Malaysian Armed Forces Pictures

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So the TV3 news at 7am today confirmed the short circuit as the main cause of the fire that destroyed the ship (They partially blamed it based on the age of the ship). And they had already considering various supplier for the next ship

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it appears that we'll get KD inderapura replacement....for free

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/ne....php?id=453532

BAGAN DATOH, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- KD Seri Inderapura, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)'s biggest landing craft, burned on Oct 8 at the RMN base jetty in Lumut due to a short-circuit, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the investigation team had identified the source of the blaze as being due to a wiring fault given that the vessel was 40-years-old.

He said his ministry had the option to either make the vessel a RMN Museum piece or have it sold for used parts.

"We will get advise from the National Audit Department on what to choose," he told reporters after a 1Malaysia Programme here Sunday.

Ahmad Zahid said there were efforts to replace the ship and his ministry was evaluating vessels from Korea, France and Germany.

Ahmad Zahid said besides that his ministry was also evaluating similar ships from other countries but emphasis would be on a new ship.

He said the purshase of a ship would be done by the Finance Ministry based on a request by the Defence Ministry to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as the Finance Minister.

As the building of a new ship will take a period of between 48 and 60 months, work on the matter had already begun.

During a working-visit to South Korea recently he had discussed the matter with the country's prime minister and defence minister and they had agreed to supply a ship with the same functions for the time being before a new ship could be got, he said.

"That is a sign of the close friendship and relations between Malaysia and South Korea," he said.

A proposal to sink the KD Seri Inderapura as an artificial reef off Pulau Sembilan was abandoned as it was too big and was considered to be dangerous to passing vessels.

-- BERNAMA

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Soldiers rehearsing for their guard of honour duty to welcome visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao at Parliament tomorrow. — Picture by Choo Choy May



Source -
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/lite/

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it appears that we'll get KD inderapura replacement....for free

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/ne....php?id=453532

if we consider the korean vessel, then we will get the substitute vessel

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KD TUN RAZAK - Scorpene Sub -

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Labuan War Memorial 2009

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The Making of PT 91M (Pendekar)



















Credit militaryofmalaysia
http://militaryofmalaysia.blogspot.c...-pendekar.html

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KD TUN RAZAK - Scorpene Sub -

I always admire naval officers in their black uniform

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PASKAU

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hmmm i noticed that some of these PASKAU picture are not actually SF. Which makes me wonder the exact organisation of PASKAU. Because we knew they combined the HANDAU and PROVOST into PASKAU but how to tell? Am i wrong in this?

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RMAF Mig 29N VS USAF F-15

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hmmm i noticed that some of these PASKAU picture are not actually SF. Which makes me wonder the exact organisation of PASKAU. Because we knew they combined the HANDAU and PROVOST into PASKAU but how to tell? Am i wrong in this?

The ones we see during the Thunderbirds airshow at Subang Airbase were from the Field Protection Squadron.

Excerpts from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PASKAU

Now officially known as the RMAF Regiment, it is better known as PASKAU. Today, it operates directly under Headquarters, Air Operations and is based at Bukit Jugra Air Force Base, Banting. Below are the three main squadrons of PASKAU under the Operations Branch of the Regiment responsible for special operations.

PASKAU branches, responsibility and roles:


Branch
Flight Hostage Rescue Team

Responsible Roles
Counter-terrorist force.

The Flight Hostage Rescue Team comes under the Combat Wing Squadron (Skuadron Sayap Tempur); it is the combat arm of PASKAU. Trained in counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, infiltration and sabotage, it can work behind enemy lines to destroy or disable high value targets. It has a Ground Laser Target Designation (GLTD) team to provide forward target acquisition and tracking for attacking aircraft. There is also a Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), that specializes in aircraft hostage rescue operations. Every mission involves a six-man team with different specialties such as rifleman, sniper, demolitions expert, communications expert and medic. These personnel are equipped with light weapons, such as the Colt M4A1, the SIG-553 LB assault rifle and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). For Close Quarter Battle (CQB) operations such as hostage rescue or counter-terrorism, weapons used include the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachinegun and M4 carbine equipped with EOTech Holo sights (hologram sights that maximizes the target view).


Branch
Combat Air Rescue Squadron

Responsible Roles
Combat Search and Rescue

Combat Air Rescue (CAR) Squadron or Skuadron Penyelamat Tempur Udara (SPTU), is capable of mounting a rescue operation behind enemy lines. It consist of 6 CAR detachments operating from air bases with a Rescue Sub-Centre (RSC) at Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Butterworth, Gong Kedak, Kuching and Labuan AFBs. The CAR is also capable of sea rescue through its Maritime Para Rescue Team (MPRT) based in Bukit Jugra.


Branch
Field Protection Squadron

Responsible Roles
Base Protections

The Field Protection Squadron or Skuadron Kawalan Medan - SKM provides special protection to high value targets such as air defence radar and forward operating bases. High value target protection not only involves installation but also close or special escort duty. This team is equipped with the Field Intrusion Detection System (FIDS) for zone protection. During the insertion operation into enemy territory, they would be the pathfinders and able to act as Ground Forward Air Controllers (GFAC).