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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 ...

PT DI Ekspor 11 Unit Pesawat di 2017 13 Maret 2017 Pesawat terbang dan helikopter yang telah diproduksi PT DI (image : PTDI) Liputan6.com, Jakarta PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) akan mengekspor 11 pesawat produksinya ke negara lain pada tahun ini. Pemesanan terbanyak berasal dari Filipina untuk pesawat jenis NC212. Direktur Niaga dan Restrukturisasi PT DI Budiman Saleh mengatakan, ‎saat ini pihaknya telah mendapatkan pesanan pesawat dari sejumlah negara di Afrika dan ASEAN. Jenis pesawat yang dipesan yaitu CN235 dan NC212. "Kalau lihat dari Senegal 1 unit CN235, Ivory Coast (Pantai Gading) 1 unit CN235‎. Thailand kita mau jual 2 unit 212 pada Ministry of Agriculture langsung business to goverment dan Filipina ada permintaan 7 unit 212," ujar dia di Kantor Kementerian Perindustrian, Jakarta, Rabu (8/3/2017). Dia menjelaskan, untuk pesawat PTDI jenis CN235 dibanderol dengan harga sekitar US$ 25 juta-US$ 30 juta per uni. Sedangkan NC212 dibanderol seharga US$ 12 juta per unit. Bu...

Australia to Back Development of Supersonic Aerial Target System 11 Maret 2017 Evader  supersonic aerial target system (photo : Grollo) Australia"s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is to collaborate with local company Grollo Aerospace in the further development of the Evader autonomous supersonic aerial target system, Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne announced on 10 March. Pyne said the collaboration would provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a cost-effective means to test the performance of modern weapon systems targeted at ADF aircraft. Evader  supersonic aerial target system (image : YogiPatent) The Evader system has been under development for 10 years and a demonstration for the Department of Defence (DoD) is planned for 2018, Managing Director Mark Grollo told Jane"s. Equipped with variable inlet and nozzle geometry, the ramjet propulsion system developed by the privately owned company is designed to operate over a broad range of altitudes...

Beechcraft 390 Premier I: Pesawat Jet VIP Puspenerbad TNI AD 11 Maret 2017 Beechcraft 390 Premier I TNI AD (photo : Craig) Posisinya berjarak sekitar 200 meteran dari lokasi diparkirnya pesawat angkut berat RAF (Royal Air Force) Airbus A400M Atlas di Lanud Halim Perdanakusuma, Senin (6/3/2017). Ditengah fokus perhatian orang pada sosok tambun A400M, ada pesawat jenis light business jet yang menarik perhatian, dibalut cat warna putih hijau, dan bertuliskan “TNI AD Indonesian Army” plus logo Puspenerbad dengan nomer A9208, pesawat ini memang mengundang keingintahuan, terlebih tak disangka bahwa Puspenerbad ternyata punya pesawat jet bisnis yang tergolong mewah. Pesawat yang kemudian diketahui berjenis Beechcraft 390 Premier I ini bukan digunakan untuk misi intai, tidak terlihat perangkat elektronik yang berkaitan pada fungsi ECM (Electronic Counter Measure). Namun pesawat denga twin engine ini terbilang sangat khusus, pasalnya memang difungsikan Pimpinan TNI AD untuk menjalank...

DND Wants More Modern Radars 11 Maret 2017 More radars needed in AFP modernization program (image : PAF) Lorenzana wants more modern radars to beef up PHL maritime domain situational awareness MANILA (PNA) --- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is keen to get more modern radar systems to improve the country"s maritime domain situational awareness capability. Such capability is needed in the Sulu and Celebes Sea, which is being threatened by piracy and kidnapping attacks from Abu Sayyaf and other lawless elements, and the eastern seaboard of the Philippines where incidents of poaching and intrusions are rife. Lorenzana said he planned to include the acquisition of modern radars in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program"s Second Horizon. Maritime domain situational awareness refers to the capability to detect, monitor and if necessary, drive away intruding water craft from one"s territorial waters. The AFP Modernization...

IAI Seeks Head-to-Head Shootout with General Atomics on AIR 7003 11 Maret 2017 The Heron TP is on display at the Avalon Airshow. (photo : Australian Aviation) Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is at the Avalon Airshow on a mission to demonstrate that the Heron TP is a viable option that should be considered to meet the Australian Defence Force’s requirement for an armed unmanned aircraft. “Give us the chance to compete, to see our capabilities, to compare, to see the benefit that we can bring with our system,” said Shaul Shahar, IAI executive vice-president and general manager, Military Aircraft Group. Shahar told Australian Aviation on Thursday that IAI plans to partner with a leading Australian defence company that would act as the prime on its bid for the AIR 7003 project, while the Israeli defence and aerospace company would be playing the role of subcontractor, bringing “significant work-share” to Australia. IAI is looking at three or four candidate co...

Acquisition of Shore-Base Missile System is Still On 10 Maret 2017 Shore-based anti-ship missile system (photo : Kongsberg) SBMS still on go but PA to acquire force protection equipment, sniper rifles first MANILA (PNA) --- Acquisition of the country"s shore-base missile system (SBMS) is still on go but the Philippine Army (PA) will first prioritize the procurement of additional force protection equipment, sniper rifles and first-aid kits for its troopers. This was disclosed by PA commander Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda in a recent interview "(We are looking and evaluating the possible SBMS) design, however in the manner of how we implement it (acquisition), it has to conform, say for example with the requirement of the current operational environment, like now, we are prioritizing (the acquisition) of equipment for the welfare and benefit of our soldiers like force protection equipment, (ballistic) helmets to increase their survivability and we are also investing in training to ...