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Indonesia Mulls Turkish, South Korean, Russian Options for Marines APC Requirement 10 Februari 2017 Indonesia is currently considering options in the acquisition of 50 APCs for its Marines Corps. Contract to include an in-country licensed production component for latter units (photo : tactdb) The Indonesian Ministry of Defence is currently evaluating proposals from Russia, Turkey, and South Korea in a programme to acquire 50 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the Indonesian Marines (Korps Marinir: KORMAR). Jane"s understands from sources close to the procurement process that options being considered are namely the BTR-80 from Russia"s Military-Industrial Company, the ACV-19 from Turkey"s FNSS, and the Next Infantry Fighting Vehicle (NIFV) K21 from South Korea"s Doosan. A sum of USD95 million has been allocated for the programme, and will be provided for under the defence ministry"s budget for 2017. Hanwha K-21 amphibious (photo : reddit) Besides deployment ...

DND Evaluating Russian Offer of Diesel-Electric Submarines 27 Januari 2017 Improved Kilo class submarine (photo : Defencetalk) MANILA (PNA) -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the country is now evaluating Russia"s offer to sell the Philippines some of its advanced diesel-electric submarines. The DND chief, in a press briefing Thursday, said they are now determining on whether these specialized ships are essential for the modernization needs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and whether the country can afford to acquire and maintain such an expensive weapons platform. However, Lorenzana said Russia diesel-electrics submarines are considered to be one of the best in the world. Six variants of the Russian-made Kilo-class submarines are now being operated by Vietnam People"s Navy. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is expected to acquire its own diesel-electric class submarines during the 2nd Horizon of the AFP Modernization Program whic...

Russian Company Delivers Missile Test Monitoring Stations to Vietnam 11 Januari 2017 Sazhen-TA mobile missile test monitoring station (photos : Sputnik, TASS) Four Sazhen-TA mobile stations intended for visual measurements during missile armament tests were supplied and deployed in Vietnam by Russia’s NPK Precision Instrument-Making Systems, the company said on Jan 9. "Startup work was completed and four video theodolite posts 14Sh27 [Sazhen-TA mobile optical-electronic system] were put into service," the company said on its website. Russian specialists also trained Vietnam’s counterparts in equipment handling and participated in launches of observation targets. Sazhen-TA mobile system for outer trajectory measurements provides for measurements of the range and angular coordinates of targets in visible and IR bands and for recording of target flight phases. ( TASS ) Militer Indonesia

PHL Interested in Russian Drones 10 Januari 2017 Searcher UAV made in Russia under licence from Israel (photo : Kazakov) Will PH Buy Submarine from Russia? Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Russia has offered to sell a submarine to the Philippines to boost the modernization program of the military. Russia’s package offer is also accompanied with drones and military hardware according to Lorenzana. Due to high cost of Russia’s submarine, Lorenzana said he would decline its procurement because it is too expensive and the military does not need it right now. He said the defense department is looking at the acquisition of drones and sniper rifles. “The drones, we can get them,” Lorenzana said. Meanwhile, President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed interest in getting sniper rifles from Russia, but Lorenzana said these were not yet available during his recent visit to Moscow. ( Tankler ) Militer Indonesia