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SIARAN MEDIA : TIGA KAPAL TLDM TERLIBAT DALAM OPERASI MENCARI PESAWAT AIR ASIA INDONESIA QZ 8501

29/12/2014

Oleh: Sel Perhubungan Awam, Markas Tentera Laut

1. KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Dis - Pada 28 Dis 14 jam 6.17 pagi waktu tempatan, pesawat Air Asia Indonesia QZ 8501 telah terputus hubungan dengan Air Traffic Controller (ATC) Soetta, Indonesia. SAR telah diaktifkan sebaik kehilangan dan SAR dikoordinasikan oleh Badan SAR Nasional (BASARNAS), Indonesia yang berpusat di Surabaya.

2. Tujuh sektor pencarian telah diwujudkan oleh BASARNAS berpusat di Pulau Karimata. Operasi pencarian di laut diketuai oleh Laksamana Pertama Rashid Kacong TNI-AL, Komandan Gugusan Keamanan Laut Barat (GUSKAMLABAR). Selain aset-aset maritim Indonesia, negara lain yang terlibat adalah Malaysia, Singapura dan Australia. Manakala India telah menyatakan kesediaan mengaturgerak aset udaranya pada bila-bila masa.

Singapore, Malaysia are Buying Aerostats for Surveillance

26/12/2014

Malaysia will deploy smaller 12-to-17-meter class aerostat for maritime surveillance in its Eastern Sabah Security Zone. (Photo: TCOM)

By: Chris Pocock (www.ainonline.com)

Recent new export orders for aerostat-mounted surveillance systems have encouraged TCOM to suggest that the market share for lighter-than-air (LTA) systems is expanding, at the expense of conventional airborne solutions. The American LTA specialist company is providing a large, radar-carrying aerostat to the Singapore Ministry of Defence early next year, and also recently logged orders for smaller aerostats from neighboring Malaysia. TCOMalso provides the very large aerostat for the JLens airborne threat detection system that is entering a three-year evaluation by NORAD on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.

Pusat Pengumpulan Pembekalan Makanan Mangsa Banjir Pengkalan Udara Subang

26/12/2014

Pusat Pengumpulan Pembekalan Makanan Mangsa Banjir AKTIF. Beroperasi 24 Jam di Pangkalan Udara Subang. Bagi yang ingin menghulurkan sumbangan boleh hubungi talian berikut.

Pembaca Rentaka yang dihormati, jika ada yang ingin memanjangkan sumbangan makanan/minuman kepada mangsa banjir, boleh dibuat terus ke Pusat Pengumpulan Pembekalan Makanan Mangsa Banjir di Pengkalan Udara Subang. Ia beroperasi 24 jam dan boleh dihubungi melalui no 03-2698 5144 atau 03-2694 5434.

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Submarines: Scorpene Goes Long

20/12/2014

By the time it arrived in Malaysia in 2009, the Tunku Abdul Rahman already has plenty of experience with long voyages. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

By: Strategy Page (www.strategypage.com)

In October 2014 a Malaysian Scorpene submarine fired a torpedo for the first time and it was a success. Malaysia had ordered 30 Black Shark torpedoes in 2003 and finally had a chance to use one. Black Shark entered service in 2004 and has a number of navies using it.

Taiwan publicize Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile tests

20/12/2014

A test launch of Taiwan’s Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile. The anti-ship missile is currently in production and deployed on some of the ROC Navy corvettes and frigates. The 20 foot long (about six meters) missile has body diameter of 18 inch (457 mm, excluding fins and boosters). Its launch weight is 3000 lbs (1,361kb). the warhead weight is about 500 pound (225 kg.)

By: Defense Update (defense-update.com)

Taiwan has recently released photos and videos of the latest generation surface launched anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles. The two include the supersonic surface launchedHsiung Feng III anti-ship missile and Tien Kung III surface-to-air missiles. Both were developed at the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.

Malaysia and China hold first-ever joint military exercise

20/12/2014

By: Nicholas Cheng (www.thestar.com.my)

The Malaysian Armed Forces and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began their first-ever bilateral military exercise yesterday to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The five-day tabletop exercise at the Armed Forces’ Joint Warfare Centre (Pesama) saw 20 officers from Malaysia combining their expertise with PLA’s 21-men delegation to develop a common framework for humanitarian and disaster relief operations.

jet- fighters to patrol sabah skies

19/12/2014

RMAF is placing a squadron of its Hawk 208 as a strategic move to monitor Sabah’s east coast and the South China Sea. (Photo: Polycarp Norbert Nyulin)

By: Kristy Inus (www.nst.com.my)

JET-FIGHTERS, such as the Sukhoi SU-30MKM and Boeing F/A-18, will be patrolling Sabah’s skies in the near future as part of plans to expand Labuan’s airforce base.

Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) air operations commander Lieutenant-General Datuk Seri Affendi Buang said while the BAE Hawk squadron had been based in Labuan since Nov 7, other fighter squadrons would soon be attached there as well.

Lift-off for balloon radar to watch over Singapore

19/12/2014

Aerostat is equipped with a surveillance radar that can spot hostile aerial and sea threats from as far as 200km away including straying civilian light aircraft, small boats and even mobile missile launchers. (Graphics : The Straits Times)

By: Jermyn Chow (www.straitstimes.com)

A giant helium-filled balloon will float above Singapore from early next year to watch over the Republic's skies and shores day and night.

Known as an aerostat, the balloon will be tethered to the ground and house a surveillance radar that can spot hostile aerial and sea threats from as far as 200km away. These include straying civilian light aircraft, small boats and even mobile missile launchers.

BHIC bags RM3.7m weapons maintenance contract from Royal Malaysian Navy

19/12/2014

Oto Melara 76/62mm gun firing. BHIC bags the contract for the maintenance and supply of spare parts for, among others, RMN's 76/62MM Oto Melara Gun. (Photo: www.ontargetalignment.com)

By: The Sun (www.thesundaily.my)

Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd's (BHIC) subsidiary, BHIC Defence TechServices Sdn Bhd (BDTS) has been awarded a weapons maintenance contract worth RM3.7million by the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Dewan Negara: Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat Rancang Perolehan Enam Helikopter Tempur

16/12/2014

Oleh: BERNAMA (www.bernama.com.my)

Tentera Darat menerusi Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat (PUTD) merancang perolehan enam buah helikopter tempur bagi melaksanakan operasi secara berkesan di kawasan Pantai Timur Sabah termasuk Zon Keselamatan Pantai Timur Sabah (ESSZone).

Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri memberitahu persidangan Dewan Negara pada Khamis bahawa perolehan berkenaan didaftarkan sebagai projek di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Kesebelas (RMK11) yang akan datang.

MISSILE - ARMED MPACs IN THE PIPELINE FOR PHILIPPINES NAVY

16/12/2014

By: PNA (www.pna.gov.ph)

In a bid to improve its territorial sea interdiction capabilities, the Philippine Navy (PN) announced that it will be acquiring missile-armed MPACs (multi-purpose assault craft) to beef up its patrol force.

This was announced by PN vice commander Rear Admiral Caesar C. Taccad during Tuesday's briefing on modernization.

A400M DELIVERIES PROCEED, BUT TACTICAL CAPABILITIES ARE LATE

15/12/2014

The RAF received its first A400M in mid-November 2014, two months later than promised and without the ability to drop paratroops and a small, specialized load, that the service had expected. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

By: Chris Pocock (www.ainonline.com)

Although Airbus Defence and Space will have delivered 10 A400M airlifters by year-end, only one less than it planned, the introduction of tactical capabilities beyond basic strategic airlift has fallen well behind. That schedule has already been amended twice, once in 2011 as part of the renegotiation of the original contract with the seven partner nations, and again in 2012 after an engine development problem. The delays obliged the company to make provision in its latest financial statement for possible contract losses.

RTAF wants new jet trainers

15/12/2014

RTAF have been operating L-39ZA/ART in strike and trainer role. These jets are equipped with Israeli avionics made by Elbit Systems. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

By: Bangkok Post (www.bangkokpost.com)

The Royal Thai Air Force is considering buying four new training fighter jets to replace its ageing L39 jets, which have reportedly malfunctioned several times.

FURTHER METEOR FIRING TRIALS BEGIN FOR TYPHOON

10/12/2014

Typhoon with Meteor (Picture: Eurofighter)

A Typhoon aircraft has successfully completed the first in a series of live firings of the MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile. This continues the series of trials led by BAE Systems to demonstrate integration of the Meteor missile with Typhoon’s weapon system.

Following contract signature in 2013 for the full integration of Meteor onto Typhoon, the trials continue to demonstrate that the weapon operates effectively with the aircraft.

Led by BAE Systems with support from MBDA, Selex ES, QinetiQ and the UK’s Ministry of Defence, (MOD), the trials were conducted in November 2014 at the MOD’s Hebrides firing range in the UK. The trials further developed and tested the integration of the missile with the weapon system as well as expanding the jettison envelope by conducting firings at different altitudes and speeds. The trials also tested the interface of the missile with the weapon system for both pre-launch priming and post launch datalink functions between the missile and radar.

Kenderaan Tempur AV8 yang pertama akan diserahkan kepada TDM hari ini.

5/12/2014

By. C.Cidarem

Kuantan: Kenderaan tempur buatan Malaysia hasil kerjasama antara DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd bersama FNSS Defence System akan diserahkan secara rasminya kepada Tentera Darat Malaysia oleh Deftech kepada Tentera Darat pada satu majlis yang akan berlangsung di kilang Deftech di Pekan, esok. Penyerahan kenderaan tempur ini yang akan disaksikan oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia YAB Datuk Seri Najib bin Haji Tun Razak