industri Nuklir Indonesia (Persero) di Jakarta.

"Untuk NPM (Net Profit Margin) mencapai angka 2,5 persen, atau Rp133 Milyar. Laba bersih ini meningkat sebesar 117 persen dari tahun 2017 yang sejumlah Rp 61 miliar, atau 12,55 persen lebih tinggi dari target," kata Dirut Zakky Gamal Yasin dalam keterangannya.

Selain itu, Len Industri bersama Dahana dan Pindad juga memberikan dividen bagi pemegang saham. RUPS memutuskan Len memberikan dividen kepada negara sebesar Rp 12 miliar atau 9,01 persen dari laba bersih. Angka ini terbesar dari yang pernah diberikan Len Industri kepada pemegang saham.

Menurut Zakky, lini bisnis sistem transportasi tetP menjadi yang paling dominan menyumbangkan pendapatan perseroan dengan porsi 68,68 persen. Kemudian lini Bisnis ICT sebesar 13,9 persen, elektronika pertahanan sebesar 9,82 persen, renewable energy sebesar 6,01 persen, serta sistem navigasi sebesar 1,4 persen.

“Kontribusi pendapatan konsolidasian tahun 2018 berasal dari proyek-proyek multiyears tahun sebelumnya serta proyek-proyek baru, terutama dari pembangunan Skytrain, Light Rail Transit (LRT), Sistem Pertahanan Udara Starstreak, dan pembangunan Papala Ring Paket Tengah,” imbuh Zakky.

Selain itu adalah proyek keroyokan bersama BUMN lainnya seperti LRT Sumatera Selatan dan Skytrain Bandara Internasional Soekarno Hatta, LRT Jakarta, dan LRT Jabodebek. Mereka juga melakukan penetrasi ke pasar luar negeri di Asia dan Afrika untuk lini bisnis transportasi perkeretaapian dan energi.

(Suara Merdeka)
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New Generation Military Transport of the Vietnam People's Army

May 27, 2019, 9:00 pm
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Zil-130 truck of the VPA (photo : SputnikNews)

In the last few years, we can see that the military transport forces of the Vietnam People's Army began to make big changes when continuously equipped with many new generation of high-mobility, capable military vehicles. Large transport capacity to replace old transport vehicles.

Although sometimes we still see a military convoy of our soldiers marching on the road with the Zil-130, Zil-157 - the cars that were put into use dozens of years ago, even the life of some of them is greater than the lifespan of the combatants, but gradually the situation is different.


KZKT tank tranporter (photo : Rob Lee)

In fact, during combat drills or training in most recent army troops, we see a growing presence of new, modern generation of transport vehicles originating from developed countries are among the top in the world.

This is a quiet but clear development step, creating a great change in quality for the automobile transport force. Having this result is due to the timely attention of the higher level to the transport units, especially transport units of strategic level, campaign when prioritizing to buy some new cars.

We can see the famous brand cars such as Kamaz, Hyundai, KZKT tank transporter appear more and more. It is possible to look at a few new generation trucks that have just been put into operation recently.


Truck Hyundai HD170 of the 971 Brigade (photo : SputnikNews)

Hyundai HD170

This is a new series of cars manufactured by Korea's leading Hyundai firm with modern, dynamic design, sturdy chassis with large load capacity and spacious, comfortable cabin and equipped with powerful public engines. Productivity up to 290 horsepower combined with optimized designed drive system, for excellent operating performance with low operating costs.

Hyundai HD170 8.5 ton has a steel-bearing body with the most advanced metallurgical technology, to avoid metal expansion on iron, engineers have designed the holes arranged in a very scientific way. learn. Another outstanding feature that is only available on Hyundai cars is the bridge behind the car that is designed to be large, capable of high load capacity, and traction on all terrain.


Kamaz 43253 truck (photo : Kamaz)

Kamaz-43253

It is known that this is a new generation of cars built by leading Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz, they possess outstanding features such as durability, reliability, reasonable price and especially the ability to cross country quite well. .

The car is equipped with a 4-stroke V8 turbocharged engine, KAMAZ-740.31-240, which uses diesel fuel, a 10.85 liter cylinder capacity for a peak power of 240 hp and a maximum torque of 932 Nm in Tassel 1,400.

This powerful engine meets Euro-2 emission standards, which is enough to "push" the car with a total weight of 14,590kg to reach a maximum speed of 100km / h. The maximum permissible load is 7.5 tons of the top type among cars in the same segment.

The car is particularly suitable to operate on many types of terrain, especially plain roads. With a reserve of up to 1,000km, every time the fuel is filled, the car is capable of running in a row from Hanoi to Quang Ngai.

Although Kamaz-43253 is only a 4x2 wheeled version of the truck, the rear wheel drive is capable of overcoming relatively well-stocked terrain, only inferior to all-wheel drive vehicles.

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Boustead Feels The Heat

May 27, 2019, 11:17 pm
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First Littoral Combat Ship at BHIC (photo : Malaysian Defence)

Jane’s reported that Boustead Heavy Industry Corp (BHIC) is feeling the heat from MINDEF’s ministry wide scrutiny exercise as reflected in its Q1 2019 financial results.

The Government has decided that all of the Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) are to be build in China instead of the original plan to build two at Boustead Naval Shipyard’s facility in Malaysia. The move has resulted significant reduction to the LMS’ overall procurement cost.

The Maharajalela class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) now faces delay as it had not received ‘equipment from the United States’ which pushed the ship’s service entry date to two years. To further add salt to the wound, the much anticipated contract signing of French-made Mica VLS surface to air missile system did not take place during the recent Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) 2019 show last March. This was partly due to an unannounced quasi boycott on French made defence product following the country’s leading role on imposing ban on palm oil product from Malaysia and Indonesia.


First Littoral Mission Ship in Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group, Wuhan, China (photo : Naval News)

Being a significant beneficiary of many defence deals related to France, the effect of so called Sawit War on the company is visible and real.

Last August 2018, MINDEF revealed that Boustead Naval Shipyard has been awarded with RM18 billion worth of contracts involving naval shipbuilding and repairs. A total of RM6. 7 billion was paid for the supply of 6 Kedah class New Generation Patrol Vessel (NGPV) delivered 4 years late than the early plan.

RM9. 1 billion was spent for the Maharajalela class LCS, also suffering from delays. The Minister of Defence also reported that the company was awarded with the Keris class LMS, valued back then at RM1. 17 billion.

Since 2000, the company has been awarded contracts to maintain Swedish made CB-90 combat boats worth RM1. 06 billion.


LMS equipped with stern ramp launch and recovery technology (photo : Sohu)

BHIC AeroServices which specialises in MRO service provider of Airbus Helicopters product has been tasked to maintain French-made helicopters operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and Royal Malaysian Police (RMP). Having said that, many new maintenance contracts of these French made helicopters have been given to other companies.

The strong foothold of Italian Leonardo Helicopters have broke the long standing domination of AS332/EC-225 Super Puma helicopters in Malaysia. MHS Aviation, a subsidiary of BHIC is a significant operator of Super Puma helicopters in this country. More Government agencies have adopted the much more popular Leonardo AW139 helicopter family.

The rise of Russian Helicopters and recent endorsement by the Prime Minister also mean that French helicopters’ market share in Malaysia are declining fast.

No love lost for a company that was initially tasked to build 27 offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the RMN. Rather than updating the OPV’s design blue print take could be developed into other variants, the decision was made to Go French and adopted Naval Group’s Gowind class corvette design.

(MFH)
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