South East Asia Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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More on the Thales Smart-S Mk2 radars and CAPTAS-2 sonars for the Royal Malaysian Navy's LCS.
These six Royal Malaysian Navy’s Second Generation Patrol Vessels (SGPV)/Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) are going to be built in Malaysia and are the Malay variant of the DCNS Gowind design.
Specifications:
Length: 111 meters
Breadth: 16 meters
Full load displacement: 3,000 tonnes
Propulsion: CODAD
Max speed: 28 knots
Crew: 106
Range: 5,000 nm
Endurance: 21 days.
Sensors:
- SETIS Combat Management - Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D multi-beam radar
- Rheinmetall TMEO Mk2 - TMX/EO radar / electro-optical tracking & fire control system
- Thales CAPTAS-2 hull sonar & ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) suite with towed array sonar
Armament:
- 1 x Bofors 57 mm Mk2 main gun
- 12 x Sylver 35 launchers for MBDA VL-MICA SAM
- 8 x MM40 Exocet Block III AShM
- 2 x MSI 30mm remote-control guns)
- Helicopter hangar and helipad (aft)
More on the Thales Smart-S Mk2 radars and CAPTAS-2 sonars for the Royal Malaysian Navy's LCS.
Sea Waves said:
These six Royal Malaysian Navy’s Second Generation Patrol Vessels (SGPV)/Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) are going to be built in Malaysia and are the Malay variant of the DCNS Gowind design.
Specifications:
Length: 111 meters
Breadth: 16 meters
Full load displacement: 3,000 tonnes
Propulsion: CODAD
Max speed: 28 knots
Crew: 106
Range: 5,000 nm
Endurance: 21 days.
Sensors:
- SETIS Combat Management - Thales SMART-S Mk2 3D multi-beam radar
- Rheinmetall TMEO Mk2 - TMX/EO radar / electro-optical tracking & fire control system
- Thales CAPTAS-2 hull sonar & ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) suite with towed array sonar
Armament:
- 1 x Bofors 57 mm Mk2 main gun
- 12 x Sylver 35 launchers for MBDA VL-MICA SAM
- 8 x MM40 Exocet Block III AShM
- 2 x MSI 30mm remote-control guns)
- Helicopter hangar and helipad (aft)
ManilaBoy45
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Philippines, SoKor Completes Talks for 12 Fighter Jets
By Alexis Romero (philstar.com) | Updated February 21, 2014 - 2:37pm
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines and South Korea completed on Friday the negotiations for the acquisition of 12 lead-in fighter trainer jets from South Korea.The Department of National Defense Special Bids and Awards Committee 1 led by Defense Undersecretary Fernando Manalo approved the offer of the supplier, Korean Aerospace Industry (KAI), in a meeting in Camp Aguinaldo.Manalo said the completion of the negotiations would pave the way to the signing of the contract for the P18.9-billion project.“We did not only inch closer, we are almost there,” he said. – Alexis Romero
Philippines, SoKor Completes Talks for 12 Fighter Jets
By Alexis Romero (philstar.com) | Updated February 21, 2014 - 2:37pm
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines and South Korea completed on Friday the negotiations for the acquisition of 12 lead-in fighter trainer jets from South Korea.The Department of National Defense Special Bids and Awards Committee 1 led by Defense Undersecretary Fernando Manalo approved the offer of the supplier, Korean Aerospace Industry (KAI), in a meeting in Camp Aguinaldo.Manalo said the completion of the negotiations would pave the way to the signing of the contract for the P18.9-billion project.“We did not only inch closer, we are almost there,” he said. – Alexis Romero
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ManilaBoy45
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FA-50 Sales to Philippines Make Headway, Deal Possible as Early as March: Source
2014/02/21 13:52
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- Negotiations for the sale of FA-50 light fighter aircraft to the Philippines have made headway, raising possibility for a formal deal as early as next month, a local source said Friday.The source at the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), who declined to be identified, said a negotiating team has been dispatched to Manila to work out details related to the export deal, which could be worth US$422 million."Details cannot be released at present, but understanding has been reached on many issues that can allow a formal contract to be signed as early as next month," he said.South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer has been engaged in talks for some time to sell 12 units of the FA-50 jet, which will be tasked with defending the island nation's airspace.
FA-50 Sales to Philippines Make Headway, Deal Possible as Early as March: Source
2014/02/21 13:52
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- Negotiations for the sale of FA-50 light fighter aircraft to the Philippines have made headway, raising possibility for a formal deal as early as next month, a local source said Friday.The source at the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), who declined to be identified, said a negotiating team has been dispatched to Manila to work out details related to the export deal, which could be worth US$422 million."Details cannot be released at present, but understanding has been reached on many issues that can allow a formal contract to be signed as early as next month," he said.South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer has been engaged in talks for some time to sell 12 units of the FA-50 jet, which will be tasked with defending the island nation's airspace.
ManilaBoy45
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Philippines to Buy 12 FA/50 S.Korean Fighters for $422M
MANILA - The Philippines is to acquire a squadron of FA-50 fighters from South Korea in a deal worth $422 million (18.9 billion pesos), a senior Philippine defence official said on Friday, boosting its capability as tension simmers in the South China Sea.Fernando Manalo, undersecretary of defence for finance, munitions, installations and materiel, said the government had reached an agreement with Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd.for 12 of the aircraft and would sign a contract before March 15."This is a very important project together with the frigate of the navy because of our objective of building a minimum credible defence," Manalo told reporters.The Philippines has embarked on a five-year, 75 billion-pesos ($1.68 billion) modernisation programme to improve its capability to defend its maritime borders.Manalo said a team from South Korea came to the Philippines to negotiate the aircraft deal, agreeing to reduce by $500,000 the cost of spare parts and accepting a 15 percent downpayment from the government.South Korea agreed to deliver the first two aircraft 18 months after the contract signing next month.The Philippines has had no fighter capability since it mothballed all of its F-5A/Bs in the early 2000s. ($1 = 44.7575 Philippine pesos)
Philippines to Buy 12 FA/50 S.Korean Fighters for $422M
MANILA - The Philippines is to acquire a squadron of FA-50 fighters from South Korea in a deal worth $422 million (18.9 billion pesos), a senior Philippine defence official said on Friday, boosting its capability as tension simmers in the South China Sea.Fernando Manalo, undersecretary of defence for finance, munitions, installations and materiel, said the government had reached an agreement with Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd.for 12 of the aircraft and would sign a contract before March 15."This is a very important project together with the frigate of the navy because of our objective of building a minimum credible defence," Manalo told reporters.The Philippines has embarked on a five-year, 75 billion-pesos ($1.68 billion) modernisation programme to improve its capability to defend its maritime borders.Manalo said a team from South Korea came to the Philippines to negotiate the aircraft deal, agreeing to reduce by $500,000 the cost of spare parts and accepting a 15 percent downpayment from the government.South Korea agreed to deliver the first two aircraft 18 months after the contract signing next month.The Philippines has had no fighter capability since it mothballed all of its F-5A/Bs in the early 2000s. ($1 = 44.7575 Philippine pesos)
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That's about $35 million per aircraft. Not a bad deal at all.
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just saying... the darken sentence speaks volume.
You cannot depend on anyone... only yourself. Be strong... upgrade your military and stop thinking that anyone will come to your aid, they would... but can you hold off your opponent long enough for them to come in? Or would it be another Georgia again?
just saying... the darken sentence speaks volume.
You cannot depend on anyone... only yourself. Be strong... upgrade your military and stop thinking that anyone will come to your aid, they would... but can you hold off your opponent long enough for them to come in? Or would it be another Georgia again?
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-08x MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3
-12x MBDA MICA VL surface-to-air missiles (in VLS)
-1x Oto Melara 76mm main gun
-2x Oto Melara MARLIN-WS 30mm gun mounts
The corvette will accommodate one anti-submarine helicopters Ka-28. The corvettes are set to receive the latest generation of electronics and sensors from Thales including TACTICOS combat management system, SMART-S Mk 2 radar and STING EO Mk 2 electro-optical fire control system.
Displacement?
Nice corvette with decent specs.
-08x MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3
-12x MBDA MICA VL surface-to-air missiles (in VLS)
-1x Oto Melara 76mm main gun
-2x Oto Melara MARLIN-WS 30mm gun mounts
The corvette will accommodate one anti-submarine helicopters Ka-28. The corvettes are set to receive the latest generation of electronics and sensors from Thales including TACTICOS combat management system, SMART-S Mk 2 radar and STING EO Mk 2 electro-optical fire control system.
Displacement?
joshuatree
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Some reference link in the Wiki article for Sigma class indicate 2150 tons. But then again, that indicated having a hangar and these model pics show no hangar, which I would guess be closer to the Indonesian corvettes at ~1700 tons. Seems like Vietnam is hedging and diversifying from all Russian equipment. However, I thought Vietnam has licensed to build Kh-35EVs so it would seem inefficient in fielding a naval force with divergent weapon systems on a medium sized budget?
Some reference link in the Wiki article for Sigma class indicate 2150 tons. But then again, that indicated having a hangar and these model pics show no hangar, which I would guess be closer to the Indonesian corvettes at ~1700 tons. Seems like Vietnam is hedging and diversifying from all Russian equipment. However, I thought Vietnam has licensed to build Kh-35EVs so it would seem inefficient in fielding a naval force with divergent weapon systems on a medium sized budget?