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29 November 2017 The prototype of the Mobile Radar Threat Emitter Simulator (MTES) (photo : MalaysiaToday) KOTA BELUD: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) received a RM6 million prototype of a mobile electronic warfare simulator system, the first of its kind in the country, here today. The system, called Mobile Radar Threat Emitter Simulator (MRTES), will be used in electronic warfare training for pilots, especially of fighter planes. Electronic warfare is a war system that degrades the effectiveness of enemy radar and radio systems by using radar jamming and deception methods. RMAF chief Gen Affendi Bujang received the prototype from Syed Mohamad Jamil, representative of the company which made the system, Syarikat Ikramatic Systems Sdn Bhd, during a ceremony on the sidelines of an air force exercise here. “The MRTES is another important asset that will increase RMAF’s capability to defend our airspace,” Affendi told reporters after the handover ceremony. According to Affendi, the sys...

27 November 2017 Two American companies to bid to meet a requirement for a tropospheric scatter (troposcatter) communications system. (photo : Shephard) The Department of National Defense (DND) through its Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) chaired by Asec. Teodoro Cirilo T. Torralba III is procuring a tropospheric scatter (troposcatter) system for Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joint C4ISTAR from Zamboanga to Tawi-Tawi. C4ISTAR stands for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Information/Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance. The acquisition will be via Limited Source Bidding with only two American defense company, Raytheon and Comtech Systems Inc., invited to participate. “We would like to request your good office to treat this project with extreme confidentiality,” the DND SBAC said in its invitation to bid. Submission and Opening of Bid Envelopes is scheduled on November 21. The acquisition project has an approved budget of PHP181....

18 November 2017 Pengujian radar pasif TNI AU (photo : TNI AU) Uji Dinamis Radar Pasif Tahun 2017 di Lanud Sulaiman TNI AU. Litbang Kemenhan melaksanakan uji dinamis radar pasif tahun 2017 yang dilaksanakan di gedung balai Prajurit Cendrawasih Lanud Sulaiman, Margahayu, Bandung, Jum’at (17/11). DR.Joko Suryana dari LAPI ITB memaparkan tentang penelitian  dan Pengembangan Radar Pasif : Demo Dinamis yang mengatakan bahwa radar pasif adalah memampuan mendeteksi  dan mengidentifikasi objek di sekitar lingkungan yang memanfaatkan gelombang elektromagnetik.  “Radar pasif tidak memancarkan gelombang elektromagnetik  untuk melakukan fungsinya. Akan tetapi memanfaatkan gelombang elektromagnetik yang ada disekitar atau yang dipancarkan oleh objek itu sendiri, “ Jelas DR. Joko Suryana. Dijelaskan pula fungsi-fungsi yang ada di radar pasif antara lain adalah PCL ( (Pasive Coherent Location) yang berfungsi untuk mendeteksi dan mengidentifikasi objek dengan memanfaatkan pantulan g...

17 November 2017 Satuan radar baru akan dibangun di Kahale, Sumba Barat Daya (photo : ThalesRaytheon) Kupang, NTT (ANTARA News) - Komandan Pangkalan Udara TNI AU El Tari, Kolonel Penerbang Ronny I Moningka, mengatakan, TNI AU akan membangun satuan radar baru di Kahale, Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya, Pulau Sumba, untuk mendukung pengamanan wilayah udara di NTT. NTT merupakan provinsi paling selatan di Indonesia, yang berbatasan dengan Laut Timor, Samudera Hindia, dan Australia. "Di Kahale sedang dibangun satuan radar baru, sudah ada lahan yang disiapkan pemerintah daerah setempat dan sudah dilakukan pemagaran," kata Moningka, di Kupang, Kamis. Ia mengatakan, untuk saat ini satu-satunya satuan radar yang aktif beroperasi memantau wilayah udara di provinsi setempat yakni Satuan Radar 226 yang beroperasi Buraen, Kabupaten Kupang, Pulau Timor. Namun, kata dia, satuan radar tersebut baru mengcover sebagian wilayah udara provinsi yang berbatasan langsung laut dan darat dengan negara Ti...

14 November 2017 SLC-7 anti stealth radar (photo : Defence&Security) China’s leading electronics and radar systems developer China Electronics Technology Group  Corporation (CETC) is eyeing opportunities to expand its regional customer base with its range  of long-range air surveillance, counter-stealth, and weapon locating radars. The company’s latest radar systems include the S-band phased array SLC-2E weapon locating radar (WLR), which is designed to support counter-battery missions against hostile artillery and rockets, as well as airborne threats with its air defence function. SLC-2E weapon locating radar (photo : SittA) For long range air surveillance, the company has developed the SLC-7 radar wthich operates in the IEEE L-band range of 1-2 GHz. The radar is claimed to be capable of detecting stealthy aircraft or unmanned aerial systems at distances of over 450 km with a high degree of success. It can also be used to track ballistic missiles. Meanwhile, its new YLC-8...

13 November 2017 CEA radar for warship (photo : MDC) The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne today welcomed the announcement that the British Government will look at the feasibility of fitting cutting-edge Australian radar on future British warships. The announcement made by the Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin during her visit to Adelaide today is for a capability study to fit CEA Technologies’ ‘CEAFAR’ radar to British ships and it will begin early next year. The radar is already in-service with the Australian Navy. The decision came after the Australia/UK Defence Industry Dialogue which took place in the United Kingdom last week.  The partnership is seen as a vehicle for accelerating co-operation between the two nations. Minister for Defence Industry the Hon Christopher Pyne MP said the announcement was an important follow up to last week’s dialogue and showed the continuing strengthening of defence industry ties between the two coun...

11 November 2017 Japan will fund four radar station through ODA budget (photo : JRC) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will build four coast guard radar stations on islands in the Sulu Celebes Seas separating the Philippines and Indonesia to help Manila counter a surge in piracy by Islamic insurgents, two sources said. An agreement to fund the facilities and provide training to local coast guard personnel may be signed as early next week by Japanese Prime Minister and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila, the sources said. “The seas in that area are an important waterway for merchant ships traveling to Japanese ports,” one of the people with knowledge of the plan said. The sources asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to talk to the media. Of 30 acts of piracy reported in the first half of 2017 six involved the use of guns, of which three were crew abductions from ships underway in the Sulu Celebes Seas, according to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating ...

01 November 2017 Coastal radar produk dari Japan Radio Co seperti yang dipasang di Wakatobi (photo: alfamarine). MENTERI Kelautan dan Perikanan Susi Pudjiastuti menyatakan pemerintah Jepang sudah sepakat ingin memberikan hibah kepada Indonesia. Hibah yang akan diberikan ke Indonesia ini termasuk yang terbesar sepanjang sejarah yang pernah diberikan Jepang ke seluruh negara di dunia. "Ini akan menjadi hibah terbesar sepanjang sejarah. Baru kali ini Jepang mau memberikan hibah in one shot," ucap Susi saat berbincang dengan media di Jakarta, Senin (30/10). Rencananya, hibah Jepang itu akan digunakan untuk membangun sektor kelautan dan perikanan di enam titik terluar Indonesia, salah satunya di Natuna. Negeri Sakura akan membangun pelabuhan perikanan, pasar, coastal radar, dan sistem satelit terbuka. Susi menyebut Jepang akan menghibahkan 1 miliar yen per titik di sektor kelautan dan perikanan. "Ini baru pertama kali Jepang begitu antusias," tukasnya. Sayangnya, niat Je...