F35 JSF

JSF 35 is a multirole fighter for the air-to-ground role with secondary air-to-air capability. It being designed to replace existing aircraft such ad F16,A10 and even F18. It main mission will include close air support, tactical bombing, and air defense missions


Basically there are 3 designs to fulfill 3 major services of US military; USAF, Navy and Marine Corps@ UK Royal & Air Force.

The designs are:

i)conventional take off and landing (CTOL) variant.
ii)F-35B, short-take off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant.
iii)F-35C, carrier-based CATOBAR (CV) variant.

F35 is a fifth generation fitted the current edge of tech.




For STOVL capability, F35 used Rolls-Royce/Allison shaft-driven lift-fan, roll ducts and a three-bearing swivel main engine nozzle, which being powered by modified Pratt & Whitney F119 engine.

The range F35 STOVL is 1,670 km with its combat radius is 910km.

Its has 6 external hardpoints on its wings and 2 × internal bays with 2 pylons each.

Meanwhile the capabilities of the radar, AN/APG-81 has air-to-air modes with advanced air-to-ground modes(high resolution mapping, multiple ground moving target detection and track, combat identification, electronic warfare). The radar it-self is a successor radar to the F-22's AN/APG-77 now.


p/s Singapore could be buying 100 of these fifth genearation (fighters.http://www.armedforces-int.com/news/singapore-could-purchase-joint-strike-fighter-davis.html)

The Return of The Sky Kings

At last, Migs are back into service.

Migs played main role as Mach 2 interceptor, protecting strategic south zone from intruders.

Although only 10 jets or one squadron available but the Migs fire power and agility sure to give challenge to whoever dare to invade its sky.

With the current dull economy, puchasing new fighters will be not a option to replace the Migs.

Better have something than loss everthing....

Scorpene-Part 2

KD TAR is ready for deep water testing.

The Defence Minister is going to join the test this Monday.

Hmm... luckily the scorpene is under warranty.

p/s All hands, dive dive dive!!!

Scorpene

Really frustrated to hear that our subs cannot dive because of equipment failure. But at least the navy sincere enough to admit now not next coming 2 years.

So the warranty has been expand so that it will cover the coming test plan in our territory deep sea. Well that is good news for now.

All hands, dive dive dive!!! Opss.. cannot dive ma!

TASK FORCE 2010

Explanation by the current Defence Minister in Parliament on Task Force 2010:

TASK FORCE 2010 telah ditubuhkan pada Januari 2007 sebagai Agensi Kerajaan Malaysia untuk membantu Kerajaan Thailand dalam usaha membawa keamanan ke Selatan Thailand.

Dalam menjalankan tugas dan tanggungjawabnya, TASK FORCE 2010, telah melaksanakan pelbagai program, aktiviti serta usaha-usaha khusus ke arah memenuhi misi yang dipertanggungjawabkan. Sehingga kini usaha-usaha tersebut telah menampakkan hasil.

Walau bagaimanapun Kerajaan telah membuat keputusan untuk membubarkan TASK FORCE 2010 pada penghujung tahun ini. Peranannya akan diambil alih oleh agensi-agensi Kerajaan yang berkaitan bagi mempastikan kesinambungan usaha-usaha ke arah keamanan di selatan Thailand

More exposure on RMAF asset - F18D

This is part of article from Malay Mail;

Source codes, Dzirhan said, are software codes which modify the systems of the aircraft to work with non-standard systems.

"Most aircraft manufacturers and countries do not give out the source codes, but they might be willing in certain cases to modify them to enable the aircraft to accept non-standard systems.

"It simply means we can re-programme or modify the system, which in most cases, are kept standard, including the Russian ones.

"In any event, even if we did have the codes, do we have the expertise to do anything with it?"

Dzirhan pointed out an example that since it was the Russians who conducted integration work on the RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM multi-role combat aircraft, this seemed to suggest that we did not get the software codes for the planes or even if we did, we don't have the expertise to do anything with it.

"As a general rule, the United States do not release its source codes to export customers and this is a known fact.

"Obviously, if we did not know this until the last minute, then somebody is not doing their homework before the purchase of the Hornets.

"Even so, why did we not back out of the deal if there were such an issue? In any event, the US does provide 'object codes' which allows the buyer to do limited re-programming on their systems to counter new or unexpected threats."

(Marhalim Abbas, The Malay Mail 01/04/2010)

The Missing Engines of F5E....

BERNAMA said:

Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said the RMAF personnel would be charged for stealing while the company director for disposing off stolen properties.

"Investigations revealed that both F-5E jet engines were removed from the Material Udara 1 (Matra 1) godown in Kuala Lumpur as a result of a collaboration between an RMAF personnel with the rank of sergeant and a company director to dispose off both jet engines," he said in a statement Tuesday night.

The sergeant will be charged under Section 380 of the Penal Code to be read with Section 109 of the same code, while the company director, under Section 414 of the code.

The jets engines were found missing in 2007 while being taken for a routine maintenance from the 12th Squadron (Scorpion) in Butterworth to the RMAF godown in Kuala Lumpur.

(The news is from BERNAMA: RMAF Personnel, Company Director To Be Charged Over Missing F-5E Jet Engines)