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RAN"s Eyes in the Skies 08 Maret 2017 Schiebel Camcopter S-100 rotor-wing UAV ( photo : DTR Magazine) Navy"s Avalon eyes in the skies Not all aircraft at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon actually have pilots – just ask the team at the Navy Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit. The Unit is tasked with trialling and testing two different unmanned aircraft types – the ScanEagle (fixed wing) and the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 (rotary wing) for the Royal Australian Navy. ScanEagle has been operated in the HMAS Choules and HMAS Newcastle (photo : news) Lieutenant Commander Matt Hyam is the Engineering Manager in charge of the maintenance and engineering of both unmanned aircraft systems. Most of the staff at the unit are aviation technicians, specialising in avionics or airframes. “We only have a very small team here at Avalon this year because a lot of our technicians are currently undergoing world-class training with Schiebel in Vienna, Austria, for two months,...

Vietnam Eyes Israeli Weapons for Air Force Use 03 Maret 2017 Delilah stabdoff-range air-to-surface missile (photo : valka) Vietnam is considering a purchase of advanced weapon systems from Israel, with the nation’s air force eyeing an advanced version of the Israel Military Industries (IMI) Delilah standoff-range air-to-surface missile. The system was included in recent discussions between Vietnamese president Tran Dai Quang and IMI chairman Yitzhak Aharonovitch in Hanoi. Israel has become a significant partner to Vietnam in defence activities. First used in combat by Israeli Lockheed Martin F-16s over Lebanon in 2006, the Delilah has a range of 135nm (250km) and can carry a variety of warheads. IMI has been upgrading the weapon’s capabilities, based on the operational experience of its domestic customer. The missile is 2.7m (8.8ft) long and weighs 187kg (400lb). Flight Fleets Analyzer records the Vietnamese People’s Air Force as operating 36 Sukhoi Su-22 strike aircra...

Australia Eyes Broad UAV Fleet 01 Maret 2017 Black Hornet nano UAV (photo : swns) The Australian Defence Force is planning to significantly increase the number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its inventory and bring local industry into the fold in the development of an amphibious platform that can operate with substantial endurance over littoral waters and inland. Amongst the current inventory are Textron Systems" Shadow and Heron UAVs, as well as AeroVironment"s Wasp micro aircraft and Prox Dynamics" Black Hornet UAV - although the latter two have been purchased in smaller numbers as part of an evaluation process, as has Schiebel"s S100 rotary-wing platform. The defence forces" programme office responsible for UAVs has stated that there are plans to provide a Black Hornet system to each army section and that it is confident that the price would be reduced as more units are ordered. ( Jane"s ) Militer Indonesia

Russia"s Kamaz Eyes ASEAN Market with Vietnam Expansion 06 Februari 2017 In 2016 Kamaz sold 1,855 trucks to Vietnam, or 20% of the company"s total exports. (photos : defence.pk) Russia Truck Giant Eyes ASEAN Market With Vietnam Expansion Last week, the director-general of Russia’s biggest truck manufacturer, Kamaz, said that the company plans to boost the export of its trucks to Vietnam as part of a broader move to expand its presence in other Southeast Asian markets. Kamaz Director General Sergey Kogogin told Russian state-owned TASS news agency that the firm plans to expand its presence in Vietnam, with a view that more Kamaz trucks could also be then supplied to neighboring ASEAN countries such as Laos and Cambodia. Kogonin’s statement that Kamaz intends to boost its Vietnamese presence is no surprise. Kamaz has had a long relationship with Vietnam, with the first truck delivered to the country back in 1979. And Vietnam’s attractiveness as a country has only grown ...

Duterte Eyes ‘Precision-Guided’ Weapons from Russia 03 Februari 2017 Russian precision-guided weapons (photo : sputnik) President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing to buy “precision-guided” weapons from Russia amid the government’s offensive against Islamic extremists in Mindanao. Duterte, in his speech during the traditional dinner with Armed Forces of the Philippines Council of Sergeant Majors in Malacanang on Tuesday night, confirmed he would visit Russia sometime in March or April. “I will make friends with everybody. So I will go to Russia in springtime. They are preparing for my visit,” he said. The President said he and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana would meet with their Russian counterparts and discuss the possible acquisition of “precision-guided ” armaments. “We are talking about precision-guided [arms]. Hindi ko kailangan ng (I don’t need) anti-aircraft. Rebelde lang naman ‘to (They’re just rebels). Bu...

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...