Drone ScanEagle Laksanakan Latihan Pra Tugas Bersama Marinir

31 Maret 2023

Drone ScanEagle Puspenerbal TNI AL (all photos : Puspenerbal)

TNI AL, Puspenerbal -- Guna mengasah kemampuan, keterampilan, dan kerjasama antar satuan, Drone ScanEagle yang dioperasikan oleh Skuadron Udara 700 Wing Udara 2 melaksanakan latihan bersama dengan Marinir untuk persiapan tugas Pengamanan Perbatasan Indonesia-Papua Nugini.

Latihan yang digelar di Purboyo, Kabupaten Malang ini melibatkan personil Skuadron Udara 700 dengan Drone ScanEagle ditinjau langsung oleh Wakil Komandan Wing Udara 2, Letkol Laut (P) Zuchri dan Komandan Skuadron Udara 700, Mayor Laut (P) Agus Bakharudin.

Selain mempersiapkan untuk latihan pra tugas untuk Satuan Tugas Pengamanan Perbatasan Indonesia - Papua, hal ini juga membuktikan bahwa drone ScanEagle cukup efektif untuk mendukung operasi-operasi yang dilaksanakan oleh TNI Angkatan Laut.

Wing Udara 2/Puspenerbal merupakan satuan kerja (Satker) pelaksana Puspenerbal yang mempunyai markas komando yang berada di Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur. Saat ini Wing Udara 2/Puspenerbal membawahi 4 Skadron yaitu: Skadron 100/Anti Kapal Selam, Skadron 200/Latih Terbang, Skadron 700/Pesawat Udara Tanpa Awak, dan Skadron 800/Intai Udara Maritim.

(Korps Marinir)

PH, Sweden Finalizing Framework for Defense Materiel Acquisition

31 Maret 2023

SAAB JAS-39 Gripen (photo : SAAB)

MANILA – The Philippines and Sweden are looking forward to concluding a framework for defense materiel acquisition.

This came after Department of National Defense (DND) chief Carlito Galvez Jr. met with Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines, Annika Thunborg last March 24.

"The officials discussed updates on the Philippines' defense modernization efforts, particularly on the priorities of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to boost its surveillance and interdiction capabilities," DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a statement Thursday.

Andolong said relationships between the Philippines and Sweden are good as both countries have partnered for peace works.

With growing defense ties between the two countries, Galvez and Thunborg are looking forward to the negotiation and conclusion of a framework on defense materiel acquisition.

"Both sides also explored the possibility of visits of delegations in the future," Andolong added.

Earlier, Sweden's offer to supply Saab-made JAS-39 "Gripen" multi-role fighters (MRF) to the Philippines was among the key topics discussed by then DND officer in charge Jose Faustino Jr. during a meeting with Thunborg last Dec. 21.

The two officials discussed "mutual interests in the field of defense". The JAS-39 "Gripen" is one of the two jet fighters eyed by PAF to fulfill its MRF requirement.

"The OIC, DND and the Swedish Ambassador discussed the PAF MRF acquisition project and the offer of Swedish defense and aerospace company Saab AB of Gripen aircraft, which has been on the PAF's shortlist," Andolong then said.

Another contender in the PAF's MRF acquisition program is the Lockheed Martin F-16V "Viper" jet fighter.

The MRFs are expected to backstop the military's existing fleet of 12 South Korean-made Mach 1.5 capable FA-50PH light jet fighters.

The requirements for the MRF project stipulate that the offered aircraft must be "fourth generation or higher."

The project also requires 12 MRFs at least capable of patrolling the country's protected waters and airspace.

The MRF project is supposed to be part of Horizon 2 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program slated for 2018 to 2022, which aims to acquire more equipment for external defense.

Any aircraft that will be selected must be able to integrate with existing radar systems that have a range of about 250 nautical miles. 

(PNA)

Dua Combat Boat CB-90 TLDM Selesai Menjalani RPP

31 Maret 2023

Combat Boat FCB 212 dan 214 kembali bertugas (all photos : Armada Timur TLDM)

Giliran FCB 90HEX 214 pula kembali beraksi! 

Selepas penerimaan FCB 90HEX212, FCB 90HEX 214 pula diterima setelah selesai menjalani Rutin Pasang Pulih dan Repowering (RPP) dengan kelengkapan sistem kuasa gerak yang lebih berkuasa ditambah dengan rupacara celoreng baharu, memastikan ia kekal digeruni dan lebih berupaya mengawasi kedaulatan perairan negara di Wilayah Armada Timur. 

Majlis Penerimaan RPP FCB 90HEX 214 telah disempurnakan oleh Ybhg Kept Ahmad Azrul bin Maridan TLDM, Timbalan Panglima Logistik Timur di Sandakan Jaya Teknik Sdn Bhd (SJTSB) pada 15 Mac 23. Projek RPP FCB 90HEX 214 diketuai oleh Pengurus Projek, Kdr Ir. Dr. Arman bin Ariffin TLDM dengan Lt Mohd Idzhar bin Anuar TLDM selaku Ketua Pengawas Pembaikan (KPP) dan dibantu oleh bintara projek.

Berwajah baharu ! 

Fast Combat Boat 90 HEX 212 selesai menjalani Program Rutin Pasang Pulih & Repowering di Kinabalu North Shipyard Sdn Bhd (KNSM), kini berwajah baharu dengan corak celoreng juga dilengkapi dengan jentera utama yang lebih berkuasa tinggi. Dengan rupacara penyamaran baharu ini, FCB 90HEX 212 bakal meneruskan fungsinya mengawasi perairan negara dengan lebih cemerlang di Armada Timur nanti.

Majlis Penerimaan FCB 90HEX 212 telah dilaksanakan di KNSM pada 14 Mac 23 dan disempurnakan oleh Laksma Azizi bin Hj. Ahmad Sarkawi, Panglima Logistik Timur. Tim Projek UPS TLDM Timur yang diketuai oleh Kdr. Ir. Dr. Arman bin Ariffin TLDM selaku Ketua Projek dan Lt Dya Syeril Norsyuhada bt Suhaimi TLDM selaku Ketua Pengawas Pembaikan (KPP) bagi projek tersebut serta dibantu oleh bintara dan laskar projek.

(Armada Timur TLDM)

Puspenerbal Adakan Alih Bina Pesawat dan Helikopter ke Wing Udara 3 di Biak

30 Maret 2023

Helikopter Bell 412EP noreg HU-4207 (photo : Puspenerbal)

Wing Udara 2 Serahterimakan Pesawat Dan Helikopter Ke Wing Udara 3 Puspenerbal

TNI AL, Puspenerbal. Komandan Puspenerbal Laksamana Muda TNI Imam Musani , S.E., M.Si., M.Tr.Opsla., CIQnR., CIQaR., CRMP. Memimpin Upacara Alih Bina Unsur Serah Terima Satu Unit Pesud Casa NC-212 dan Satu Unit Helikopter Bell-412EP dari Wing Udara 2 Ke Wing Udara 3 Puspenerbal di Apron Hanggar Fasharkan Pesud, Selasa, 28/03/2023.

Seiring dengan pengembangan validasi organisasi Puspenerbal maka telah dibentuk Satuan Wing Udara 3 di Biak, Hal ini tentunya diharapkan akan memperkuat dan mempermudah pelaksanaan kegiatan operasi di wilayah Papua. Seperti kita ketahui bahwa di wilayah Papua merupakan salah satu area trouble spot yang harus kita amankan untuk tetap tegaknya Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. Salah satu upaya yaitu dengan dilaksanakannya alih bina pesawat udara yang dimiliki Puspenerbal sesuai pengembangan validasi Organisasi yang ada. Pelaksanaan alih bina yang dilaksanakan tentunya menyesuaikan dengan kekuatan dan kondisi Alutsista yang dimiliki oleh Puspenerbal. Untuk saat ini dua Pesud yang dialihbinakan yaitu satu unit Pesud casa NC-212/ U-6205 dan satu unit Helikopter Bell-412EP/ HU-4207 dari Wing Udara 2 kepada Wing Udara 3.

Pesawat udara Casa NC-212 noreg U-6205 (photo : Puspenerbal)

Bagi Pusat Penerbangan TNI Angkatan Laut, acara penyerahan ini merupakan suatu peristiwa penting, mengingat jumlah pesawat udara yang dimiliki TNI Angkatan Laut saat ini masih sangat terbatas, jika dibandingkan dengan beban tugas yang harus diemban dalam mengamankan dan mempertahankan seluruh wilayah perairan Indonesia, Oleh karena itu Puspenerbal telah melaksanakan evaluasi terhadap pendispersian kekuatan pesawat udara di wilayah timur untuk ditata kembali agar memiliki perimbangan, sehingga mampu mendukung operasi yang digelar oleh TNI, TNI AL maupun tugas-tugas khusus lainnya.

Perimbangan kekuatan pesawat udara di wilayah barat dan timur akan terus dilaksanakan secara bertahap seiring dengan kebijakan pembangunan TNI AL. Gelar kekuatan pesawat udara diharapkan dapat terpenuhi hingga tahun 2024 di seluruh pangkalan Udara TNI AL (Lanudal) di wilayah barat dan timur. Alih bina Pesud Casa NC-212 dan Helikopter Bell-412EP dari Wing Udara 2 ke Wing Udara 3 merupakan upaya untuk memenuhi tuntutan.

(Puspenerbal)

Two Cyclone-class Patrol Vessels Formally Transfered to the Philippine Navy

30 Maret 2023

USS Chinook PC-9 (photo : USS Chinook)

U.S. Navy Decommissions Last Patrol Craft Stationed in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain  - The U.S. Navy decommissioned the last two Cyclone-class patrol coastal ships stationed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, March 28, during a pierside ceremony attended by U.S. 5th Fleet officials.

Leaders and crewmembers of USS Monsoon (PC 4) and USS Chinook (PC 9) marked the end of nearly three decades of U.S. naval service.

“I’m honored to be a part of the legacy on this waterfront,” said Lt. Cmdr. Dre Johnson, during the ceremony. “PC Sailors are a unique bunch, and only they can understand the amount of work they’ve done and the pride they have in what they’ve accomplished.”

Johnson is Monsoon’s last commanding officer. The U.S. Navy initially commissioned the ship in 1994 and then recommissioned it in 2008 after Monsoon served four years in the U.S. Coast Guard. Chinook was commissioned in 1995.

“With 28 years of crew covering multiple generations, each one was dedicated to the mission, adapting to rapidly changing mission sets, and working together as a team to accomplish whatever obstacle that came their way,” said Lt. Cmdr. David Hartmann, Chinook’s commanding officer.

Monsoon and Chinook are the last of a group of 10 ships designed for shallow-water operations that were stationed in Bahrain. The Middle East region includes 5,000 miles of coastline from the northern Arabian Gulf, around the Arabian Peninsula, through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

USS Monsoon PC4 (photo : USS Monsoon)

Last year, the U.S. Navy decommissioned and transferred five patrol craft to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force: former ships USS Tempest (PC 2), USS Typhoon (PC 5), USS Squall (PC 7), USS Firebolt (PC 10) and USS Whirlwind (PC 11). Additionally, the U.S. Navy decommissioned and transferred former ships USS Hurricane (PC 3), USS Sirocco (PC 6) and USS Thunderbolt (PC 12) to the Egyptian Navy last week during a formal ceremony in Alexandria, Egypt.

Transfered to the Philippine Navy

Monsoon and Chinook are slated for transfer to the Philippine Navy. Officials from the Philippines attended the ceremony.

“I’m proud of our crews for reaching this milestone and representing our nation and Navy with utmost pride and professionalism,” said Capt. Anthony Webber, commander of Task Force 55, which oversees operations for U.S. 5th Fleet’s surface forces. “I’m also proud that we are turning over great ships to our Philippine partners.”

Bahrain, Egypt and the Philippines are members of the largest multinational naval partnership in the world called Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). Led by the United States, forces from the organization’s 38 nations operate across approximately 3.2 million square miles of international water space in the Middle East. The partnership ensures maritime security and stability in some of the world's most important shipping lanes.

(USNavy)

Malaysia Mengeluarkan Tender Rudal Anti-tank

30 Maret 2023

ATGM baru akan menggantikan sistem ATGM Metis-M yang dipasang pada Mercedes G-Wagen 4x4 pembawa senjata milik TDM (photo : KLSReview)

Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia (MINDEF) telah meminta penawaran untuk pasokan 18 sistem peluru kendali anti-tank (ATGM) jarak menengah.

Dalam dokumen penawaran, MINDEF mengatakan ada persyaratan untuk peleton anti-tank dari batalion infanteri untuk dilengkapi dengan ATGM jarak menengah, yang dapat menyerang dan menghancurkan lapis baja musuh pada jarak antara 2.000 dan 4.000 m.

Menurut MINDEF, sistem ATGM mencakup tabung/tabung peluncuran, rudal, unit observasi dan peluncuran (OLU), tripod, dan wadah rudal.

Tabung peluncuran harus menerima dan bereaksi terhadap perintah tugas dari OLU untuk menyalakan motor ejeksi dan mengeluarkan rudal, kata MINDEF. “Rudal tidak boleh melebihi panjang 1.200 mm dan diameter 130 mm.”

Rudal tersebut harus dilengkapi dengan kemampuan untuk mengalahkan Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) dan pelat baja utama minimal 900 mm rolled homogeneous armor (RHA), tambah MINDEF. Selain itu, MINDEF mengatakan rudal harus menghasilkan energi sisa yang cukup untuk efek lapis baja belakangbehind armour effect (BAE) untuk menimbulkan korban pada awak dan kendaraan.

Menurut dokumen penawaran, probabilitas serangan ATGM tidak boleh kurang dari 90% dan harus memiliki mode serangan teratas dan langsung. “Jarak mempersenjatai rudal harus setidaknya 80 m dan harus dilengkapi dengan panduan pelacak pencitraan inframerah (IIR) dengan sistem berpendingin atau tidak berpendingin untuk memberikan citra yang lebih baik. Selain itu, ia harus melengkapi sistem panduan fire-and-forget automatic command line-of-sight (ACLOS), ”kata dokumen penawaran itu.

(Jane's)

Philippines Frigates Tested Their Newly-Acquired Bullfighter Chaff Decoys

29 Maret 2023

Bullfighter countermeasure decoy in action (photos : PN)

PH Navy test-fires anti-ship missile decoys off Zambales

MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday announced that it had test-fired its newly acquired "Bullfighter" chaff anti-missile decoys in Zambales waters last March 24.

These defensive weaponry were fitted aboard the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) and BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151).

"The 'Bullfighter' is a new generation of 130mm decoys for super rapid blooming offboard chaff (SRBOC) and other 130mm launcher systems to protect naval vessels up to the size of frigates against anti-ship missiles," PN spokesperson Captain Benjo Negranza said in a statement.

He said the chaff were tested and fired by the Offshore Patrol Force aboard the two missile frigates.

"The payload of the chaff is effective against missiles with modern and sophisticated seekers and electronic protection measure(s)," Negranza added.

Observers said chaff works by distracting radar guided missiles from their targets by spreading or dispensing a small cloud of aluminum, metalized glass fiber or plastic which appears as a cluster of targets in radar screens.

The acquisition of the chaff countermeasure capability is part of the PN' 2nd Horizon modernization program to capacitate the country's warships to defend against modern naval warfare threats.

The BRP Jose Rizal and its sister ship BRP Antonio Luna are modern warships capable of surface, sub-surface, air and electronic warfare using state-of-the-art electronic sensors, long-range missiles, acoustic guided torpedoes and embarked anti-submarine helicopters.

The BRP Jose Rizal was delivered to the Philippines in May 2020 and commissioned in July of the same year while the BRP Antonio Luna was commissioned on March 19, 2021.

The contract for the two ships was placed at PHP16 billion with another PHP2 billion for weapon systems and munitions.

BRP Antonio Luna first PN ship to fire chaff 

Meanwhile, BRP Antonio Luna in a Facebook Tuesday afternoon, announced that she was the first ship in PN history to fire chaff successfully.

"As insights, one of the unique identities of chaff and decoys as countermeasures against modern naval warfare threats is to confuse radar guided or infrared guided missiles fired so that they could be diverted. BRP Antonio Luna, as a guided missile frigate has launchers with each tube set at a slightly different angles so at least one is covering every position of the ship. Once fired, they create a new fake 'ship' for the incoming missile, confusing it, and improving the defender's odds of survival," it added.

The recently conducted chaff firing is jibed during the conduct of joint gunnery exercise of ships under Offshore Combat Force namely BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17). 

(PNA)