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| Topic Started: Jul 14 2004, 08:29 PM (91,832 Views) | |
| Singa Lion | Jul 14 2004, 08:29 PM Post #1 |
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New copters to give forces more firepower BY WONG CHUN WAI MILAN: The Malaysian armed forces will have more firepower when it takes delivery of the 11 A109 light utility helicopters (LUH) equipped with machine guns and rocket launchers. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the first of the Italian-made helicopters would be delivered in November next year. “The remaining 10 would be delivered one each month after that,” he said after visiting the AgustaWestland helicopter plant in Vergiate, 40km from here. AgustaWestland, the world’s leading helicopter maker, has signed up with DRM-Hicom Bhd’s Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (Deftech) to set up an assembly plant in Kepala Batas. Describing the 10-minute ride on the A109 LUH yesterday as “enjoyable,” Najib said the helicopters would be used for reconnaissance, aerial support and to suppress enemies. The A109 is the best light twin military helicopter with South Africa and Sweden as the other two buyers. Among others, Najib, who is also the Defence Minister, said the highly manoeuvrable A109 had the capability to make vertical loops, fly in bad weather, fly at night and reach a maximum cruising speed of 165knots. Agusta has delivered to the Malaysian navy five of the six Super Lynx 300 MK 100 helicopters it bought for RM678mil and to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department two A109 Power helicopters. During last year’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition, the Government announced it was buying 11 A109M helicopters from Agusta for RM286.3mil. Yesterday, Najib said the Maritime Enforcement Agency would be operational next year and would also need to be equipped. He said the agency, which would function like the US Coast Guard, would need helicopters with search and rescue capabilities. He said no decision had been made on the kind of model which the agency would require. The agency would take over the enforcement of federal laws governing the sea including those on terrorism, piracy, pollution and illegal immigrants. Najib, who is here on a six-day working visit, will visit Rome tomorrow to observe how the Italian coast guard operates. DRM-Hicom chairman Tan Sri Salleh Sulong, who accompanied Najib, said his corporation would set up a regional after sales and maintenance centre and assembly plant in Kepala Batas. He said that for a start, it would be responsible for the maintenance of the Agusta helicopters in Malaysia. --this will be more firepower for malaysia but then we have better helo in apache longbows still no match malaysia 
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 The SAF is an armed force , not a civilian corporation. Its mission is to defeat its enemies, ruthlessly and completely. Its an instrument of controlled fury, designed to visit death and destruction of its foes...soldiers must have steel in their souls ..must learn in war to kill and not to flinch, to destroy and not to feel pity, to be a flaming sword in the righteous cause of national survival. -BG Lee , 1984 | |
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 8 2007, 06:15 PM Post #421 |
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Taming Sari XK 98 believe to be Malaysian made guided projectile (155mm Howitzer?)    
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 8 2007, 06:20 PM Post #422 |
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from escortburuk of http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?ti...age%3D1&page=56 2007 closeup      |
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 06:22 AM Post #423 |
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from tossee of http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?ti...age%3D3&page=73 SU 30 MKM   FA 18 C/D  HAWK  MIG 29  |
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 06:25 AM Post #424 |
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from aku1265 of http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?ti...age%3D3&page=75
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 06:34 AM Post #425 |
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from tossee of http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?ti...age%3D3&page=77 SU 30 MKM     Mil Mi 171    Hawk  |
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 06:35 AM Post #426 |
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from tossee of http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?ti...age%3D3&page=77 Mig 29   FA 18 
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 06:40 AM Post #427 |
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from tossee of http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?ti...age%3D3&page=78     
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 06:52 AM Post #428 |
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RMAF wants more deadly Hornets By : Adrian David 2007/06/01 KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force aims to remain a deterrent force by having fifth generation fighters like the F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. This will strengthen its capability in protecting the country’s maritime assets within the exclusive economic zone, including the vital oil and gas assets in the Spratly Islands and the Ambalat oil block off Borneo. RMAF chief Gen Datuk Seri Azizan Ariffin said, budget willing, the procurement of such multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) could be done under the 10th Malaysia Plan (2010-2015). "Failing which, we may increase the acquistion of MRCA like the Sukhoi Su-30MKM, 18 of which have already been procured," he said. "The first two of the 18 Su-30MKM were handed over to the RMAF last week, while the remaining 16 will be delivered by the year’s end, in time for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition." Azizan said the Sukhois, ordered in 2003 at a cost of RM3.42 billion, would be based with the 11th squadron in Gong Kedak, Kelantan. "To date, four pilots, two weapons sensor specialists, four engineers and 53 technical crew have completed training for three months in Russia. "A second batch of crew will be sent to either Russia or India soon," he said at Wisma Pertahanan in Jalan Padang Tembak, in conjunction with the RMAF’s 49th anniversary today. Azizan said the RMAF was also looking at stealth technology in the near future, to enhance its electronic and non-conventional warfare capability, especially in combating terrorism. The acquisition of more Sukhois or Hornets will, however, not affect the operations of the existing 18 MiG-29N fighters, he added. "Although a decade old, the MiG-29Ns are still very useful and can serve up to 30 years with proper maintenance and refurbishment. "Our ultimate aim is to refurbish and upgrade our combat aircraft every 10 years to remain as a deterrent force, and enhance our surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities." He said the decision to acquire a mixture of western and eastern bloc fighters was not only to satisfy political aspirations, but took into consideration factors like versatility, transfer of technology, cost, operational effectiveness, availability of spares, logistics support, crew training, the environment and weather. As part of the RMAF’s modernisation programme, it would procure four Airbus A400M, 18 Pilatus PC-7 Mk II, ten Aermacchi MB-339CM and five unmanned aerial vehicles. "We are refurbishing five F-5E and two RF-5 for air tactical reconnaissance, while there is a need for airborne early-warning-and-control aeroplanes and combat search-and-rescue helicopters "We are also looking at replacing nine of the BAE Systems Hawks that crashed so that we can continue operating with 28 jets," Azizan said. Two of the A400M transport aeroplanes will be delivered in 2013 and another two a year later, while the MB-339s will be delivered from February 2009, and the UAVs from next year. "The A400M will also double up as an air tanker, taking over the air-to-air refuelling of the long-range fighter jets from the KC-130 Hercules," he said. On another note, Azizan said the RMAF spent nearly RM6 million last year to carry out humanitarian and relief missions in Solo and Yogyakarta in Indonesia, and Timor Leste. "A large part of the defence budget is also spent annually on bilateral and multilateral exercises. This is in addition to the ‘Eyes in the Sky’ combined maritime air patrols over the Straits of Malacca." Among the exercises involving the RMAF are the Cope Taufan and CARAT with the United States, Air Thamal with Thailand, Latgabma Elang Malindo with Indonesia, and the Bersama Shield, Bersama Lima, Bersama Padu and Suman Protector with Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore under the Five-Power Defence Arrangement. |
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 02:39 PM Post #429 |
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The Star Saturday September 15, 2007 Submarine crew to get US training PORT KLANG: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is negotiating with its US counterparts to have its submarine crew undergo training onboard American submarines. Assistant Chief of Staff Planning And Operations Laksamana Pertama Datuk Jamil Osman said the two parties were working out details on the types of training. “Our submarines will be ready in 2009 and we are hoping to make use of the US Navy’s 60 years of experience in operating submarines to train our crew on operational and safety aspects,” he said during a press conference here yesterday. Also present during the press conference was Commander of Submarine Group Seven Rear Admiral Doug McAneny. Laksamana Pertama Jamil said the RMN was looking at getting formal as well as on-the-job training for its personnel who would placed onboard the two Scopene submarines being built by a joint-venture firm comprising French company DCN and Spain’s Navantia. Malaysia bought the two submarines in 2002 which will be commissioned into the navy’s fleet in 2009. Among the topics of discussion were ways to strengthen bilateral ties through discussions at the working level of both navies, learning and understanding strategies, and future directions and cooperation in operation of submarines. He said the RMN also raised issues like exchange of personnel, planning of operations and exercises aimed at increasing interaction and inter-operability between the two navies, and current issues that needed joint solutions or need help in terms of expertise, experience or information. |
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| spiderweb6969 | Sep 15 2007, 03:06 PM Post #430 |
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Tempur September 2007 Issue     
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