01 Agustus 2018
Terma Scanter 6000 series radar (photo : Terma)
Copenhagen and Singapore - In May 2018 the contract signing for the SEA1180 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) was successfully completed between Saab Australia and Terma Singapore for the customer, the Royal Australian Navy, (RAN).
Terma is contracted to deliver the SCANTER 6002 radar for all 12 OPVs over a period of 10 years. The Lürssen designed OPVs will replace and improve upon the capability delivered by the existing Armidale Class Patrol Boats. The primary role of the OPV will be to undertake constabulary missions and the OPV will be the primary RAN asset for maritime patrol and response duties.
Radar image recorded from SCANTER 6000 display (photo : Terma)
The SCANTER 6002 is a combined Air and Surface Surveillance radar providing unique capabilities for advanced navigation, air and surface surveillance, and helicopter control. On the OPV, the SCANTER 6002 radar is configured with its compact 12 feet antenna and is integrated with Saab Australia Situational Awareness System. The SCANTER 6002 radar enables the operator to detect surface and short range air contacts and provides the capability to track and control air vehicles operating in proximity to the OPV.
The SCANTER 6002 radar has become a preferred choice for both navigation and surveillance purposes by a large number of navies and coastguards around the world. The SCANTER 6002’s unique Surface Surveillance capability with superior small target detection and target separation in bad weather conditions - unmatched by no other Surface Surveillance radar.
(Terma)
01 Agustus 2018
FPB 72 Mk II Panglao (photos : OCEA)
The “PANGLAO”, a Fast Patrol Boat type OCEA FPB 72 MKII loaded on the July 18th 2018, at the OCEA site located in: Saint-Nazaire.
This 24m versatile vessel is designed to meet the operational requirements of the Philippine Coast guards for numerous missions such as:
-Coastal patrol in territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone waters
-Surveillance operations
-Fishing surveillance operations
-Fight against smuggling and illegal immigration
-Search and rescue operations
-Natural disaster management
-Control of vessels at sea
The “PANGLAO” will follow the way of her sistership “BOROCAY” and be transported to the Philippines.
(OCEA)
01 Agustus 2018
Kapal Littoral Mission Ship TLDM (image : TLDM)
TLDM Dijangka Terima LMS Pertama Disember 2019
KUALA LUMPUR – Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) dijadual menerima kapal pertama misi pesisir (LMS) yang kini dalam pembinaan pada 31 Dis tahun depan sebelum menerima kapal kedua pada 31 Mac 2020.
Menurut kenyataan Markas Tentera Laut, fasa reka bentuk LMS telah selesai dan kini memasuki fasa pembinaan kapal keseluruhannya yang mengambil tempoh kurang 18 bulan termasuk proses pemasangan peralatan dan sistem kapal serta aktiviti ujian di pelabuhan dan di laut.
“Ini merupakan tempoh paling singkat pernah dilaksanakan dalam sejarah pembinaan kapal perang TLDM. Sejumlah 21 pegawai, jurutera dan anggota daripada TLDM serta Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNSSB) kini berada di China sepanjang pembinaan bagi mengawasi serta mengurus projek pembinaan, sekali gus menjaga kepentingan kerajaan sejajar dengan keperluan kontrak,” menurut kenyataan itu.
Upacara First Steel Cutting (FSC), simbolik bermulanya fasa pembinaan kapal sejurus selesai reka bentuk, bagi LMS TLDM yang pertama dilaksanakan di Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group (WSIG), Shuangliu, China.
Ia disempurnakan Panglima TLDM Laksamana Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin yang turut disaksikan Pengarah Urusan BNSSB Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor, pihak China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) dan China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co Ltd (CSOC).
Pembinaan LMS adalah satu daripada lima kelas atau jenis kapal yang dilulus kerajaan di bawah program transformasi armada TLDM ‘15 to 5’ dan bakal menjadi pemangkin kepada industri pembinaan kapal di dalam negara.
Melalui kontrak perolehan yang dimeterai di antara Kerajaan Malaysia dengan syarikat pembinaan kapal tempatan iaitu BNSSB pada 23 Mac tahun lepas, TLDM bakal menerima empat LMS dengan nilai kontrak RM1.17 bilion termasuk kos latihan komprehensif bagi bakal warga kapal.
BNSSB dengan kerjasama China Shipbuilding Offshore and International Corporation LTD sedang melaksanakan pembinaan dua LMS di Wuchang Shipyard, China dan diikuti dua buah lagi di Malaysia sebagai sebahagian daripada rancangan pemindahan teknologi serta menyumbang kepada peningkatan keupayaan pembinaan kapal perang tempatan.
Menurut kenyataan itu, pembinaan kapal LMS ketiga dan keempat di negara ini akan dilaksanakan serentak pada pertengahan tahun depan menggunakan tenaga kerja tempatan sepenuhnya dan dipantau oleh beberapa jurutera dari syarikat China.
Kerjasama dengan negara China selaku peneraju dalam bidang itu mampu meningkatkan keupayaan negara untuk menjadi pengeluar kapal perang yang kompetitif di rantau ini, selain meningkatkan peluang pekerjaan serta ekonomi negara menerusi penglibatan syarikat tempatan dan antarabangsa.
Perolehan itu akan mengukuhkan hubungan kerjasama ketenteraan dan diplomasi pertahanan antara Malaysia dan China serta membuka peluang pembangunan industri maritim yang lain.
(MyNewsHub)
31 Juli 2018
Australia is looking for a SOF helicopter that can be transported aboard its C-17 Globemaster III airlifters and made ready for operations in less than 30 minutes. (photo : Airbus Helicopters)
Airbus Helicopters is discussing with a potential customer a requirement to airlift some of the company’s H145M battlefield support helicopters aboard a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft for rapid forward deployment.
Speaking to reporters ahead of a live-fire demonstration of its H145M HForce helicopter and weapons system in Hungary on 27 July, a senior programme official said the requirement is for four helicopters to be flown to an area aboard a C-17, before being made ready for operations in less than 30 minutes.
While the head of H145M marketing, Christian Fachini, declined to identify the prospective customer, Australia is known to have such a requirement for its special operations forces (SOF). Indeed, Australia is one of a number of countries that is currently being demonstrated the H145M HForce at the Bakony Combat Training Center (BCTC) in Hungary.
Australia’s requirement for a SOF helicopter came to light in the country’s Defence Integrated Investment Programme (DIIP), which was published in 2016. As noted in the DIIP, the new fleet of deployable light reconnaissance and attack helicopters to provide air-mobility support for SOF missions is due to be fielded from about 2025. As previously reported by Jane’s , the helicopters will be able to be deployed rapidly by a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 as a small force element of three-to-four aircraft and personnel. The programme timeframe was listed as 2025–28, with a budget range of AUD2–3 billion (USD1.5–2.3 billion). Besides Airbus Helicopters and its H145M, Jane’s has previously been told Bell is offering its UH-1Y Venom and NorthStar Aviation is offering its 407 MultiRole Helicopter (MRH) as potential SOF solutions.
In terms of potentially selling the H145M to Australia, Airbus Helicopters hopes to build on sales already secured with Germany (15), Hungary (20), Luxembourg (2), Serbia (9), and Thailand (5).
(Jane's)
31 Juli 2018
Pesawat Casa tipe Patmar TNI AL (photo : planegasm)
TRIBUN.BATAM.ID.TANJUNGPINANG- Pangkalan Udara TNI AL Tanjungpinang mendapatkan tambahan dua pesawat.
Pesawat ini merupakan bagian dari upaya memperkuat alat utama sistem persenjataan (Alutsista) untuk wilayah perbatasan Kepri.
Kedua pesawat itu adalah Casa tipe Patmar NC 212 P-8201 dan P8202.
Keduanya telah mendarat di Lanudal Tanjungpinang.
Pesawat diterima secara resmi dalam upacara alih bina. Pesawat tersebut sebelumnya sudah dioperasikan di Wing Udara 1 Surabaya.
Kini, keduanya dipindah ke Wing Udara 2 Lanudal Tanjungpinang.
Hadir dalam acara tersebut Kepala Pusat Penerbangan TNI AL Laksamana Pertama Dwika Tjahaja Setiawan sekaligus sebagai pemimpin upacara.
"Kita alih bina dua pesawat ini dari Juanda Surabaya. Sudah saatnya wing udara 2 ini menjawab semua permasalahan di wilayah barat khususnya di Kepri ini. Sehingga perlu kiranya menambah Alutsista karena tugas mengamankan wilayah perairan barat ini cukup tinggi," kata Dwika saat ditemui usai kegiatan, Senin (30/7/2018).
Ia menyebutkan, Kepri memiliki tingkat permasalahan dan kerawanan yang cukup tinggi mulai dari padatnya lalulintas laut hingga potensi kriminalitas di laut.
(TribunBatam)
31 Juli 2018
NLAW (Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) is the latest shoulder-launched anti-tank missile system (photo : SAAB)
SHAH ALAM: It appears that the Army had ordered a batch of Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) developed by Sweden and United Kingdom. This was revealed as the Defence Ministry issued a request for tender to multi-modal transport operator (MTO) to ship the missiles back to Malaysia.
Like the earlier order for the LAW and MAPAM (Mortar Anti-Personnel Anti-Material) this was the first time MD had heard about the acquisition of the anti-tank missiles.
Saab announced an order for the NLAW from an undisclosed customer back in December, 2016 with deliveries scheduled for 2017. Checks with MD sources indicated that the undisclosed customer may well have been Malaysia.
As the NLAW is manufactured by Thales Air Defence in the UK, it is likely that this could also be part of the Starstreak deal in 2015. Under the deal Thales agreed to buy back the retired Starburst missiles and launchers. Part of the proceeds of the buy back led to the purchase of the Guardians MRAP for the Malaysian contingent in Lebanon.
It is also likely that a small batch of the NLAW and LAW will also make their way to the leading elements of the 10th Para Brigade as a last ditch defence against all sorts of targets.
See full article Malaysian Defence
31 Juli 2018
Project 22800 Karakut corvettes armed with Kalibr missiles (photo : Sputnik)
MOSCOW/TASS/. Russia may supply Project 22800 corvettes codenamed Karakurt, armed with the Kaliber missiles, to Vietnam, China, India and other countries of the Asia-Pacific Region, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Monday.
"These ships are very successful: they have a big tonnage, good armament, and Kaliber is the most important thing. The corvette has an acceptable price, it is small, compact and fast. I believe that it has a good export potential for a number of countries, especially from the Asia-Pacific Region - Vietnam, China, India and others," Borisov said.
Currently, the units of Russia’s Navy, namely the Baltic, the Northern, the Black Sea Fleet and the Caspian flotilla are equipped with the Karakurt-class corvettes, he said. "Now the construction of the first three vessels of this class has been launched at the Eastern shipyard. I think the new models’ production will heighten interest in them."
The Project 22800 corvettes (Karakurt) are a series of Russian multirole artillery missile vessels of the near maritime zone developed by the Almaz Central Maritime Design Bureau. The Russian Navy is due to receive a total of 18 small-sized Project 22800 ships, including the first two in 2018. The vessels are armed with high-precision missiles, modern artillery systems and Russian-made power plants.
(TASS)
