First Aerial Spike NLOS Missile Launch Marks PH Navy Drill Off Zambales

11 September 2025

Launch of a Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile (all photos/ssv: The Philippine Fleet)

MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday held a live-fire unilateral missile exercise west of San Antonio, Zambales, highlighted by the first-ever aerial launch of a Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile.

In a statement on Wednesday, the PN said its AW159 "Wildcat" anti-submarine helicopter "successfully conducted the first-ever aerial launch of a Spike NLOS and destroyed its designated target" during the activity.

It said the successful launch proved that "missiles can be launched from both air and surface assets, streamlining flexibility and logistics."

The missile boat BRP Tomas Campo (PG-908) also took part in the exercise, carrying out another coordinated Spike NLOS missile launch against a separate target, the PN added.

Spike NLOS, a precision-guided, multi-purpose missile system developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, is designed to engage targets beyond visual range with pinpoint accuracy using advanced electro-optical and real-time video guidance.

It also empowers operators with full control from launch to impact.

The PN said Spike NLOS missile system's integration into its arsenal "significantly enhances standoff strike capabilities, boosting maritime defense, strategic deterrence, and operational effectiveness."

The successful live-fire unilateral missile exercise forms part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' broader Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC), which emphasizes distributed lethality, domain awareness, and joint force integration across the country’s vast maritime domain.

The drill was witnessed by PN acting flag officer in command, Rear Admiral Alan Javier, Philippine Fleet (PF) commander Rear Adm. Joe Anthony Orbe, and other ranking naval officers in a monitoring room at the Naval Base Heracleo Alano in Cavite City.

Other PN capital assets, including BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), ScanEagle UAV, fast attack interdiction craft missile-capable BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) and BRP Laurence Narag (PG-907), and multi-purpose attack craft BA-492 and BA-488 provided critical support to the exercise, the PN said.

Units from the Philippine Marine Corps’ Coast Defense Regiment and from the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Suluan (MRRV-4406) also supported the exercise. 

(PNA)

Successful SPIKE NLOS Stand-off Weapon for AH-64E

31 Agustus 2025

Polish AH-64E Apache with SPIKE NLOS missile (photo: Rafel)

Successful SPIKE NLOS LIVE FIRE from AH-64E Campaign by US Army & Polish Air Force

Ustka, Poland  – The United States Army, in cooperation with the Inspectorate of the Polish Air Force and with support from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, conducted a live fire campaign of the SPIKE NLOS (Non-Line-of-Sight) missile system from an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at the Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka, Poland.

The campaign was organized under the direction of U.S. Army, which deployed AH-64E Apaches from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, headquartered in Ansbach, Germany, to Poland for training and evaluation. The exercise was hosted by the Polish Ministry of National Defence (MoND) with participation from the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces and the Inspectorate of the Polish Air Force.

Polish AH-64E Apache with SPIKE NLOS missile (photo: Rafael)

Observers from over ten allied nations, attended the event, alongside senior commanders from multiple NATO air forces.

During the campaign, two SPIKE NLOS missiles were launched from U.S. Army AH-64E Apaches at maritime targets, achieving direct hits at ranges of 26 kilometers.

Firing of Spike missile from Apache helicopter (photo: US Army)

Senior U.S. and Polish military officials emphasized that integrating SPIKE NLOS onto the Apache platform enhances rotary-wing aviation with extended standoff engagement and precision strike capabilities. They further noted the potential of the system as part of Poland’s future AH-64E fleet.

The successful campaign reflects over a year of close planning and coordination between U.S. and Polish forces, supported by industry partners. The demonstration underscored the growing cooperation between the United States and Poland in advancing allied interoperability and long-range precision strike capabilities.

The SPIKE missile family (image: Rafel)

As the developer and manufacturer of SPIKE NLOS, Rafael provided technical expertise, integration support, and operational know-how throughout the campaign. The company emphasized its commitment to supporting the Polish Armed Forces in every capability-building process they choose to pursue, including through cooperation with Poland’s defense industry.

(Rafael)

Filipina Tertarik dengan Rudal Balistik Pralay Buatan India

27 Agustus 2025

Selain India, Filipina menjadi negara kedua yang berminat pada rudal balistik Pralay setelah Armenia, rudal balistik yang meliki jangkauan hingga 500 km (photo: Reddit)

Manila: Angkatan Darat Filipina telah menunjukkan minat untuk membeli rudal lain dari India setelah Brahmos. Ada kemungkinan kesepakatan antara kedua negara mengenai penjualan rudal ini dapat segera dicapai. Filipina sepenuhnya puas dengan kesepakatan rudal Brahmos 2022 dan sedang menjajaki kemungkinan untuk memperluas hubungan pertahanan dengan India. Senjata yang diminati Filipina bernama Rudal Balistik Pralay. Rudal Pralay telah dikembangkan oleh Organisasi Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertahanan (DRDO) bekerja sama dengan Bharat Dynamics Limited dan Bharat Electronics Limited.

Fitur rudal Pralay

Pralay adalah rudal kuasi-balistik berbahan bakar padat jarak pendek. Rudal ini dirancang untuk serangan presisi terhadap target musuh yang bernilai tinggi. Rudal Pralay memiliki jangkauan 150-500 km. Rudal ini juga memiliki kemampuan untuk menambah dan mengurangi jangkauan sesuai kebutuhan misi. Pralay adalah rudal tabung. Dalam situasi seperti itu, rudal ini dapat diangkut dari satu tempat ke tempat lain menggunakan truk dan kereta multi-poros.

Rudal balistik Pralay buatan India (photo: Rishav-Gupta)

Berapa kecepatan rudal Pralay?

Rudal Pralay mampu terbang dengan kecepatan hipersonik. Kecepatan maksimumnya adalah Mach 6,1. Hal ini hampir menghilangkan kemampuan pencegat musuh untuk menghentikan rudal Pralay. Rudal ini mampu membawa hulu ledak konvensional seperti High Explosive Preformed Fragmentation, Penetration Cum Blast, dan Runway Denial Penetration Submunitions dengan berat mulai dari 350 kg hingga 1000 kg.

Rudal Pralaya dapat menyerang dengan presisi

Rudal ini menggunakan sistem navigasi awal untuk serangan presisi. Rudal ini juga dilengkapi koordinator area pencocokan pemandangan digital gelombang milimeter dan pencitraan radar untuk fase terminal. Rudal ini dikerahkan menggunakan peluncur erektor (TEL) transporter Ashok Leyland Heavy Mobility Vehicle (HMV) 12x12 dengan waktu peluncuran-ke-peluncuran 10 menit dan waktu perintah-ke-peluncuran 60 detik. Rudal ini juga memiliki lintasan kuasi-balistik dan teknologi kendaraan re-entry, yang memungkinkannya untuk menghancurkan pertahanan udara musuh.

Hasil ujicoba rudal Pralay (photo: The Tribune)

Filipina puas dengan kesepakatan BrahMos dengan India

India telah mengirimkan rudal jelajah supersonik BrahMos senilai $375 juta ke Filipina. Hal ini telah meningkatkan kekuatan angkatan laut Filipina secara signifikan. Dengan rudal Pralay, kekuatan militer Filipina diperkirakan akan meningkat berkali-kali lipat. Dengan rudal ini, Filipina dapat mengendalikan musuh terbesarnya, China, yang mengklaim haknya atas kepulauan di sekitarnya.

(NBT-India Times)

Australia, UK Partner on Guided Weapons R&D

25 Agustus 2025

Defence Science and Technology Group’s Sharktooth technology on display at the Australian International Airshow 2025 (photo: DSTG)

The adoption of novel weapons and tactics in today’s battlespace is happening at an extremely rapid rate.

To build competitive advantage, Australia is pursuing greater defence technology cooperation with international partners to accelerate the delivery of advanced military capabilities for the warfighter.

A new partnership between Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and the United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will bring together cutting-edge technologies from both countries to develop affordable, next-generation guided weapons systems.

Signed in February 2025, the Copperhead Project Arrangement (PA) aims to accelerate weapons development with innovative ‘plug and launch’ modular technology to deliver advanced, yet low-cost, guided weapons subsystems. 

Copperhead leverages Australia’s existing Sharktooth technology and combines it with the United Kingdom’s Modular Weapons Testbed – capitalising on both nations’ shared expertise to bring concept to capability faster.  

Led by DSTG, Sharktooth is a small guided missile project that enables rapid integration of components like sensors, warheads, guidance systems and propulsion units.

DSTG Research Leader Dr Michael Sharp said ‘plug and play’ modular technology offered the Australian Defence Force an effective and agile response to evolving threats and countermeasure on the battlefield. 

“The pinnacle of which could be ‘plug and launch’ enabling the soldier in the field to adapt to the mission at hand by combining weapon components or a mix of weapons,” Dr Sharp said.

“The disruption that this offers over more conventional weapons approaches has the potential to confer asymmetric advantage, contributing to a strategy of deterrence.”

The PA will also grow sovereign manufacturing capability through research and development (R&D), central to the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Plan to deliver the Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda.

'In an increasingly challenging and contested global security environment, Australia must strengthen its industrial and technology cooperation with international partners to pool resources and give Australia a genuine competitive edge.'

Under the GWEO research and development program, the Australian Government has invested nearly $60 million for domestic industry to partner with DSTG on GWEO sub-systems technologies.

Copperhead will boost this effort by driving new Australian defence industry bases in sub-systems where there is currently limited or no capability in Australia.

For example, it will support the creation of future capabilities including rocket motors and propulsion modules, modular warheads and fuzes, advanced seekers and innovative guidance, navigation and control technologies.

“The agreement expands our ability to leverage new technologies from a more diverse range of industry partners and will speed development by integrating technology for test and evaluation in weapons realistic test beds,” Dr Sharp said. 

Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro said Copperhead combined the strengths of DSTG and Dstl to deliver asymmetric advantage in a deteriorating strategic environment.

“In an increasingly challenging and contested global security environment, Australia must strengthen its industrial and technology cooperation with international partners to pool resources and give Australia a genuine competitive edge,” Professor Monro said.

“Our ability to deliver advanced defence capabilities is underpinned by international partnerships like this one, enabling game-changing ideas and cutting-edge science to be developed with speed into capabilities that provide the ADF an advantage.”

The groundbreaking partnership illustrates how Defence is prioritising innovation, science and technology (IS&T) to deliver a focused, integrated and more lethal ADF under the 2024 National Defence Strategy and Defence IS&T Strategy: Accelerating Asymmetric Advantage – Delivering More, Together.

(Aus DoD)

Vietnamese MoD Announced the Decision to Establish the Artillery - Missile Command

23 Agustus 2025

General Nguyen Tan Cuong presents the Quyet Thang Military Flag to the Artillery - Missile Command (photo: QDND)

On the afternoon of August 20, General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), Deputy Minister of National Defense chaired the ceremony to announce the decision to establish the Artillery - Missile Command.

Attending the announcement ceremony were leaders of the Ministry of National Defense ; Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army...

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, General Nguyen Tan Cuong  emphasized that the establishment of the Artillery - Missile Command is a very important event, demonstrating the new thinking and vision of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission on adjusting the organization of the Army's forces, increasingly better meeting the requirements of the cause of building, consolidating national defense and protecting the Fatherland in the current period.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong said that the Artillery - Missile Command is very proud to carry within itself the glorious tradition of the heroic Artillery Corps, of the Artillery Corps of the Vietnam People's Army, a combat arm with a long tradition, tempered in the nation's resistance wars, achieving many outstanding feats, building the 8 golden words of tradition that beloved Uncle Ho awarded "Brass feet, iron shoulders, fighting well, shooting accurately".

In the current period, facing increasingly high mission requirements, the Artillery - Missile Command is organized and built in the direction of being lean, compact, strong, and modern; the scale, organization of forces, functions, and tasks are supplemented and heavier; equipped with many types of modern weapons and means, with a wider strategic deployment. In order to successfully complete the assigned functions and tasks, General Nguyen Tan Cuong requested the Artillery - Missile Command to continue to thoroughly grasp the resolutions and conclusions of the superiors on military and defense tasks; educate to raise awareness and responsibility for all officers and soldiers about the task of protecting the Fatherland in the new situation.

Artillery support by Scud B, C, and D ballistic missile launchers system (photo: Bao QDND)

According to General Nguyen Tan Cuong, the honor and pride associated with the heavy responsibility of protecting the Fatherland requires Party committees, commanders at all levels and officers and soldiers of the Artillery - Missile Command to deeply, fully and correctly perceive the functions, tasks, positions and significance of the establishment of the Artillery - Missile Command, thereby determining determination, making strong breakthroughs, overcoming difficulties and successfully completing political tasks.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong noted that the Artillery - Missile Command continues to do a good job of strategic staff work with the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense on the strategic arrangement of artillery and missile units in the entire army, especially newly established units, and building a comprehensively strong agency and unit that is "exemplary and typical".

Quickly stabilize the organization and staffing, assign and delegate specific tasks in the Party Committee and the Command; perfect the Party Committee, Party organization, command organization, and mass organizations in newly established units, deploy activities in accordance with the functions and tasks of building strong organizations, and excellently complete all assigned tasks. Party Committees and commanders at all levels do a good job of ideological work and policies for cadres, soldiers, and employees, and are ready to receive and strictly comply with the organization's assignments and mobilizations.

Quickly develop and promulgate regulations and rules on each aspect of work; promptly supplement and perfect combat plans, strictly maintain regular order, discipline, regimes and regulations of the unit, and be highly combat ready; continue basic, synchronous and in-depth training, close to combat reality, attach importance to practical training, combined with imparting combat experience to troops, deeply and thoroughly study the use of artillery and missiles in recent conflicts to include in training, education and training; at the same time, focus on building Party committees and organizations at all levels to be truly clean and strong, take care to build a contingent of cadres and employees capable of completing immediate and long-term tasks...

General Nguyen Tan Cuong believes that, with the tradition of nearly 80 years of building, fighting, growing and developing, with new opportunities, new spirit and new determination, officers and soldiers of the Artillery - Missile Command will successfully complete all assigned tasks.

(QDND)

US Approves 161 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit Sale to Australia

20 Agustus 2025

Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit (photo: RTX)

WASHINGTON - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit and related equipment for an estimated cost of $97.3 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress.

The Government of Australia has requested to buy one hundred sixty-one (161) Lightweight Command Launch Units (LwCLU) that will be added to a previously implemented case whose value was under the congressional notification threshold. The original Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, valued at $6.3 million ($0 in Major Defense Equipment (MDE)), included Javelin Life Cycle Support (LCS) and U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance. This notification is for one hundred sixty-one (161) Lightweight Command Launch Units (LwCLU). The following non-MDE items will also be included: Javelin LwCLU Basic Skills Trainer; missile simulation rounds and battery coolant unit; electronic technical manual and operator manuals; life cycle support; physical security inspection; spare parts; System Integration and Check Out; U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance, engineering, logistics, and personnel services; tool kits; training; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $97.3 million.

Javelin anti-tank weapon system (photo: RTX)

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States. Australia is one of our most important allies in the Western Pacific. The strategic location of this political and economic power contributes significantly to ensuring peace and economic stability in the Western Pacific. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability.

The proposed sale will enhance Australia’s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its advanced surface-fired munitions capabilities and increasing its capability to deter adversaries. This enhanced capability will protect Australia and local allied land forces and will significantly improve Australia’s contribution to coalition anti-armor capability. Australia will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces.

The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The principal contractors will be the Javelin Joint Venture between RTX Corporation, located in Arlington, VA; and Lockheed Martin, located in Orlando, FL. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any offset agreement proposed in connection with this potential sale. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.

(DSCA)

Kongsberg Australia Secured NSM Component Contract for Export to Poland, Spain and Denmark

16 Agustus 2025

Kongsberg Australia secured missile launchers and command and control consoles contract to Poland, Spain and Denmark (photos: Kongsberg Australia)

Defence export success for South Australian missile manufacturer

Two major export deals worth a combined $80 million have been secured by Kongsberg Defence Australia, seeing missile launchers and command and control consoles made in South Australia soon to be exported to Europe.

Last year, the Albanese Government added Kongsberg Defence Australia to its Global Supply Chain Program, which has since opened the door to Australian defence industries. These export deals are made possible through Australia’s Naval Strike Missile procurement contract, which included an agreement for components to be manufactured in Australia.

As a result, South Australian companies are now contributing to exporting sophisticated defence hardware to Poland, Spain and Denmark. 

Through its parent company, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace in Norway, the company will deliver Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System Command and Control Consoles to Poland. 

The $30 million contract is Kongsberg Defence Australia’s first export as part of the Commonwealth’s Global Supply Chain Program. The company also secured another $50 million order for Australian-made Naval Strike Missile Launcher Systems to be exported to Spain and Denmark.

The export deals mark a significant milestone for Australia’s sovereign guided weapons manufacturing program. 

Both the launcher systems and command and control consoles will be assembled by Kongsberg Defence Australia, and tested in their production and maintenance facility in Mawson Lakes, South Australia. The consoles and launchers will be manufactured using 100 per cent Australian made components and subsystems from companies based in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. 

The two projects are set to create 60 highly-skilled jobs at Kongsberg Defence Australia and across its local supply chain. 

The Naval Strike Missile is a modern anti-ship cruise missile designed to defeat highly capable enemy warships as well as land-based targets. The Naval Strike Missile is being installed on Navy’s Hobart class destroyers and Anzac class frigates with a successful first of class firing in July 2024 and Initial Operational Capability declaration in 2024.

These exports are part of the Australian Government’s investment in the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance enterprise, underpinned by a commitment in Defence’s Integrated Investment Program of $16 to $21 billion over the next decade.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP:

“The Albanese Government’s efforts to support Australia’s sovereign defence manufacturing industry have reaped further benefits with these significant export deals. This is an exciting milestone for Australia’s sovereign defence manufacturing industry and a proud moment for Australian businesses to enter the global supply chain for missile manufacturing. 

“It will be the first time Naval Strike Missile launchers are manufactured outside of Europe and the United States, positioning Australia as a trusted source of supply to the Naval Strike Missile capability. 

“These deals underscore the Government’s commitment to working alongside our industry partners to strengthen Australia’s role in the global defence industry.”

Quotes attributable to South Australian Minister for Defence & Space Industries, the Hon Stephen Mullighan MP: 

“This is a fantastic result for South Australia’s defence sector, demonstrating our capabilities in delivering state-of-the-art technology to a global market.

“These significant contracts will not only boost the workforce at Kongsberg’s Mawson Lakes facility, but along the supply chain. 

“It’s successes like this that help cement South Australia’s reputation as the Defence State.”

Quotes attributable to Managing Director of Kongsberg Defence Australia, John Fry:

“These major export contracts are a huge milestone for Kongsberg Defence Australia. 

“Together with our Australian suppliers, we have demonstrated our determination and competitiveness to be able deliver to our parent company, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for international customers, highlighting the capability, quality and reliability of our Australian team and supply chain.

“The export contracts under the Commonwealth’s Global Supply Chain Program are creating opportunities in the international market for our local suppliers, which is a fantastic outcome for Australian Defence industry.”

(Aus DoD)

Perusahaan China Tawarkan Rudal SAM ke Malaysia

15 Agustus 2025

Presiden China Great Wall Corporation anak perusahaan dari CASC, Fu Zhiheng, memberikan contoh sistem SAM LY-80/HQ-16 buatan China kepada Sekretaris Kementerian Pertahanan, Lokman Hakim Ali (photo: MYKemhan)

Putrajaya – Yang Terhormat Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali, Sekretaris Jenderal Kementerian Pertahanan telah menerima kunjungan hormat dari Bapak Fu Zhiheng, Presiden China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) bersama Yang Terhormat Datuk Saiful Izhar Senawi, Manajer Direktur IDC Technologies Sdn Bhd.

Pertemuan ini membuka ruang diskusi strategis yang melibatkan kerjasama teknologi, transfer keahlian dan potensi investasi di sektor pertahanan khususnya pengembangan satelit dan rudal jarak pendek.

Kementerian Pertahanan selalu mendukung upaya penguatan jaringan internasional dalam memberdayakan industri pertahanan negara.

(MYKemhan)

PH in Talks with India to Acquire More BrahMos Missiles – PBBM

08 Agustus 2025

PMC's Brahmos land-based anti ship missile (photo: Eyorio)

NEW DELHI – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the Philippines is in the process of acquiring more BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India, as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) ongoing modernization and strengthening regional defense posture.

“I’ve spoken to the officers and men who operate the BrahMos system and they say we need more,” Marcos told India’s Firstpost in a televised interview aired Wednesday.

“Thank God it has never been used, but from the demonstrations that they’ve seen, from the training they received both in India and the Philippines, from the practice runs that they’ve done, they seem confident with the equipment… We are in the process of actually procuring more,” he added.

The President made the remarks on the third day of his five-day state visit to India, where strengthening defense ties has been a key focus alongside economic and strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

The Philippines received its first batch of BrahMos missiles from India in April 2024 under a USD375 million deal signed in 2022, a deal covering three batteries, training for operators and maintainers, and logistics support.

Marcos emphasized that while military capability upgrades are underway, the Philippines is not preparing for war.

“We are not girding up for war,” he said.

“We are simply reacting to the challenges that we are facing... the tensions have increased in the past years and so this is just the reaction to that. We have to do it. This is our duty—to defend the country.”

The President also noted that upgrading equipment like BrahMos is essential to achieving technical interoperability with defense partners such as India, amid increasing joint training and maritime cooperation.

“When I left Manila a couple of days ago, four Indian vessels were actually in the South China Sea. One of them was a research vessel docked in the Philippines, and three were conducting exercises with the Philippine Navy,” he said.

Marcos’ remarks came amid renewed maritime tensions in the West Philippine Sea, where Chinese vessels have repeatedly violated Philippine sovereign rights, including by ramming, harassing, and blocking Filipino vessels near Ayungin Shoal.

The President also praised India’s fast-growing defense industry, calling its technology “second to none” and confirming that other potential acquisitions beyond BrahMos are under review.

“Everything is on the table right now,” he said, noting that India’s defense technology remains a key option as the Philippines evaluates its future procurement schedule. 

(PNA)

Menhan Sjafrie Bicara Penjajakan Alutsista Saat Lawatan ke Belarus

07 Agustus 2025

Pertemuan delegasi Kemhan RI dan Belarus (photo: Kemhan)

Jakarta, IDM – Menteri Pertahanan RI Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin mengaku membahas penjajakan alat utama sistem persenjataan (alutsista) saat melawat ke Belarus, akhir Juli lalu.

Menhan Sjafrie mengatakan bahwa pemerintah sedang mengobservasi pembelian alutsista dari Belarus.

“Biasanya negara-negara yang ada di sekitar konflik itu alutsistanya canggih. Karena mereka juga untuk menjaga kedaulatannya. Kita observasi ke sana,” ujar Sjafrie saat ditemui di kantor Kementerian Pertahanan RI, Jakarta Pusat, Selasa (5/8).

Namun, kata Sjafrie, observasi itu juga harus disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan militer Indonesia, termasuk soal teknologi.

Kemhan diduga mengincar bom pintar untuk melengkapi pesawat Su-27/30 (infographic: Army Recognition)

“Yang paling penting kita cocokan dengan platform anggaran kita. Jadi masih observasi semua. Kan (kita) negara bebas aktif, boleh kan,” kata Menhan RI.

Diketahui, Sjafrie bertemu dengan Kepala Staf Umum yang juga Wakil Menteri Pertahanan Pertama Republik Belarus atau Chief of the General Staff and First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus Mayjen Pavel Nikolaevich Muraveyko di Belarusia pada Senin (28/7).

Siaran pers Kemhan RI menyatakan, lawatan Sjafrie itu membahas sejumlah kerja sama pertahanan, khususnya dalam pengembangan industri pertahanan, pendidikan dan pelatihan militer, serta pertukaran teknologi.

Pertemuan sekaligus memperkuat hubungan pertahanan Indonesia–Belarus dan memberikan kontribusi positif bagi kepentingan nasional kedua negara serta perdamaian dan stabilitas kawasan. 

(IDM)

Rudal Balistik KHAN Dikabarkan Tiba di Kaltim

04 Agustus 2025

Rudal balistik KHAN (photos: Sahabat Keris)

KOMPAS.com - Rudal balistik KHAN yang dipesan Indonesia dari Turki kini telah tiba dan berada di Kalimantan Timur. 

Senjata strategis ini dilaporkan berada di Markas Batalyon Artileri Medan ke-18 (Yonarmed 18/Buritkang Tenggarong) sejak 1 Agustus 2025. 

Informasi ini pertama kali diungkap oleh platform pertahanan Sahabat Keris, kemudian dikutip oleh Defence Blog. Sejauh ini, belum ada konfirmasi resmi dari Mabes TNI maupun Kementerian Pertahanan terkait keberadaan rudal tersebut.

Pesanan rudal balistik ini merupakan bagian dari kontrak kerja sama antara Indonesia dan Turki yang ditandatangani pada tahun 2022 dalam gelaran Indo Defence Expo & Forum. 

Sistem yang dibeli adalah KHAN ITBM-600, buatan Roketsan, perusahaan pertahanan asal Turki.

Apa Keunggulan Rudal Balistik KHAN? 

Rudal KHAN merupakan sistem persenjataan balistik taktis yang dirancang untuk serangan presisi dalam jarak jauh.

Dengan jangkauan hingga 280 kilometer, rudal ini mampu menghancurkan target permukaan bernilai tinggi. Roketsan menyebutkan bahwa sistem ini menggunakan navigasi hibrida gabungan dari GPS dan GLONASS serta navigasi inersia, yang memungkinkannya tetap akurat bahkan di wilayah konflik yang padat sinyal. 

Rudal balistik KHAN (photo: Yusuf Emir Isik)

Rudal KHAN memiliki berat sekitar 2.500 kilogram dan diameter 610 milimeter. Peluncurnya dipasang pada kendaraan taktis Tatra 8x8, memungkinkan mobilitas tinggi dan kesiapan cepat di medan tempur. 

Roketsan mengklaim rudal ini tahan terhadap kondisi cuaca ekstrem dan memiliki fleksibilitas operasional tinggi.

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Rudal-Rudal Baru Turkiye pada IDEF 2025: GOKBORA, GOKHAN serta AKATA

03 Agustus 2025

Rudal BVRAAM Gökbora buatan Roketsan dengan penggerak ramjet berbahan bakar padat solid-state (photo: EDR Magz)

Gökbora dan Gökhan, rudal udara-ke-udara BVR bertenaga ramjet Turki

Kementerian Industri Pertahanan Turki atau Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı (SSB) menandatangani dua kontrak penelitian dan pengembangan, satu dengan Roketsan dan Aselsan, dan satu lagi dengan Tübitak, untuk pengembangan dua rudal bertenaga ramjet, masing-masing Gökbora dan Gökhan. Rudal ini diharapkan akan memberikan Turki kemampuan setara Meteor dalam pertempuran udara-ke-udara untuk pesawat tempur generasi mendatang, serta untuk pesawat berawak dan nirawak yang ada.

Tujuan SSB adalah mengembangkan dua rudal udara-ke-udara jarak jauh (BVRAAM) yang, meskipun keduanya bertenaga ramjet, memiliki perbedaan besar dalam hal propulsi; Gökbora bertenaga motor solid-state, sementara ramjet yang menggerakkan Gökhan berbahan bakar cair.

Rudal BVRAAM Gökbora buatan Roketsan dengan penggerak ramjet berbahan bakar padat solid-state (image: Roketsan)

Gökbora diresmikan pada Hari ke-2 IDEF adalah rudal Roketsan. Rudal ini memiliki panjang 3,75 meter, diameter 180 mm, dan jangkauan lebih dari 100 NM; dibandingkan dengan Meteor BVRAAM, massanya diperkirakan sekitar 197 kg. Navigasi inersia dan tautan data antara platform peluncuran dan rudal menyediakan navigasi di tengah lintasan. Ketika mendekati target, pencari RF diaktifkan; ini akan menjadi pencari array terpindai elektronik aktif yang dikenal sebagai AGRAS 3101/AA, yang sedang dikembangkan oleh Aselsan dan Roketsan di bawah naungan SSB. Menurut informasi yang dikumpulkan di IDEF, ramjet Gökbora seharusnya berbasis bahan bakar padat bermuatan boron.

Meskipun tidak terlihat jelas pada modelnya, brosur rudal menunjukkan dengan jelas bahwa sirip belakang dapat dilipat, yang akan membantu menempatkan rudal di dalam ruang senjata, yang pada akhirnya akan meningkatkan jumlah rudal, sehingga memungkinkan pesawat mempertahankan konfigurasi yang "bersih"; Hal ini akan penting untuk mengintegrasikannya ke dalam pesawat tempur generasi ke-5 Kaan dan ruang senjata UAV tempur Kizilelma. Belum ada data mengenai kecepatan dan kemampuan manuver yang diberikan. Menurut informasi yang dikumpulkan di IDEF, pengembangan rudal Gökbora dimulai pada pertengahan 2024, dengan program yang sedang dikembangkan secara aktif, dan Roketsan bertujuan untuk memulai uji coba sesegera mungkin.

Rudal BVRAAM Gökhan buatan Tubitak SAGE dengan penggerak ramjet berbahan bakar cair (photo: EDR Magz)

Gökhan akhirnya diperlihatkan kepada publik. Program ini dimulai pada Mei 2021 dengan penandatanganan kontrak pengembangan antara Kementerian Pertahanan Nasional dan Tübitak SAGE untuk apa yang dikenal sebagai "Proyek Pengembangan Rudal Udara-ke-Udara Bertenaga Ramjet Nasional", dengan amandemen kontrak yang ditandatangani pada IDEF 2025 untuk versi rudal jarak jauh.

Tübitak tidak memberikan data dimensi maupun angka jangkauan. Lembar data menunjukkan kecepatan di atas Mach 3 dan jangkauan serangan yang lebar, berkat kontrol pengaturan daya dorong aktif. Gökhan dilengkapi dengan sistem navigasi GPS/INS, sebuah radar aktif solid-state canggih yang bertujuan memberikan panduan pada fase serangan terakhir; radar ini kemungkinan merupakan pengembangan dari keluarga radar Aselsan Murad.

Rudal BVRAAM Gökhan buatan Tubitak SAGE dengan penggerak ramjet berbahan bakar cair (photo: EDR Magz)

Tautan data terenkripsi dua arah memungkinkan kemampuan penargetan ulang dan serah terima. Hulu ledak ini digambarkan sebagai "desain asli untuk persyaratan daya mematikan yang tinggi," tanpa detail lebih lanjut. Gökhan akan kompatibel dengan ruang internal dan stasiun eksternal Kaan, serta dengan stasiun eksternal F-16. Melihat model dan gambar, rudal Tübitak tampaknya tidak memiliki sirip lipat seperti pesaingnya.

Menurut informasi yang diberikan oleh Tübitak, fase desain konseptual dan fase desain awal telah selesai, dan fase uji coba darat saat ini sedang berlangsung, dengan uji terbang dan uji tembak yang diharapkan segera dilakukan.

Ketika SSB menentukan pilihannya, Turki akan memasuki pasar BVRAAM, menjadi pesaing serius bagi rudal Meteor Eropa. (EDR Magz)

Rudal anti kapal Akata atau Atmaca versi terbungkus (encapsulated) sehingga dapat diluncurkan dari kapal selam (photo: Mavi Savunma)

Akata, versi rudal antikapal Atmaca yang diluncurkan dari kapal selam

Pada IDEF 2021, Roketsan mengumumkan pengiriman rudal antikapal Atmaca pertama kepada Angkatan Laut Turki, setelah proses kualifikasi berakhir. Saat itu, perusahaan telah menyebutkan versi rudal antikapal selam, yang terwujud empat tahun kemudian di pameran Istanbul, dengan nama Akata.

Akata adalah versi terbungkus (encapsulated) rudal antikapal Atmaca, yang sudah beroperasi dengan Angkatan Bersenjata Turki, yang akan memberi kapal selam Angkatan Laut Turki kemampuan untuk meluncurkan rudal dengan jangkauan lebih dari 250 km terhadap kapal musuh.

Akata mempertahankan karakteristik yang sama dengan Atmaca setelah meninggalkan lingkungan bawah laut, yang berarti mempunyai jangkauan yang sama, hulu ledak yang sama, fragmentasi ledakan berdaya ledak tinggi 220 kg dengan kinerja penetrasi yang efektif, serta rangkaian navigasi/panduan yang berbasis pada sistem inersia dan satelit, barometrik, dan altimeter radar yang menyediakan kemampuan sea-skimming. 

Pada fase serangan terakhir, pencari RF diaktifkan untuk akurasi maksimum. Tautan data memastikan pembaruan target jika diperlukan, serta serangan ulang atau pembatalan misi; dalam hal ini kapal selam harus mempertahankan postur yang memungkinkannya mempertahankan tautan tetap aktif. 

Bungkus (encapsulated) rudal anti kapal Atmaca untuk dapat diluncurkan dari kapal selam (photo: Mavi Savunma)

Ketika digunakan terhadap target tetap. Umumnya target darat, rudal dapat diluncurkan pada koordinat tertentu, sehingga kapal selam dapat melanjutkan navigasinya, dan peluncurannya sebenarnya dilakukan dalam mode tembak-dan-lupakan. Hal yang sama mungkin juga berlaku untuk serangan terhadap target bergerak, pencari RF memastikan panduan terminal yang akurat, jika tidak diperlukan penargetan ulang.

Dalam versi peluncuran kapal selam, yang diumumkan beberapa tahun lalu, Atmaca ditempatkan dalam wadah berdiameter 533 mm, sayapnya dilipat, dengan elemen belakang bersirip dan moncong depan yang menyegel wadah, sehingga panjangnya menjadi 7 meter. Rudal itu sendiri memiliki panjang 5,2 meter dengan booster, dan panjangnya berkurang menjadi 4,3 meter saat terbang setelah booster terpisah dari rudal. 

Karena Atmaca dalam versi antikapal memiliki massa sekitar 750 kg, wadah selam yang mengubahnya menjadi rudal peluncuran kapal selam harus memiliki massa sekitar 450 kg; ini mungkin termasuk sistem peledakan yang akan melontarkan rudal ke udara sebelum boster dinyalakan. 

Akata dapat diluncurkan pada kedalaman antara 15 dan 60 meter dari tabung torpedo berat kapal selam. Awalnya ditenagai oleh mesin turbojet Safran TR40 buatan Prancis, setelah uji coba yang sukses dengan turbojet KTJ-3200 dalam negeri yang dikembangkan oleh Kale ARGE, rudal baru kini harus diproduksi dengan sistem propulsi yang terakhir. (EDR Magz)

TLDM Gelar Eksesais TAMING SARI 23/25

01 Agustus 2025

Penembakan Exocet MM40 B2 TLDM dalam Taming Sari 23/25 (all photos: TLDM)

Kejayaan Penembakan Eksesais Taming Sari 23/5: Bukti Kesiapsiagaan TLDM Masih Utuh

KOTA KINABALU - Menteri Pertahanan, YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin telah menyaksikan penembakan Misil Anti Permukaan melibatkan tiga aset Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) dalam Eksesais TAMING SARI 23/25, hari ini.

Eksesais TAMING SARI 23/25 adalah merupakan Eksesais yang melibatkan penembakan Misil Exocet MM40 oleh KD LEKIU dan KD LEKIR serta penembakan Misil Exocet SM39 secara Coordinated Missile Firing dari kapal selam KD TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN. Eksesais ini juga adalah julung kalinya melibatkan penembakan torpedo dalam konfigurasi perang (BLACK SHARK WAR) oleh KD TUN RAZAK. Kejayaan penembakan ini jelas memperlihatkan TLDM serius menzahirkan keupayaan (capability) serta kesungguhan (determination) dalam mempertahankan kedaulatan dan keutuhan wilayah maritim Malaysia.

Selain itu, Eksesais TAMING SARI 23/25 juga telah disempurnakan bersama-sama dengan Eksesais KERISMAS 28/25 bermula dari 8 hingga 31 Julai 2025. Kedua - dua Eksesais telah bermula dari Tambatan Pangkalan Lumut dan berakhir di Tambatan Pangkalan Kota Kinabalu, merangkumi kawasan Zon Maritim Malaysia di Laut China Selatan.

Kedua-dua Eksesais ini telah menterjemahkan kesiapsiagaan serta keupayaan semasa TLDM dalam mempertahankan kedaulatan, keutuhan wilayah dan kepentingan maritim Negara. Melalui Eksesais ini juga, TLDM dapat menguji, menilai serta menambah baik procedur, pelan dan doktrin yang berkaitan selain menambah baik dan melatih tahap kompetensi Armada TLDM khususnya dalam menangani ancaman peperangan maritim secara konvensional.

 

Eksesais ini juga adalah merupakan platform strategik dalam mempertingkatkan sinergi antara agensi pertahanan dan keselamatan melalui penglibatan Tentera Darat Malaysia (TDM), Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM), dan Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM).

Hadir sama menyaksikan detik bersejarah penembakan misil dan torpedo adalah Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan, Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali, Panglima Tentera Laut, Laksamana Tan Sri (Dr.) Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Ketua Staf Markas ATM, Leftenan Jeneral Dato’ Azhan bin Hj Md Othman dan pegawai-pegawai kanan TLDM.

(TLDM)

Rudal Anti Kapal Cakir Diproduksi Secara Lokal di Indonesia

31 Juli 2025

Penanda-tanganan produksi lokal rudal Cakir di Indonesia (photo: Republikorp)

Joint Venture between Republik Roketsan Indonesia and Roketsan for Cakir Missile Production

Roketsan dan PT Republik Roketsan Indonesia (RRI) menandatangani perjanjian strategis untuk memproduksi sistem rudal canggih ÇAKIR secara lokal di Indonesia. Melalui alih teknologi dan pembangunan lini produksi dalam negeri, kerja sama ini memperkuat kemandirian pertahanan sekaligus mempercepat pertumbuhan industri manufaktur berteknologi tinggi di Indonesia. 

Rudal jelajah anti kapal Cakir (infographic: Roketsan)

Kerja sama ini akan melibatkan transfer keahlian, penciptaan lapangan kerja bagi insinyur dan teknisi lokal, serta mendorong keterlibatan industri nasional dalam rantai pasok global. Sebuah langkah besar menuju Indonesia yang mandiri, inovatif, dan siap bersaing di industri pertahanan regional maupun internasional.

(Republikorp)