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Most corporations demand source code access for many reasons, with the primary one being that in case the original software provider is no longer interested in or not capable of supporting the software, at least they have the options of finding ways to make such systems last a bit longer. With multi-million dollar (or in defense, multi-billion dollar) investment, no one wants to be the victim of a software vendor that goes bankrupt. By then it's too late to get hold of the software.

That makes sense, but in regards to our issue it would not be practical. Just imagine, the Russians giving their source code to an American company to integrate Russian equipment to their systems? Never. The Russians don't even give the source code to India which is their development partner.
 
Gepard Frigate

What´s new on the Gepard light frigates #3 and #4, configured as Submarine hunter?
the Gepard have 2x2 533mm DTA-53 tubes, firing SET-65KE torpedoes. weight 2,070 kg, max range 20 km, top speed 45 knots.


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similar configuration in some warships of India Navy
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some other pics of the Gepard docking at the shipyard. handover to Vietnam Navy expected to be in August and September this year.

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Denmark government’s evaluation report for F-35 vs EF-2000 vs F/A-18. Suprisingly F-35 cost less than both the other two.

http://www.fmn.dk/eng/allabout/new-fighter/Pages/new-fighter.aspx

but note that Boeing have rejected the Danish evaluation and said that the figure for the F/A-18 was over-estimated by 50%-100%.

As expected, the Danish evaluation was biased to favor the F-35:

Technical Foul: Denmark Omits Important Data to Secure F-35 Deal
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MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE
13:39 14.06.2016
With passions around Denmark's controversial decision to strike a costly warplane deal with the US still seething, the Danish Defense Ministry was recently found out to have omitted important details on the F-35's rivals under a false pretext. Therefore, foul play is suspected on Copenhagen's part.


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Flying a Kite: Epic F-35 Deal Leaves Denmark Vulnerable and Penniless

In May, Denmark finally settled on 27 Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets, thus wrecking the chances of the two other candidates, Boeing's Super Hornet and Airbus's Eurofighter Typhoon. However, the objectivity of the Defense Ministry in connection with the 8 billion dollar deal is now in question, as vital information on the F-35's rivals was reportedly left out on purpose.

According to recent reports, the Defense Ministry omitted information about the flight performance of the Boeing and Airbus planes on the grounds that they supposedly failed to meet the deadline and provide the details in time, a claim both aircraft manufacturers strongly deny.

"The German Defense Ministry and US industry delivered the answers to the technical questions before the deadline on April 6. Therefore, we expected of course the submitted data to be taken into account the in the final report report," Lars Jørgensen Illum, sales chief for Airbus in Denmark, said.

"This is just another example of how the F-35 came to look so good in the final report," Peter Viggo Jakobsen, associate professor at the Defense Academy, told the Danish newspaper Berlingske. "One is left with the impression that everything was done to have the F-35 win," he further said.

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I Can Hear Those Fighter Planes: Danes Balk at Purchase of Noisy New Jets

According to Eva Flyvholm of the Red-Green Alliance, which has been very critical of Copenhagen's participation in the "arms race," the revelation has enhanced the impression that the stage was set for the F-35 from the very beginning.

"At best, this is extremely sloppy, at worst, it is sheer manipulation," Eva Flyvholm said.

According to aircraft expert Andreas Krog, it is very unfortunate, that the report that laid the foundation for a costly warplane deal is being questioned once again.

"This is another pebble in the big picture of a messy report," Andreas Krog told Politiken.

Meanwhile, the ink is still drying on the political agreement for the update of the fighter aircraft fleet. The discussion ended in a deal between the Social Democrats, the Social Liberals, the Liberal Alliance and the Danish People's Party to buy a total of 21 F-35 fighters, while retaining the option to buy six extra warplanes should the budget be able to handle it.
 
Military aircraft goes missing during training session

VNA TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016 - 15:01:06 PRINT


A Su 30Mk2 aircraft of Vietnam's Air Defence – Air Force Service (Photo: militaryphotos.net)

Nghe An (VNA) – The waters off the coast of the central province of Nghe An are being searched to look for a military aircraft that went missing during a training session on early June 14.

The Su 30Mk2 aircraft, coded 8585, of Regiment 923 under Division 371 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service lost contact at 6:50 am in the area of Hon Mat Island, about 40km off the coast of Nghe An’s Vinh city.

It carried the deputy head and chief of the staff of Regiment 923, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai, and pilot Major Nguyen Huu Cuong.

Shortly after receiving notification of the incident, the Border Guard High Command of Nghe An ordered border guard posts along the shore to ask the local administration and fishermen operating near Hon Mat Island to join the search for the aircraft.

Three border guard ships with 35 soldiers on board have been dispatched to search for the missing plane.

Other coastal border guard posts have also readied vehicles and personnel to be deployed when necessary.-VNA
 
PM asks for joint efforts to search for missing military aircraft

VNA TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016 - 21:25:27


Naval ship HQ211 heads to the sea to join the search (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a dispatch asking for increased efforts to search for a military aircraft which went missing early on June 14 over the waters off central Nghe An province.

The Su 30Mk2 aircraft, of Regiment 923 under Division 371 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service, lost contact at 6:50 am during a training session in the area of Hon Mat Island, about 40km off the coast of Nghe An’s Vinh city.

The aircraft was carrying deputy head and chief of staff of Regiment 923, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai, and pilot Major Nguyen Huu Cuong.

The Prime Minister asked the Defence Ministry to seek all measures and mobilise forces to speed up the search for the two pilots and the aircraft.

The ministry is required to investigate reasons for the incident and review the flight control process to learn from experience to avoid similar accidents.

He asked the National Committee for Search and Rescue, the People’s Committees of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct relevant offices to effectively carry out search and rescue activities.

A command post was set up at the military command of Nghe An’s Cua Lo township on the afternoon of June 14.

At 4 pm, marine teams of the province’s Border Guard High Command and Naval Region 1 loaded food and about 2,000 litres of freshwater onto naval ship HQ211 to support the search force at sea.

Shortly after receiving notification of the incident, the provincial Border Guard High Command ordered border guard posts along the shore to ask the local administration and fishermen operating near Hon Mat Island to join in the search.

Three border guard ships with 35 soldiers on board were also dispatched to look for the missing fighter.

Other coastal border guard posts have also readied vehicles and personnel to be deployed when necessary.-VNA
 
Aerial Defence

Vietnam integrated aerial defence for northeastern front. consisting of a network of radars, notably domestic made RV-02 UHF acquistion radars and ukraine ST68UM search radars. RV-02 is a further development of RV-01, originated in Belarus, capable to detect aircraft at a distance of 360 km. powerful Ukrainian-made 3D search radar ST68UM can detect stealth aircrafts, strategic cruise missiles, tactical ballistic missiles and other targets with a reflection surface up to 0.02 sq. m. flying at speeds up to 2.800 m/s in massive enemy air raids and heavy clutter and severe ECM environments, capable to detect flying objects at a distance of 170 km.


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Arrival of ukrainian-made 3D search radar ST68UM (36D6-M) system in Vietnam


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One pilot on missing jet fighter found

VNA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 - 9:00:03

Freshwater is carried onto naval ship HQ211 to support searching forces at sea (Photo: VNA)

Nghe An (VNA) – Major Nguyen Huu Cuong, a pilot on the military aircraft that went missing during a training session off the coast of the central province of Nghe An, was saved at 5 am of June 15.

Cuong, who is also the head of the SU30 fighter squadron under Division 371’s Regiment 923 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service, was in stable condition when he was found by fisherman Pham Van Le from the neighbouring province of Ha Tinh.

A ship was deployed to the fishing boat’s location to carry the pilot back to the mainland.

Rescue forces are continuing to search for the other on board – Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai, deputy head and chief of staff of Regiment 923, and the missing aircraft.

The Su 30MK2 aircraft lost contact at 6:50 am of June 14 during a training session in the area of Hon Mat Island, about 40km off the coast of Nghe An’s Vinh city.

On June 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a dispatch asking the Defence Ministry to seek all measures and mobilise forces to speed up the search for the two pilots and the aircraft.

The ministry is required to investigate reasons for the incident and review the flight control process to learn from experience to avoid similar accidents.-VNA


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1 pilot rescued from crashed military jet in central Vietnam


By Thanh Nien Staff, Thanh Nien News

THANH HOA - Wednesday, June 15, 2016 11:35

Both pilots aboard a Vietnamese Air Force Sukhoi fighter jet that crashed into the sea Tuesday managed to eject safely, but only one has been rescued so far.

The Nghe An Province Border Guard told Thanh Nien that Nguyen Huu Cuong was found by fishermen with a life vest and in stable condition at 5 a.m. Wednesday.
The fishing boat is on its way back to shore with him.

Cuong told the Ministry of Defense by phone from the boat that he and Colonel Tran Quang Khai managed to jump and parachuted into the sea around four kilometers from each other. He could see Khai’s parachute before they drifted apart, he said.

Pham Van Ty, deputy head of the ministry's rescue department, said Cuong was found 60 nautical miles off the coast of Thanh Hoa Province.
A ministry rescue team is still looking for Khai.

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An undated photo shows a Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jet. Photo: Ngoc Minh/Thanh Nien
Their Russian-made Su-30MK2 went off the radar at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday during a training flight off the north-central coast.

Rescuers noticed traces of oil in the area at around 10: 50 a.m.
Vietnam in 2009 signed a $500 million contract to buy eight Sukhoi jets from Russia, and has ordered another 32. The first four were delivered in 2011.
 
Integrated Fire Control System VQ1-M, developed by Viettel

The system collects and processes data coming from passive/active radars from ground stations and airplanes, sharing data with artilleries and missile corps. such as Pantsir-S1, a medium range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system. until yesterday, there are only 8 countries in the world having developed such fire control system.


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