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05 Desember 2017 A35-003 takes off from Fort Worth. (photo : AustralianAviationCarl Richards) The Royal Australian Air Force’s third F-35A Lightning II, A35-003, has completed its first flight. Photographer Carl Richards captured these images of A35-003 taking off on its first flight, from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, on December 1. The aircraft is due to be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in early 2018 to be used for pilot and maintainer training, before being permanently relocated to Australia in 2020. A35-003, known to its manufacturer Lockheed Martin as AU-3, had its RAAF markings, including its 3 Squadron tail flashes, applied in early November, the final phase of the aircraft’s production process. 3 Squadron is due to become the first RAAF F-35 operational unit. ( AustralianAviation )

04 Desember 2017 A-29 Super Tucano (photo : Rafael Nunes) PAF unit to get 6 'Super Tucanos' MANILA -- Once delivered in 2019, the six brand-new Embraer A-29 "Super Tucano" light attack aircraft will be turned over to the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) 15th Strike Wing, a defense official said. "They will be turned over and maintained by the 15th Strike Wing, the PAF's end-user," Department of National Defense (DND) public affairs office chief Arsenio Andolong told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview late Friday. Andolong said the A-29 is a durable, versatile, and highly advanced aircraft capable of carrying out a wide range of missions. "(It can) even (operate) on unimproved runways," he added. The 15th Strike Wing, based in Sangley Point, Cavite City, is the operator of all the Air Force's ground attack aircraft, including the venerable Rockwell OV-10 "Broncos" and assorted armed helicopters. Earlier, Andolong announce...

04 Desember 2017 C-130J and F-16V (al photos : AAG) Lockheed Martin has displayed a model of the C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft for the Royal Thai Air Force, SC-130J Sea Hercules maritime patrol aircraft, F-16V (Viper) Fighting Falcon fighter for Royal Thai Air Force, T-50A trainer and F. Lockheed Martin USA has exhibited the drawings and models of the four C-130J helicopter turbofan engines. Super Hercules marked with the Royal Thai Air Force, as well as other aircraft models at the Yothody Defense and Security 2017 at Impact Exhibition Center, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, 6-9 November. The Royal Thai Air Force has demanded a new tactical transport aircraft in the future to replace the 8th C-130H and C-130H-30 Squadron 601 Squadrons. In 1980, Lockheed Martin C-130J was scheduled to be operational in 2020. The Lockheed Martin C-130J was the perfect replacement for the 8 C -130H of the Royal Thai Air Force. Based on the capacity and the number of users who ha...

01 Desember 2017 A-29 Supert Tucano for PAF will be start delivered in 2019 (photo : videoblocks) SAO PAULO /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer announced today a firm order of six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). After a comprehensive public bidding process participated by several manufacturers from around the globe and complying with the stringent evaluation processes the Super Tucano was selected as part of the PAF's ongoing modernization plan. The aircraft will be deployed for close air support, light attack, surveillance, air-to-air interception, and counterinsurgency missions. Deliveries will start in 2019. "We are honored to be selected by the Philippine Air Force, our second operator in the Asia-Pacific region, and with the confidence expressed by our customer", said Jackson Schneider, president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. "The Super Tucano is the best light attack aircraft in the market and w...

27 November 2017 Australia’s third F-35A aircraft (photo : CASG) Australia's Attack Plane Fleet Grows Australia’s third F-35A aircraft has rolled off the assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, marking another major milestone in Australia’s F-35A Project. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, said No. 3 Squadron markings were applied to the aircraft in early November, the final stage in the production process before the aircraft undergoes several weeks of ground and flight testing at Fort Worth. “The completion of our third Joint Strike Fighter is a significant achievement for Australia’s F-35A Project,” Minister Pyne said. “It is particularly exciting that a key component – the tail piece – was manufactured in Australia, by Australian company, Marand Engineering.” “As the programme matures more and more parts on Joint Strike Fighters going to countries around the world will come from Australia. “More than 50 Australian com...

27 November 2017 Skuadron Udara 21 yang bermarkas di Malang akan dipindahkan ke Tarakan mulai tahun 2018 (photo : Sasandrie) PROKAL.CO, TARAKAN - Pangkalan Udara (Lanud) Tarakan, berencana untuk memaparkan pengembangan udara jangka panjang, hal itu diutarakan saat Komite II DPD RI tiba untuk melakukan kunjungan kerja di Kaltara, pada Minggu nanti (25/11). Kepada Radar Tarakan, Komandan Lanud Tarakan Kolonel Pnb Didik Kristiyanto mengatakan, pihaknya sudah menyiapkan master plane pengembangan Lanud Tarakan ke depan, untuk menjadi pangkalan operasi pertahanan udara di kawasan perbatasan utara Indonesia. “Master plan ini digunakan untuk taraf 5 tahun ke depan. Kami sekarang sedang bangun site plane untuk 10 tahun ke depan. Nantinya jalan pintu masuk sampai ke bibir pantai, sudah kami gambarkan di dalam master plan itu,” katanya. Didik mencontohkan, dalam janga waktu 5 tahun ke depan hingga 2022, di Lanud Tarakan sudah standby 1 skuadron pesawat tempur super tucano anti gerilya serta pesaw...

18 November 2017 BRU-57 smart rack (photo : Harris) Harris was selected by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to provide carriage and release systems (proven, reliable single- and twin-store carriers) for the next-generation Korea Fighter-Experimental (KF-X) programme. The KAI KF-X jet is a programme to develop an advanced multirole fighter for the Republic of Korea Air Force. "The KF-X aircraft represents a new strategic customer and fighter development platform for Harris in the Asian market," Ed Zoiss, President, Harris Electronic Systems, explained. "This selection reaffirms Harris’ position as the supplier of choice worldwide for proven, leading edge carriage and release solutions." The BRU-47 single store carrier, known for its reliability and ease of maintenance, also reduces the time needed for loading stores using Harris’ patented sway-brace technology – which minimizes rack sway due to aircraft maneuvers and munition release. The BRU-46/A and BRU-47/A offer ...

08 November 2017 Already fielded by Malaysia's neighbours, the KAI FA-50 is a prime candidate for the RMAF's new LCA requirement. (photo : KAI) Malaysia is looking to acquire a new ‘low-end’ fighter and attack aircraft as part of wider plans to better tailor its combat capabilities to meet current and future threats, an air force official said on 7 November. Speaking under the Chatham House rule, the official said that the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) procurement programme is looking for a single-engined, supersonic platform to augment its fleets of single-seat BAE Systems Hawk and twin-engined Boeing F/A-18D Hornet and Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker’ fighters. “The Royal Malaysian Air Force [RMAF] is looking at its capabilities for the next 15-years-or-so, and how best we can suit our requirements,” the official said, adding, “As part of our future capability plans we are looking at a new [LCA] that will have some air-to-air and a full air-to-ground capability.” Several program of RMAF ...

02 November 2017 KF-X fighter (photo : Air Recognition) Indonesia has failed to pay its annual share of expenses for a joint project with South Korea to develop high-tech fighter jets, an opposition lawmaker claimed Wednesday. The claim prompted concerns the project, dubbed KF-X, could be suspended. Rep. Kim Jong-dae of the Justice Party, a member of the National Assembly Defense Committee, said Indonesia's state-run defense firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), a participant in the project, has yet to pay this year's remaining allotted 138.9 billion won ($124.5 million) to Seoul as of the end of October, based on a document from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). "If Indonesia does not pay in time, the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has to shoulder the burden of 40 percent of the development costs," Kim said. "Coupled with the current issue of the company being financially strapped, the KF-X project could easily be put in danger." KAI i...

02 November 2017 JF-17 of the Myanmar Air Force (photo : xwtoutiao) A JF-17 Fierce Dragon fighter aircraft with the insignia of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) on its tail has been conducting test flights in China's Chengdu airport, indicating that plans to induct them into MAF by end of this year may be on course. That will make Pakistan a military hardware exporter because the Fierce Dragon has been jointly developed by Pakistan and China. Khwaja Suhail Mansoor, chairman of Pakistan’s standing committee on defence production, claimed recently that the fiscal year that ended in July, the value of defence exports was $98.3 million, a 55% jump from a decade back. While the JF-17 is a major joint collaboration effort to manufacture and sell combat planes by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and the state-owned Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (PAC/CAC), it has been mainly developed by China by improving its CAC FC-1 Xiaolong air fighter. Myanmar is the first country to buy these planes ...

30 Oktober 2017 Pesawat Hawk 100 dan Hawk 200 TUDM (photo : TK) KUANTAN  – Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) akan melakukan penambahbaikan ke atas semua pesawat pejuang jenis Hawk 108 milik pasukan keselamatan berke­naan secara berperingkat-pe­ringkat bagi memastikan semua pesawat berkenaan berada dalam keadaan baik. Panglimanya, Jeneral Tan Sri Affendi Buang berkata, perkara itu dilakukan kerana siasatan mendapati masalah teknikal pada kerangka sawat menjadi punca pesawat pejuang Hawk itu terhempas dan mengorbankan dua juruterbang TUDM di Chukai, Terengganu pada pertengahan Jun lalu. “Punca kejadian itu menjurus kepada masalah teknikal di bahagian rangka sawat pesawat terbabit. Sebagai tindakan susulan, kita sudah membuat penyelenggaraan terhadap dua pesawat Hawk 108 pada bulan lalu. “Pesawat berkenaan sudah diuji dan dalam keadaan baik. Kami akan membuat penyelenggaraan terhadap semua pesawat jenis yang sama secara berperingkat,” katanya ketika ditemui pemberita sele­pas Maj­­...

27 Oktober 2017 Su-35/Flanker E (photo : Ochevidets) Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Menteri Pertahanan, Ryamizard Ryacudu, menegaskan 11 unit pesawat tempur Sukhoi Su-35  Flanker E yang dipesan Indonesia dari Rusia dalam konfigurasi bersenjata lengkap. "Senjatanya lebih dari lengkap karena dapat pengurangan diskon, jadi ada tambahannya," kata dia,  di Jakarta, Kamis. Rencananya, penandatanganan pembelian Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker E itu akan dilakukan pada November 2017. "Sudah tinggal tanda tangan pada November siap. Semuanya itu Rp16 triliun," kata dia.  Namun begitu, dia tidak merinci jenis, tipe, dan varian persenjataan yang dia maksud. Pun demikian dengan sistem avionika dan radar pada 11 unit Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker E itu. Sebelumnya, BUMN Rusia, Rostec, sudah melakukan penandatanganan nota kesepahaman dengan BUMN Indonesia, PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia, terkait barter 11 unit Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker E itu dengan sejumlah komoditas nasional. Pembelian Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker...

26 Oktober 2017 During ADEX 2017, Terma introduces its concept of bringing the aircraft self-protection capability of the F-16 to the T-50 family of Light Combat Aircraft. (all images : Terma) Aarhus, Denmark – During ADEX 2017, Terma will introduce its concept of bringing the aircraft self-protection capability of the F-16 to the T-50 family of Light Combat Aircraft. At Terma’s booth (no D21) we will demonstrate to operators of T-50 LCA how a similar concept to that of our F-16 self-protection upgrade can be applied to the T-50 LCA family with the same low impact with respect to aircraft modification which has made the F-16 upgrade so successful for decades. We present the solution as well as mock-ups of the modified wing weapon pylon (ACE-Pylon) providing the T-50 family of LCA’s with the same capabilities as those provided to the F-16 by the PIDS pylon family, including the high increase in chaff/flare payload capacity. Highly Experienced Provider Terma has been involved in retrofi...

24 Oktober 2017 AN/ALQ-214 (IDECM) F/A-18 Countermeasure System (photo : Harris) Harris Corporation has received a US$133 million EW contract to supply electronic jammers to protect US Navy and Australian F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic threats. The contract was awarded during the first quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2018. Under the contract, Harris will manufacture and deliver ALQ-214(V)4/5Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) jammers for the F/A-18C/D/E/F variants. The ALQ-214(V)4/5 is the key onboard electronic warfare jamming system for the IDECM programme and protects the aircraft from sophisticated electronic threats, including modern integrated air defence systems. Deliveries to the US Navy and to Australia through the US government’s Foreign Military Sales programme are expected to be complete by May 2020. “Naval aviators face a growing range of threats as their missions evolve and hostile actors gain access to increasingly advanced techn...

20 Oktober 2017 EMB-314 Super Tucano (photo : Combat Aircraft) The Philippine government through the Department of National Defense (DND) is nearing to seal a deal with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer for the purchase of six EMB 314 Super Tucanos for Philippine Air Force (PAF), IHS Jane’s Defence Industry said in a report. IHS Jane’s cited DND public affairs chief Arsenio Andolong saying the contract is expected to be finalized before this year ends. These aircraft to be procured will act as Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft for PAF and will replace/complement PAF’s Rockwell OV-10 “Bronco” turboprop attack planes. According to MaxDefense, the plan under the second horizon of AFP modernization is to acquire 18 more Super Tucano to “ultimately replace the OV-10A/C/M Broncos and SF-260TP with the PAF’s 15th Strike Wing.” The DND confirmed in June that Embraer was declared as the lowest calculated bidder. “Embraer was determined as the lowest calculated bidder for the Close Air Support Proje...

20 Oktober 2017 Pesawat tempur KFX/IFX (photo : defence.pk) Anggaran Jet Tempur Siluman Tunda Raker Komisi I DPR RAPAT kerja Komisi I DPR dengan Menteri Pertahanan Ryamizard Ryacudu dan Pang­lima TNI Jenderal Gatot Nurmantyo yang sedianya membahas persoalan anggaran, kemarin, belum tuntas. Rapat pun dilanjutkan hari ini. Demikian penjelasan Ketua Komisi I DPR Abdul Kharis Almasyhari kepada Media ­Indonesia, kemarin. Abdul yang bertindak ­sebagai pimpinan rapat enggan membeberkan detail alasan kenapa rapat yang berlangsung tertutup itu memerlukan waktu tambahan. “Ya, karena belum rampung makanya besok dilanjutkan. Nah, besok itu rapat kita lanjutkan dengan Menteri Keuangan dan Bappenas yang kebetulan ada di Komisi XI maka kita manfaatkan sekalian,” ujarnya. Pendapat berbeda dikatakan anggota Komisi I DPR Bobby Adhityo Rizaldi. Menurutnya, rapat perlu dilanjutkan karena adanya permintaan anggaran Rp1,85 triliun dari Kementerian Pertahanan untuk proyek pengembangan jet tempur KFX/IFX. “Da...