Eksesais THALAY LAUT SIRI 20/2015 Selesai Dengan Penuh Bergaya

13 Agustus 2015

Pesawat Sukhoi SU-30MK melaksanakan  tembakan Chaff (all photos : TLDM)

Tanjung Gelang  –  Secara rasminya Eksesais Thalay Laut Siri 20/2015 telah menutup tirai dengan penuh bergaya. Upacara penutup Eksesais Thalay Laut 20/2015 telah disempurnakan di atas kapal HTMS NARATHIWAT Tentera Laut Diraja Thailand kira-kira jam 11 pagi yang berlangsung di sekitar perairan Pulau Tioman.

Latihan Penembakan Meriam oleh KD TERENGGANU

Upacara penutup ini disempurnakan oleh Deputy Chief of Task Force 58, Capt Aupatham Smootranon dari TLDT dan disaksikan oleh Chief Task Force 58, Kept Jamaludin bin Hj Sairi TLDM. Pelbagai latihan telah dilaksanakan bagi memperbaiki kecekapan dalam menjalankan eksesais secara bersama.

Pasukan menggeledah KD TERENGGANU menuju ke HTMS PHUKET

Latihan DLT oleh KD TERENGGANU bersama Fennec

Memetik ucapan Capt Auptham, eksesais sebegini dapat menggalakkan interaksi diantara angkatan laut kedua-dua buah negara dan beliau juga mengucapkan selamat tiba ke destinasi kepada semua kapal yang terlibat. 

Latihan Manuevra Taktis bersama-sama kapal Thailand

Sesi Photex

Selain itu, eksesais Thalay Laut Siri 20/2015 juga menjadi lebih bermakna kepada 7 orang anggota PSS TLDM yang berpeluang menyertai eksesais pada kali ini. Ini secara langsung memberi pendedahan dan melihat sendiri bagaimana eksesais bilateral sebegini dilaksanakan.

(TLDM)

LMV : Sea Prowler

12 Agustus 2015

 Singapore's Littoral Mission Vessel (image : Sing Mindef)

Singapore's seaward defence will get a boost when the new Littoral Mission Vessels (LMVs) are fully operational by 2020.  

Smarter, faster and sharper - that is the tagline for the new LMVs which will replace the 20-year-old Patrol Vessels (PVs). Designed from the onset to be operated by a leaner crew, the LMV uses technology to its advantage by automating processes with remote systems.

One example - the 80m-long warship's vital signs are monitored remotely by crew with onboard cameras and sensors. The health of its combat and other shipboard systems can be transmitted wirelessly to shore, to facilitate pre-emptive maintenance work.

In the speed department, the LMV manages very respectable speeds in excess of 27 knots (about 50kmh). It can also carry a medium-lift helicopter and Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to respond quickly to security incidents. Though larger than the PV, the LMV is highly manoeuvrable and able to endure rougher seas.

On the business end, the LMV carries both lethal and non-lethal options to deal with would-be aggressors. They range from advanced missiles, large and small calibre guns to water cannon systems, and acoustic devices that are capable of projecting verbal warnings over the sea surface.

This new addition to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s fleet is also versatile. It can be easily converted to suit different missions.

For example, it can be fitted with medical modules to support Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief missions, as well as unmanned systems for surveillance or mine-countermeasure operations.

"The first of the new class of LMVs is faster, better equipped, with more capabilities and endurance - these ships will replace the Fearless-class Patrol Vessels… We are proud that today, in Singapore's Golden Jubilee year, we have these new ships to address growing challenges in this region."

- Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen in a Facebook post on 3 Jul, when the first LMV was launched at ST Marine's shipyard located in Benoi.

Did you know?

A unique design feature of the LMVs is the co-location of the ship's vital controls in an Integrated Command Centre. This area in the ship houses the LMV's Bridge, Combat Information Centre, and Machinery Control Room - which are usually housed in separate parts of a warship.

The LMV also has windows all-round, providing the crew with a 360-degree view of the ship's immediate surroundings - very useful in Singapore's crowded waters, where the LMVs will see most of their service.

(CyberPioneer)

Ukrainian Industry Offers Surface-Launched R-27

12 Agustus 2015

Surface-launched variant of the R-27 showing the addition of the Artem booster. This modification, made by Artem, will give the surface-launched R-27 variant an effective range of 55 km (photo : Jane's)

In an effort to develop a new product line independent of their traditional Russian partners, two Ukrainian enterprises - Artem and Radionix - have entered into a co-operative programme to develop a new, air defence version of the Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name: AA-10 'Alamo') air-to-air missile (AAM).

The R-27 is of Russian design, developed in numerous variants during the Soviet era by the GosMKB Vympel design bureau in Moscow, although the production line for these missiles and most of other Soviet design AAMs was generally located in Kiev at the Artem plant.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Artem continued to produce a full line of missiles and operate as a supplier to both the Russian armed forces and export customers of Russian fighter aircraft. However, with the incursion into Ukraine and subsequent embargoes on all defence trade with Russia, Artem has been cut off from GosMKB Vympel in Moscow, and the company is now leveraging its significant missile design capacity to develop a new product line based on the R-27.

Ukrainian industry sources told IHS Jane's that the basic concept for the R-27 ground-launched version involves two basic adjustments to the missile's design. The first will add a booster motor to the missile to give it the additional range and altitude required to engage airborne targets. This modification, made by Artem, will give the surface-launched R-27 variant an effective range of 55 km.

Secondly, the missile will be fitted with three new guidance systems: an infrared (IR) seeker, an active radar-homing seeker head and a passive, anti-radiation design. Currently in development with Radionix, the Ukrainian electronics, radar and electronic warfare house, the new guidance package will make the missile less vulnerable to countermeasures, where a jammer optimised against one type of seeker will be ineffective against one of the other two types.

Artem previously embarked on a more complex re-design of the R-27 for use as a surface-to-air missile. This was unveiled at the 2014 AviaSvit Ukrainian Air Show. This missile, designated AR(ZR)-260T, strips all of the guidance vanes from the missile and adds a new set of control vanes along with a new booster motor. The AR(ZR)-260T was to have used a non-Ukrainian IR seeker, although Artem did not announce plans to fit a radar-homing or anti-radiation seeker to this version.

(Jane's)

Skadron 32 Terima Realokasi Herky A-1323

11 Agustus 2015

Pesawat Hercules TNI AU A1323(photo : lakako)

Kemampuan profesiensi setiap air crew, baik para penerbang maupun para teknisi harus tetap terjaga dengan baik, agar tugas dan tanggung jawab yang diemban dapat dilaksanakan sesuai tuntutan tugas yang dipercayakan kepadanya. Oleh karena itu, tuntutan jam terbang bagi setiap air crew harus dipenuhi dengan maksud, agar kemampuan yang dimiliki tidak menurun, akan tetapi harus terus ditingkatkan. Demikian disampaikan Komandan Lanud Abd Saleh, Kolonel Pnb H. RM. Djoko Senoputro, SE., saat apel khusus penerimaan pesawat Hercules A-1323 bertempat di Hanggar Skadron Udara 32 Wing 2 Lanud Abd Saleh.

Lebih lanjut Kolonel Djoko menyampaikan bahwa, sejalan dengan upaya pembinaan kemampuan personel TNI AU, disamping harus disesuaikan dengan perkembangan alat utama sistem senjata masa kini maupun masa yang akan datang, upaya me-maintain profesiensi para air crew juga harus mendapat perhatian serius. Oleh karenanya, Lanud Abd Saleh akan tetap mengupayakan dengan segala kemampuan yang dimiliki, agar kemampuan profesiensi para air crew serta kesiapan operasional satuan tetap terjaga, sehingga tugas-tugas yang dipercayakan dapat terlaksana secara maksimal.

Sejalan dengan kebijakan Kasau yang meng-off-kan sementara pesawat Hercules Tipe B, maka ditindaklanjuti dengan melaksanakan realokasi dua pesawat dari Skadron Udara 31 Halim Perdanakusuma, yaitu pesawat Hercules tipe H dengan register A-1323 dan A-1331. Namun karena A-1331 saat ini masih dalam pemeliharaan, sehingga siang hari ini (Selasa, 11/8) baru A-1323 yang bisa didatangkan ke Lanud Abd Saleh. Langkah ini diambil dengan maksud, agar para air crew Skadron Udara 32 segera dapat melaksanakan training, guna tetap menjaga profesiensinya, sehingga bila komando atas telah menyatakan bahwa pesawat Hercules tipe B telah diijinkan untuk dioperasikan, maka para air crew Skadron Udara 32 telah siap untuk melaksanakan tugas operasi penerbangan sebagaimana biasanya.

Pada kesempatan apel khusus tersebut Danlanud Abd Saleh berpesan agar masalah keamanan dan keselamatan terbang menjadi prioritas utama dalam setiap pelaksanaan training maupun operasi penerbangan. Hal ini sudah menjadi harga mati yang harus selalu diperhatikan, agar kecelakaan dan kehilangan jiwa manusia maupun kerugian materiil dapat dihindarkan. Untuk itu, seluruh Crew Skadron Udara 32 harus selalu mengikuti prosedur dan ketentuan yang berlaku, serta harus tahu batas kemampuan diri sendiri, serta mempunyai sikap safety yang tinggi, karena tidak ada tempat untuk berbuat kesalahan di udara sekecil apapun.

(TNI AU)

Armed AW-109Es to Act as 'Air Amphibious Support' Assets

11 Agustus 2015

PN AW-109E "Power" (photo : PN)

MANILA (PNA) -- Aside from providing eyes to its parent frigates, the armed AgustaWestland AW-109E "Power" helicopters will also be useful as "air amphibious support" assets, according to Philippine Navy public affairs office chief Cmdr. Lued Lincuna.

The latter is an offensive military operation that uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach.

The commissioning of the two armed AW-109Es on Monday will coincide with the retirement ceremony of PN flag officer-in-command Vice Admiral Jesus C. Millan who will be leaving the service after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56.

The aircraft are armed with 20mm auto-cannon pods and rocket launchers.

The last two AW-109E airframes arrived in the Philippines last December.

This is part of the five-helicopter deal, worth PhP 1.33 billion, signed by the Philippines with AgustaWestland early in 2013.

Three of the AW-109s were delivered and commissioned on Dec. 22, 2013.

The armed versions of the AW-109s will be equipped with machine guns, 20mm cannons and possibly, with air-to-ground rockets.

The AW-109 "Power" helicopter is a three-ton class, eight-seat helicopter powered by two Pratt and Whitney PW206C engines.

The spacious cabin is designed to be fitted with a number of modular equipment packages for quick and easy conversion between roles.

The aircraft’s safety features include a fully separated fuel system, dual hydraulic boost system, dual electrical systems and redundant lubrication and cooling systems for the main transmission and engines.

The AW-109 has established itself as the world’s best selling light-twin helicopter for maritime missions.

Its superior speed, capacity and productivity combined with reliability and ease of maintenance make it the most cost effective maritime helicopter in its class.

For shipboard operations, the aircraft has a reinforced-wheeled landing gear and deck mooring points as well as extensive corrosion protection measures.

The ability to operate from small ships in high sea state enables the AW-109 to perform its mission when many other helicopters would be confined to the ship’s hangar.

Over 550 AW-109 "Power" and AW-109 light utility helicopters have been ordered for commercial, parapublic and military applications by customers in almost 50 countries. 

(PNA)

Lanud Supadio, Pontianak akan Dijaga Oerlikon Skyshield

10 Agustus 2015

Komandan Denhanud 473 Paskhas, Mayor Pas Anang Baskoro, S.Pd. beserta anggota melaksanakan Site Integration Test (SIT) Alutsista PSU Oerlikon Skyshield MK-2 di Skatek 21 Lanud Halim Perdana Kusuma, Jakarta (photo : TNI AU)

Denhanud 473 Paskhas Melaksanakan Site Integration Test Skyshield MK-2

Komandan Detasemen Hanud 473 Paskhas, Mayor Pas Anang Baskoro, S.Pd. beserta 1 Perwira dan 5 anggota dengan tim dari Mabes AU dan Kemhan RI yang dipimpin oleh Kolonel Tek Agus Rudi Supriadi baru-baru ini melaksanakan Site Integration Test (SIT) di Skatek 21 Lanud Halim Perdana Kusuma.

Kegiatan dilaksanakan dalam rangka penerimaan Alutsista PSU Oerlikon Skyshield MK-2 yang bertujuan untuk melaksanakan pemeriksaan ulang seluruh fungsi Oerlikon Skyshield Firing Unit System setelah proses pengiriman melalui kapal laut dari Jerman menuju Indonesia dan tindak lanjut dari Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) yang dilaksanakan di Perusahaan Rheinmetall Switzerland bulan Mei lalu.

Keterlibatan anggota Denhanud 473 Paskhas disamping membantu tim dari Mabes AU dan Kemhan RI, bertujuan untuk me-refresh kemampuan prajurit Denhanud 473 Paskhas untuk mengawaki Alutsista yang sebelumnya telah melaksanakan pelatihan-pelatihan baik di dalam maupun luar negeri.

Dalam kesempatan itu, Dandenhanud 473 Paskhas menekankan kepada anggotanya agar melaksanakan SIT dengan serius, teliti dan cermat terhadap keseluruhan item-item yang diterima, mengingat Alutsista tersebut akan segera dioperasikan di Lanud Supadio.

Seusai pelaksanaan SIT selanjutnya Alutsista PSU Oerlikon Skyshield MK-2 akan segera dikirimkan ke Markas Detasemen Hanud 473 di Lanud Supadio, Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat.

(TNI AU)

Armed AW-109Es Commissioned; 2 Australian Donated LCHs Blessed

10 Agustus 2015

 PN AW-109E Power (photo : PN)

MANILA (PNA) -- The Philippine Navy (PN) formally commissioned into service its two armed AgustaWestland AW-109E "Power" helicopters in simple ceremonies at Naval Station Jose Andrada, on Roxas Boulevard, Manila Monday.

The helicopters are armed with .50 caliber machinegun pods and 2.75 inch rocket launchers.

Cmdr. Lued Lincuna, PN public affairs office chief, said that armed AW-109Es are also equipped with maritime air surveillance capability, amphibious air support operations and weather search radar and forward looking infrared systems that enhances the Navy's maritime air surveillance and close air support for ground troops.

The 8 a.m. commissioning ceremonies were spearheaded by outgoing PN flag-officer-in-command Vice Admiral Jesus C. Millan.

The last two AW-109E airframes arrived in the Philippines last December.

This is part of the five-helicopter deal, worth Php1.33-billion, signed by the Philippines with AgustaWestland early 2013.

Three of the AW-109s were delivered and commissioned in Dec. 22, 2013.

PN kanding Craft Heavy (photo : PN)

Millan said the acquisition of the armed AW-109Es are part of the PN's efforts in developing a robust island defense force and becoming an effective instrument of national development.

Meanwhile, the two Australian-donated landing craft heavies (LCHs) were also blessed Monday.

The two LCHs vessels were christened as BRP Ivatan (AT-298) and BRP Batak (AT-299) to preserve the distinctiveness of the two ethnic groups of Palawan and Batanes.

These ships were donated by the Australian government last January. They arrived in Sangley Point, Cavite last Aug. 7.

Milan said the addition of these vessels translates into the boosting of the capability of the PN to transport personnel, equipment and aid during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. They will also be useful in transporting troops from one operational area to another. 

(PNA)