27 Maret 2017

Super Hornet and Gripen “are Still in the Running” for MRCA Programme

27 Maret 2017


Saab Gripen & Hornet (photo : Key Publishing)

Work begins for LIMA 2019

LANGKAWI: The next Langkawi Interna­tional Maritime and Aerospace (Lima) exhibition may be in 2019 but the two ministers involved are not taking a break.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said he would begin preparing right away with Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai on the 15th edition of the biennial show.

“I’m working with him to make a presentation to the Cabinet ... we will start work for 2019 now. It has not been easy but we need to move. We already launched the Defence Services Asia 2018 even before Lima 2017 ended. This shows how proactive we are,” the minister told a press conference to sum up Lima 2017 which closes here today.

Hishammuddin said guiding Lima towards the commercial and civil aviation sectors was the best way forward.

“This is because on the military side, we have reached a saturation point,” he said, adding that he was targeting Lima 2019 to have at least an equal focus on military and civil aviation.

He said he also wanted new global players involved with the next Lima show.

“The Transport Ministry has done a great job getting participants from the commercial sector.

“My advice to the (defence) industry is that they must be hungry, as they are fighting for a very limited global cake,” he added.

Hishammuddin said he wanted to see the involvement of new players, namely from the Middle East.

“I would like to see Saudi Arabia’s industries and its navy here. The UAE has got a very strong defence industry.

“These are the people who are going to be at Lima two years from now. If Russia and our traditional allies do not come up to speed, they will be left behind,” he added.

He said Lima 2017 was “successful beyond expectations”, with the largest attendance of both visitors and exhibitors.

On another matter, Hishammuddin did not want to say if his ministry had narrowed down the choice for the multi-role combat aircraft supply contract.

Asked if the ministry would settle for Eurofighter Typhoon by BAE Systems or the Rafale by Dassault Aviation, he said the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen “are still in the running”.

(The Star)

24 komentar:

  1. Balasan
    1. What's up bro ? Hopeless keh...saya rasa kemarin malay dalam MRCAnya sudah jatuhkan pilihan untuk rafale n typhoon,sekarang hisammudin kata Gripen n hornet are still running...masih jauh panggang dari api rasanya,semoga tdk menjadi akan bro,sabar ya bro

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    2. Sebarang perolehan aset mrca hanya akan berlaku selepas pru (pemilu in indonesian)ke 14. Sebarang berita tentang mrca sebelum tarikh itu akan dianggap sbg khabar angin ahli politik. Take it with a pinch of salt. Im not a fan of the super fancy euro flyers (typhoon & rafale).

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    3. Saya rasa malay bolehlah pilih hornet tuh kerana malay dah terbiasa gune hornet,bile guna rafale,typhoon or Gripen tentunya costnya makin mahal bro kerana mesti keluar wang lagi nak untuk maintenance baru,wang keluar lg untuk sekolahkan pilot,crew dan instruktur baru

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    4. Betol betol betol @om sanglap jaya... bisa lebih hemat ya om.

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    5. Songlap... kalau komen begitu kan bagus. Sama dgn pendapat sebahagian peminat militari di Malaysia.

      Ini kerana teknologi dan prestasi pesawat buatan US disukai oleh TUDM.

      Rasanya mungkin tertangguh lagi krn tumpuan banyak diberikan terhadap projek pembangunan ekonomi dulu.

      Hapus
    6. @abdullah al banji, pemotongan anggaran karena kekurangan pemasukan tidak mungkin hanya terhadap pertahanan .Seluruh sektor bisa dikenakan menyesuaikan dengan pemasukan negara . Kalau tidak maka subsidi harus dikurangi ,tax macam-macam akan dinaikkan . Jadi dalih lebih mendahulukan pembangunan ekonomi itu adalah bullsit ...

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    7. Bullshit tidak termasuk dlm projek. Bullshit hanya sesuai utk org sewel mcm kamu.

      Hapus
    8. whah..haa.haa,tak terima reality ,dan tak tahu how to manage govt budget .low class attitude.

      Hapus
    9. Projek pembangunan ekonomi aka belanja tas channel rosmah.

      Hapus
  2. Saya setuju dengan shed amuar dan songlap,TUDM sudah ada 18 buah sukhoi, dan hanya 8 buah hornet, jika untuk logistik dan crew training simplicity, lebih baik membeli super hornet.
    Nampakya Datuk Hishamudim hanya inginkan more publicity for LIMA 2019.
    Jika success membeli Super Hornet TUDM
    Eg 18 x Sukhoi
    18 x Hornet
    Tak laa pening maintenance dan logistic

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    1. yup the maintainance and logistic footprints will be easier. but do remember that the real reason the tudm is still pushing for the mrca program is because they want a plane that have aesa radar. however, there are offer from Boeing to usmc to upgrade their hornet with aesa radar. so,if we decide to take the Kuwaiti hornet offer then we could upgrade the hornet with aesa radar as Boeing offer and the tudm will be a little happy about it.

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  3. hornet and gripen???...apa awak cakap?????gebang je lebih...rafale konon...typhoon konon.....tak de wang la....harap donation ereb and kuwait konon....nak beli second hand from surplus ereb and kuwait konon......kah kah....kesian tak de wang

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    1. Kami ada wang cuma lebih ke arah pembangunan, kesihatan supaya rakyat dan pendatang asing dapat menikmati perkhidmatan pengangkutan yang baik, mendapat perkhidmatan perubatan yang dikatakan terbaik didunia. Juga peruntukan yang besar untuk pendidikan supaya rakyat literate dan bijak bila berkata-kata

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    2. Utk projek MRT 2 sahaja bilion ringgit diperuntukkan. Kenapa? Kerana ianya keperluan yg lebih utama.

      MRCA ditangguhkan krn masih mampu menjaga pertahanan negara dgn aset yg ada. Penting tapi masih punyai alternatif.

      Jadi pembelian pesawat dan aset militari lain akan dibuat apabila keperluan mendesak.

      Kenapa projek lain lebih utama?
      1. ECRL - pulangan ekonomi kpd penduduk pantai timur
      2. Pan Borneo - ekonomi Sarawak/ Sabah
      3. Universiti - meningkat pelajar asing dr 150 ribu kpd 250 ribu - aliran tunai
      4. Projek PR1MA - rumah utk rakyat

      Kita ni hanya keyboard warrior. Kalaulah kita ni expert sudah tentu dilantik menjadi konsultan kpd pemerintah.

      Chill man!

      Hapus
    3. Ecrl? X perlu. Laluan lebuh raya sediada dah cukub baik. Projek pr1ma? Kesalahan kenaikan harga hartanah sbenarnyd terletak d bahu byk pihak.
      1) pemilik tanah yg menjual tanah pd harga terlalu tinggi dgn niat mencari kekayaan dgn jalan sgkat.
      2) Ptd dan kerajaan negeri yg meletakkan harga premium tanah yg terlalu tinggi dgn alasan ianya merupakan "pendapatan utama" kerajaan negeri. Boleh rujuk hasil premium tanah negeri selangor bg tahun 2016
      3) kos kelulusan pelan pbt yg terlalu tinggi.
      Tp yg dsalahkan adalah pemaju perumahan..

      Projek pan borneo akan merentasi beberapa kawasan hutan yg akhirnya akan mempunyai pengakhiran yg sama seperti lebuhraya lpt. Dmana dasar mengekalkan 50 kawasan hijau negara??

      Semua peruntukan program diatas boleh dgunakan bg mengukuhkan pertahanan negara tp saygnya ahli politik d negara kita bersikap terlalu populis.

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    4. Huk aloh... Penerangan penganut politaik. Belagak pandai yg akhirnya menyebabkan org luar menghina negara.

      Hapus
    5. Tak perlu diterangkan pun semua ada di internet .Tak perlu lah berlagak kaya,hal ihwal indonesia pun kami bincangkan baik maupun buruk .

      Hapus
    6. Tn abdullah bnji salah faham ni. Saya cukup anti dgn senario politik d Malaysia. Baik dari kerajaan mahupun pembangkang. Kalau tn lihat komen2 saya sebelum ini pun saya melarang forumer dari Malaysia mahupun indonesia utk memberi ulasan tentang situasi politik d negara kita. Saya hanya menyatakan pendapat saya. Program diatas bg saya tidak dperlukan, bersikap populis dan peruntukan daripada program tersebut boleh disalirkan ke pembangunan lain. Contohnya program pembangunan dan permodenan Atm. Cuba baygkan apa yg boleh kita dpt dgn peruntukan sbyk 50 bil tn.

      Hapus
  4. the admin by far have deleted 10 of my comments which doesn't even have political, racial, anti-indonesia/malaysia/philippine/singapore and scandal contents. why dude?!

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    1. Traffic and ratings bro. Site yg "panas" sudah tentu lebih ramai pengunjungnya. Who cares about morals and ethics.

      Hapus
    2. so its better to badmouth other people country than talking about the platform or offer. what's the point of making a military blog then?

      Hapus
    3. U got to ask our dear admin la bro.. maybe hes trying to score points with our hardline Indonesian friends. But all is not lost. Masih terdapat forumer Indonesia yg logikal dan baik bro. Btw dah lama aku x bkesempatan ke blog ini sebenarnya. Bro bebei ada lg ke?

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    4. entahla aku pun da 4 bulan x dapat follow blog ni sebab sibuk ngan bisnes. tgk2 da jahanam macam jakartagreater.

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