ASEAN Military Update

GBU-12 Paveway II The US State Department has licensed the sale of laser-guided bombs to Singapore. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the Foreign Ministry has notified the Congress where they approved the sale of 40 GBU-10 2,000 pounds and 84 GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pounds. Sales also consist of Mark 84 (or BLU-117 / B) 2000 pounds and Mark 82 (or BLU-111 / B) weighing 500 pounds. The package also includes telemetry units for AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range air-to-air missiles, target drones, and various other equipment, spare parts and related support. Estimated cost is US $ 415 million or almost Rp6 trillion. Singapore is the main security partner of the United States, and the most sophisticated military power in Southeast Asia. This small country operates 40 F-15SG aircraft along with 60 Lockheed Martin F-16C / D Fighting Falcon fighter jets. Singapore also expressed interest in acquiring the F-35 Lightning II. Due to lack of land and training areas, Singap...

The expenditure of the military budget of Southeast Asia is still relatively small compared to other regions in the world. Referring to data from SIPRI, South East Asia's total military expenditure is only 2.8 percent of total worldwide military budget by 2016. That year, Southeast Asia issued a military budget of $ 37.91 billion. This figure is only about one-eighth of the East Asian budget. East Asia, the same year is known to spend $ 308.11 billion in military funds, or 18.73 percent of the overall world military budget. Proportion of World Military Spending 2016 Southeast Asia is not an area that is not taken into account. There are several areas in Southeast Asia that serve as a base or location of defense cooperation of the United States in the context of US military dispositions in the Western Pacific. In The Military Balance 2017 published by The International Institute for Strategic Studies states that in the Bangkok area, Thailand, there is a Jo...

HAL Tejas Jakartagreater.com. Malaysia is seeking to acquire lightweight multi-role warplanes as part of a broader plan to better match its combat capabilities in the face of current and future threats, an air force official (Malaysia-ed) said on Nov. 7, 2017 released by Janes.com. Speaking at the Chatham House rule, the official said the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) procurement program is looking for single and supersonic-powered platforms to add BAE Systems Hawk's single-seat fleet and twin-engined Boeing F / A-18D Hornet and Sukhoi Su -30 'Flanker'. "The Royal Malaysian Air Force [RMAF] is measuring its capabilities over the next 15 years, and how best to meet our needs," the official added, "As part of our future capacity plan we see a new [LCA] will have complete air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities. " The official noted that Malaysia's traditional approach to acquiring large double-engine and dual-seater spacecraft ...

Commander of the contingent of Major Infantry Nur Wahyudi when giving information after the contingent welcoming ceremony at Base Ops, Halim Perdana Kusuma, East Jakarta, Friday (24/11/2017). (KOMPAS.com/KRISTIAN ERDIANTO) JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Army contingent to achieve the best achievement in the history of the ASEAN Armed Forces Armed Forces or The ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) 2017 in Singapore on 14 November to 23 November 2017 ago. They managed to break the record with the acquisition of 9 trophies, 31 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze. No wonder if they excel among the 9 other countries and become the overall champion. "We are grateful that we managed to scent the Indonesian nation with these 9 trophies, a record with 31 gold," said the commander of the contingent of Major Infantry Nur Wahyudi when giving a statement after the contingent welcoming ceremony at Base Ops, Halim Perdana Kusuma, East Jakarta, Friday (24 / 11/2017). Meanwhile, Indonesi...

NEW YORK — Singapore has overtaken nations including the US, Russia and China as the country launching the most cyber attacks globally, according to Israeli data security firm Check Point Software Technologies. The company, whose software tracks an average of eight to 10 million live cyber attacks daily, said Singapore rose to pole position after ranking in the top five attacking countries for the previous two weeks. “It is not particularly unusual for Singapore to be featured among the top attacking countries,” said Eying Wee, Check Point’s Asia-Pacific spokeswoman.  A key Southeast Asian technology hub, much of the internet traffic flowing through Singapore originates in other countries. That means a cyber attack recorded as coming from Singapore may have been launched outside the country, she said. The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore said there are a number of reports measuring cyber attacks, which are based on various methodologies and therefore provi...

A-29 Super Tucano Brazilian Embraer Company announced that it received the order of six A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The aircraft will be deployed for close air support, light attack, surveillance, air-to-air interception, and counter-insurgency missions. Deliveries will begin in 2019. "We are honored to be selected by the Philippine Air Force, our second carrier in the Asia Pacific region, and with the confidence expressed by our customers," said Jackson Schneider, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security as reported on the company's official website Thursday 30 November 2017. "Super Tucano is the best light combat aircraft on the market and we are confident of being able to carry out the mission it employs." A-29 Super Tucano is a versatile turboprop aircraft capable of performing multiple missions, even operating from an emergency runway. Until now, Super Tucano was chosen by 14...

The 150-kilogram micro satellite weighs in Circularly Polarized-Synthetic Aperture Radar (CP-SAR), Thursday (16/12/2016), at Josaphat Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (JMRSL), Chiba University, Japan. This is the first micro satellite to carry a radar sensor. (JOSAPHAT MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING LABORATORY ) Jakarta, Jakartagreater.com - To improve the capability of air and space control, TNI AU (Indonesian Air Force), through the Research and Development Service of the Indonesian Air Force (Dislitbangau) in cooperation with Prof. Joshapat Tetuko Sri Sumatyo, Ph.d. will conduct research and development (R&D) technology Circulary Polararize-Synthetic Aperture Radar (CP-SAR). Manuscript of cooperation (MOU) signed by Kadislitbangau Marsma TNI Kukuh Sudibyanto and Prof. Joshapat Tetuko Sri Sumatyo, P.hd as the creator of CP-SAR technology, witnessed by Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, S.IP., on Tuesday 28 November 2017 at Mabesau Cilangkap, Jakarta. CP-SAR technology in the futu...