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Malaysian Defense: Budget Hinders Military Asset Procurement 17 Maret 2017 RMAF Hawk 208, F/A-18D Hornet, MiG-29N, and Su-30MKM (photo : RA AZ) MELBOURNE, Australia — Malaysia’s military continues to struggle to implement plans to recapitalize its assets, as the government’s budget is battered by slow economic growth mainly due to falling oil revenues.  As a result, major procurement programs for the Malaysian Armed Forces have mostly been put on hold even as existing platforms rapidly approach obsolescence. For the Royal Malaysian Air Force, this means that badly needed fighters, trainers, helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft will unlikely be acquired in the short to medium term. Situated alongside the vital maritime trade routes and the hotly disputed islands of the South China Sea of which it partly claims, Malaysia faces a unique geographical challenge, as its territory is split by the South China Sea into two separate landmasses 365 miles apart at its nar...

Defence Minister Visited RTN, Detailing The Defense MRO And R&D Project 13 Maret 2017 Potential of Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard to building second new Tachin class Frigate by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering South Korea"s technology transfer in Thailand (all photos : AAG) Deputy Minister and Minister of Defense inspected the Royal Thai Navy maintenance and overhaul facilities at Mahidol dockyard in Sattahip and signal the go-ahead of the defense industry development. RTN show case its MRO and R&Dncapabilities on ships, aircrafts, weapon systems, and military vehicle as well as stated its readiness to maintain the Chinese-made S26T submarine to be procured in near future by building the submarine maintenance depot at the 40.78 Rai land plot near the current dry dock. Royal Thai Navy Submarine Maintenance and Shipbuilding Facilities project at Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard for support Chinese"s S26T   RTN also demonstrated the indigenous sea plane in ...

PH Submits Defense Equipment Wishlist to China 11 Februari 2017 Chinese satellite-guided munitions (photos : Sina) MANILA, Philippines  – The Philippines has submitted to China the list of defense equipment it hopes Beijing can supply through a $14-million grant, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, February 7, "Na-formalize namin "yan...Meron na tayong listahan doon eh (It has been formalized...We already have a list that is with them)," Lorenzana said in an interview with reporters in Malacañang on Tuesday, when asked about the list of defense equipment. He said he gave the list of equipment to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua "3 weeks ago." Once China approves the funding, a representative of the Philippine government will go to China. "Hindi pa kami nagpunta kasi binigay namin sa kanila "yung listahan, na kung kaya nila ibigay "yun, kung okay na, saka namin puntahan (We haven"t gone there because we just gave them the list,...

Double Defense Budget Needed to Buy Modern Equipment – Lorenzana 30 Januari 2017 Increase budget needed to buy modern equipment for AFP (photo : Update) Lorenzana says Congress needs to boost Defense budget MANILA (PNA) --- There is a strong need for the House of Representatives to increase the budget of the Department of National Defense (DND) to enable it to acquire modern equipment for the military. This was disclosed by DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in a press briefing Thursday. "You know I have been talking to some of the congressmen, I told them, we should increase our budget, we have been underfunded for the past 50 years so that we cannot buy modern equipment," he said in Filipino. Lorenzana cited the case of Singapore, which is a relatively small country compared to the Philippines and yet spends around three percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) for its defense needs. In contrast, he said the Philippines is only spending some 1.2 percent of its GDP for defens...

DND Eyes Having 2 Percent of GDP for Defense Spending 28 Januari 2017 For 2017 nominal  GDP of the Philippines was estimated $ 412.909 billion (photo :  Beam Magnum ) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is hoping that Congress would allocate more than two percent of the country"s gross domestic product to defense spending. Lorenzana made the remark even as the Department of National Defense continues to have one of the biggest allocations with P134.5 billion under the P3.35-trillion national budget for 2017. "You know I"ve been talking to some of the congressmen. Sabi ko sa kanila we should increase our budget. We have been underfunded for the past 50 years kaya hindi tayo makabili ng equipment e," Lorenzana said. Lorenzana said Singapore was spending three percent of its GDP for defense while other countries in Southeast Asia were spending at least two percent. "That"s why they have more aircraft, they have more ships, they have more everything," Lore...

Defense Minister: AW101 Chopper Purchase Still Unclear 23 Januari 2017 Leonardo AW-101 helicopter (photo : Biffo) TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was hesitant to comment on the final decision to purchase the AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter as he previously said that the decision to purchase the helicopter was canceled. “I’ll coordinate with the new KSAU (Air Force Chief of Staff). We’ll coordinate to clear things up,” Ryamizard said on Friday, January 20, 2017. Minister Ryamizard confirmed that he once said that the purchase was canceled since President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo declined to approve the purchase. “Yes, that was yesterday (I’ve once said that), it would then be handled by others, soon. But ask the new KSAU for details,” he said. The new KSAU, Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto, was recently appointed by President Jokowi on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, to replace the vacant position left by Marshall Agus Supriatn...