This make me sad :( sure that's a good point regarding the fact that Sukhois are logistical burden, but i don't expect it is THAT much of a burden, i thought Su-27/30/35 have like "good" compatibility with each other, but apparently they're not, and that they cost a lot in maintenance...
Well, i personally anticipated F-16V more rather than F-15, cause while they are good, we already have Sukhois, so any excess budget should be allocated to maximize their effectiveness and to make sure they could fight together with the rest of the fleets with no trouble regarding datalinking...
I assume the scale model is of the "proposed" configuration for upcoming Iver Huitfeldt frigate, that unlike the Danish Navy configuration, it used 127mm main gun and 2x 30mm Millenium gun in place of 2 x 76mm naval gun. What concerned me is the lack of opening for TASS, and the fact that...
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We're quite fast in building these support and transport ships isn't it? producing 24 LST will not be far-fetched at all. Even then, there's still a lot of production capacity still unused to the maximum, wonder if they decided to go on with the LHD plan, make something like Izumo-class or...
Lunar, why some fighter jets uses wingtip rail launchers to carry short range missiles like the AIM-9X and IRIS-T, while other only uses smaller hardpoints instead?
Just the contrast of this...
Just visited MaxDefense Philippines FB page, seems like they are so pissed with how the Frigates turns out to be, and scorn the HHI even harder lol :v.
Hmm...gimana proyek AL Indonesia? ada masalah serupa kah? kontroversi? lancar-lancar saja atau malah sangat baik? Bisa gak KCR, LPD, Sigma dan Iver integrate satu sama lain melihat supplier (teknologi) mereka beda? gimana nanti kedepannya? gimana nanti rencananya?
Ah i see, seems like i'm overthinking it. But why RPG-7 tho? aren't Pinoys are always a fan of western stuffs? unlike that of Malaysia with Pakistan, Philippines does not have a true "eastern" ally of which they could buy RPGs and other eastern weapons from, except maybe Russia and China ( and...
Care to elaborate more? didn't really paid attention to Pinoys' Frigate program and i only knew that they ordered 2 Frigates from South Korea for about 300 million USD~ (for 2 unit), and it is supposed to be equipped with 8 cell Mk41 VLS, other than that including the sensors are beyond my...
Hmm...i don't think Rafale is of any interest at all for the Air Force, putting aside the pricetag, there's absolutely no benefit in buying Rafale over other options like additional F-16, Flankers or even future IFX acquisition, unless we are India-level happy spender.
Building an effective and...
We don't need to fight, but, we sure need to show to them how big is the fight that we have. Indonesia's priority at the moment is developing the lands and sea while also keeping it intact, there's literally no benefit at all in taking more lands nor any Nationalistic agenda, as we have kinda...
This is less about actually believing there will be no war for the next decades, but more about petty politics as always. Each candidates need to discredit the other one as much as possible, even if that means saying things that contradict your actual view/programs. Cause there' no use at all to...
I see a striking similarity in appearance between Bakamla's Tanjung Datu-class and Sigma Martadinata-class Frigate, especially the front hull and the bridge.
Sorry for being OOT, but can anyone bother to explain to me a short comparison between fighter jets currently on the market, namely F-16V block 70/72, Dassault Rafale, Super Hornet, F-15X, JF-17, Su-35, F-35, Su-57, Gripen NG etc..?
Maybe cause they (the system) are Chinese? idk the Chinese government is obliged by the constitution (?) to sell subpar stuffs for exports, AShMs we bought from the Chinese were essentially Harpoon kw china, perhaps the Navy aren't satisfied, either in the performance or service, or both, also...