tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91255902549166576302024-03-13T14:32:29.754-07:00Defense ArabiaToward a Better WorldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-30827877396253773382017-02-10T08:42:00.001-08:002017-02-10T08:42:40.780-08:00Malaysia's Proton Cars in Arabia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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PROTON Holdings Berhad, (PROTON; informally Proton) is a Malaysia-based corporation active in automobile design, manufacturing, distribution and sales. Proton was established in 1983 as the sole national badged car company until the advent of Perodua in 1993. The company is headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, and operates additional facilities at Proton City, Perak. 'PROTON' is a Malay acronym for Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (National Automobile Company).<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-80542354257828857652014-08-21T15:21:00.000-07:002014-08-21T15:21:38.911-07:00Lebanon General to Russia to Diversify Army Weapon Sources <img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src ="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCjYce9jbJVyOEUheB-SsnGcN-xleTkASatfrDeGDfYkQ7J9YzSv2HjQuyd5Hjg63zz01LJrBPyOySRd8EAGzt7uLNH02mkAmN1NVcrmkOYMcLxhAI7pL2ATauDPKlrCjIfN5RIXIjg/s400/Lebanese+Armed+Forces+troops.jpg">Army chief General Jean Qahwaji is scheduled to travel to Russia soon to discuss ways that Moscow can provide the Lebanese army with military aid, news reports said on Wednesday.
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Qahwaji aims to diversify the sources of military weapons provided to Lebanon within the $500 million quota allocated to the army and as part of the one billion Saudi grant in that regard, As Safir daily reported.
Former Premier and head of al-Mustaqbal Movement MP Saad Hariri announced on August 6 that Saudi Arabia will grant Lebanon one billion dollars to the military institution to “combat terrorism.”
Media information said that $500 million of the grant will be given in cash to the Lebanese army to get the weapons and ammunition needed.
Qahwaji had reiterated to his visitors that Hariri told him to “find the best suitable contract for the military institution, and we will be right behind you,” according to As Safir Wednesday.
It also revealed that the army chief will visit Russia soon after he held several contacts with the Russian Ambassador Alexander Zasypkin in Beirut to sign the arms deal with the leadership of the Russian army.
Qahwaji is expected to visit several western and eastern capitals to purchase the weapons, added the daily, pointing that the U.S. has put its weapons warehouses in Cyprus under the disposal of the Lebanese army since the latest incidents that flared in the northeastern border town of Arsal.
Hariri, who made a surprise visit to Lebanon at the beginning of August after three years abroad, had left back to Jeddah a few days afterwards to “hold discussions with Saudi leaders on the aid granted to the Lebanese army.”
In December 2013 Saudi Arabia had granted three billion dollars for the purchase of arms from France for the benefit of the Lebanese army.
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-10567000921019178212010-07-09T18:31:00.000-07:002010-07-09T18:34:16.202-07:00Iran's Rasad 1 satellite to be launched in August<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://en.trend.az/news_photos/Satellite_270108.jpg" />Iran plans to launch the Rasad 1 satellite into space at the end of August, Iran's telecommunications minister says.<br /><br />"The Rasad 1 (Observation) satellite is scheduled to be launched into space on the back of a domestic carrier during Government Week (August 24-30)," the Mehr news agency quoted Reza Taqipour as saying on Wednesday.<div class="fullpost"><br />"There are also plans on the agenda to launch other satellites, the details of which will be announced soon," he added.<br /><br />Taqipour had earlier declared that the country planned to launch data and image transmission satellites by Iranian New Year (March 21, 2011).<br /><br />"The satellites, which will be sent into space this [Iranian calendar] year, have telecommunications and filming applications," he added. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-57752272923416014582010-07-02T00:05:00.000-07:002010-07-02T00:07:54.062-07:00Kuwait launches all-women police squads<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.arabtimesonline.com/Portals/0/Images/2010/feb/24febwhatson2.jpg" />Kuwait is launching an all-women moral police whose tasks include a fight on genderqueers, transsexuals and transvestites, a Kuwaiti daily said.<div class="fullpost"><br />"The special police force will patrol shopping centres and marina clubs throughout Kuwait and will chase women imitating men and men imitating women [transvestites]," Alam Al Yawm reported.<br /><br />The policewomen, in their fight against "negative phenomena" will also focus on "flirtatious young men and women, beggars and rowdy people."<br /><br />According to the interior ministry, the aim is to help uphold local values and protect people from immoral practices.<br /><br />Open mingling of the sexes is not allowed in Kuwait or in other Gulf countries. However, shopping malls are often used to meet members of the opposite sex.<br /><br />In place of traditional methods for contacts such as dropping a piece of paper with a mobile phone number, people have now started to use latest technology including Bluetooth to arrange contacts with others.<br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-78522224704082872592010-04-05T11:34:00.000-07:002010-04-05T11:36:57.827-07:00UAE national rolls out world's first solar wheelchair<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.uaeinteract.com/news/article_pics/39339.jpg" />When UAE national Haidar Talib Erabeh invented what could be the world's first solar wheelchair, he was not thinking of profit or fame. His main concern was how to help the handicapped, for the man himself is disabled.<div class="fullpost"><br />Dozens of curious people saw the wheelchair that was displayed at last week's World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. What attracted their attention were neither the seat nor the wheels but the massive panels hanging overhead and overshadowing the chair.<br /><br />Some of them mistook the wing-like panels for a metal umbrella to be used for protection against the sun. As it turned out, the panel was to draw sunshine and power the machine as it was a solar wheelchair. "I have searched hundreds of websites to check if a solar wheelchair was in use somewhere else but I couldn't find any. This is the first solar wheelchair in the world," said Erabeh, a computer programmer.<br /><br />"I designed and built this chair myself. I am not thinking about making money or drawing public attention but how to do something for the handicapped people in the UAE. I have tested this chair and it is working perfectly. I have made a trip on this chair from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi and it was a total success."<br /><br />Erabeh said he had invented the chair in collaboration with the Masdar Technological Institute in Abu Dhabi and is now awaiting funding and sponsorship of the project. He has been involved in negotiations with Masdar and a Japanese company to produce the chair on a commercial basis.<br /><br />The chair is equipped with four batteries that can keep it moving for six hours under cloudy skies. "Besides helping my fellow citizens, I also wanted to contribute to the UAE's efforts to protect the environment and save energy." Erabeh said he had always wanted to support the disabled in the UAE and thought about a solar wheelchair when he was watching a television programme about solar cars and aircraft. "Then I thought that if they can make cars and planes that are powered by the sun, why can't we make a solar wheelchair that will help the handicapped and at the same time save energy," he said.<br /><br />"When it becomes available in the market, it will offer tremendous comfort and assistance to crippled people. They will no longer have to wait for hours to charge the batteries as the chair will just roll ahead once it is exposed to the sun. This is a highly feasible machine here as the UAE has clear skies most of the year – perhaps that's why they did not think about one in the West."<br /><br />Erabeh said thousands of paralysed persons in the country would benefit from his chair once it is in market although he has no figures about their exact number. He said that according to the United Nations, around eight per cent of a country's population is disabled.<br /><br />"Here in the UAE there is no official or accurate statistics about the number of handicapped people.? We also cannot rely on the UN because only around 20 per cent of the UAE's population are nationals."<br /><br />Erabeh used the UAE's National Day on December 2 to unveil his solar wheelchair by making a 200-kilometre journey from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-54393846073473150152010-03-29T13:05:00.000-07:002010-03-29T13:06:30.700-07:00ADSB to unveil major naval defence projects<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://tradearabia.com/source/2010/03/29/naval_t.gif" />Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) will showcase its latest major naval defence projects at the second Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex 2010) which opens on Monday.<div class="fullpost"><br />The three-day defence expo is being held with the support of the Qatar Armed Forces and hosted by the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces. Dimdex, the only specialized maritime defence exhibition in the Middle East, will run till March 31 at the Doha Exhibition Center.<br /><br />A leading shipbuilder and naval support services provider and the only specialised Naval Warship builder in the Gulf region, ADSB is hosting a special VIP reception on the first day to showcase key projects led by its new 72m Baynunah Class Corvettes.<br /><br />ADSB chairman Homaid Al Shemmari will join special guests in discussing regional and international maritime trends and opportunities during the VIP Reception.<br /><br />The shipbuilder will also launch its new website and present four of its most popular vessels: 72m Corvettes and 27m Patrol Boats for the UAE Navy; 64m Landing Craft exported to the Royal Navy of Oman; and 16m High Speed Interceptors for the UAE Critical National Infrastructure Authority.<br /><br />ADSB will display its Baynunah vessels operating on the sea for the first time and introduce visitors to its new branding strategy at its 99 sqm stand.<br /><br />“Naval defence remains a critical regional concern, and so as the Middle East’s only trade event dedicated to maritime defence, DIMDEX enables major industry players such as ADSB to assess how we are meeting critical defence requirements and what our future directions should be,' said Al Shemmari.<br /><br />'We expect to attract greater interest throughout the event this year thanks to key partnerships with some of the region’s top defence authorities we signed contracts with last year. ADSB will continue to explore prospective GCC projects that will further expand our regional presence this year,” he added.<br /><br />The event has attracted leading shipyards, warship design, build, modernization and repair companies, warships contractors, and manufacturers and suppliers of onboard systems to showcase the very latest technologies to meet the maritime security challenges of the 21st century.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-10179814795091761542010-03-22T12:40:00.000-07:002010-03-22T12:41:25.002-07:00Russia to float out new nuclear sub on May 7<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://en.rian.ru/images/15820/17/158201758.jpg" />A new Russian nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine will be floated out on May 7, a shipyard spokesman said on Monday.<div class="fullpost"><br />Construction of the Severodvinsk, a Project 885 Yasen (Graney) class submarine, began in 1993 at the Sevmash shipyard in the northern Russian city of Severodvinsk but has since been dogged by financial setbacks.<br /><br />"A floating out ceremony for Russia's new Severodvinsk nuclear submarine at the Sevmash shipyard has been scheduled for May 7," the official said.<br /><br />Graney-class nuclear submarines combine the ability to launch a variety of long-range cruise missiles (up to 3,100 miles or 5,000 km) with nuclear warheads, and effectively engage submarines, surface warships and land-based targets.<br /><br />The submarine's armament includes 24 cruise missiles, including the 3M51 Alfa SLCM, the SS-NX-26 Oniks SLCM or the SS-N-21 Granat/Sampson SLCM. It will also have eight torpedo launchers, as well as mines and anti-ship missiles such as SS-N-16 Stallion.<br /><br />Severodvisk is expected to enter service with the Russian Navy by late 2010.<br /><br />Last year, work started on the second sub in the series, the Kazan, which will feature more advanced equipment and weaponry.<br /><br />Russia's Navy commander, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky, has said that the construction of new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile and attack submarines was a top priority for the Russian Navy.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-91773571530457358132010-03-22T12:23:00.000-07:002010-03-22T12:25:00.278-07:00Jordan is the most advanced with preparation in nuclear energy plant, followed closely by Egypt<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://tradearabia.com/source/2010/03/22/nuke.gif" />Jordan is all set to sign an agreement to build civilian nuclear reactors, according to one of the region’s top energy officials.<div class="fullpost"><br />After UAE, which awarded a $20 billion contract recently to build four reactors in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Egypt are also planning for nuclear plants, but Jordan has made the most progress, Dr Adnan Shihab-Eldin, the secretary general of the Kuwait National Nuclear Energy Committee, was quoted as saying in a report in The National.<br /><br />“Jordan is the most advanced with preparation, followed closely by Egypt,” Dr Shihab-Eldin said. “Either one will likely be next to award a contract.”<br /><br />Arab states are eyeing nuclear energy as they struggle to meet fast-rising electricity demand and a shortfall of cheap natural gas, which is used in many traditional power stations.<br /><br />As Jordan lacks oil and gas reserves and imports 95 per cent of its energy, its more important for the country to go for nuclear energy.<br /><br />Jordan also has ample reserves of uranium, the raw material for nuclear fuel.<br /><br />The government has planned to start work on a nuclear plant by 2013 and complete it before 2020.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-67863348149912301302010-03-18T02:16:00.000-07:002010-03-18T02:18:20.617-07:00China continue to market F-8T<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.ctia.com.cn/TungstenNews/UploadFiles_7335/200912/20091201013736454.jpg" />Last year aerospace exhibition in Beijing, Shenyang aircraft to market newer version of F-8,the F-8T,the "t" variant powered by WP-14,which give the aircraft bigger thrust than original WP-13,improving her T:W ratio, also the aircraft can fire guided air to air and air to ground missile.<div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-48835119057056821212010-03-16T06:37:00.000-07:002010-03-16T06:38:41.012-07:00Thuraya in Washington to attract Military and Media Customers<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.uaeinteract.com/news/article_pics/40136.jpg" />A high-level Thuraya delegation, led by Chief Technology Officer Ali Al Mazrooei, has set off for Washington to meet with potential military and media customers at the world's largest satellite telecom exhibition. Thuraya is establishing strong visibility in "Satellite 2010" which brings thousands of military, media, government and NGO officials.<div class="fullpost"><br />An expanding portfolio of satellite telecom solutions including broadband, maritime, handheld, tracking, video-streaming and secure communications is being showcased at the 5-day event starting this week.<br /><br />Commenting on Thuraya's participation at this key gathering, Al Mazrooei said, "The US is a significantly large customer of satellite telecom in our 140-country coverage area and elsewhere. And we have top-quality, competitive voice and data products that meet US and international customers' needs. Hence, we naturally go to this Washington event to further develop our international business." Al Mazrooei will also be sharing Thuraya's perspective on "New Solutions and New Opportunities at the MSS CEO Session" at the conference which is attended by a large number of specialists.<br /><br />"We are pleased to be taking part in Satellite 2010 where we can share our expertise with industry partners, and directly talk to our vertical market customers," he added.<br /><br />At this year's show, Thuraya is specifically demonstrating the world's smallest satellite broadband solution, Thuraya IP as well as a ‘Comms on the Move' antenna designed for broadband services on the go. Additionally, Thuraya will be exhibiting its specialised multi-communication solution Thuraya Marine and the Company's range of satellite handhelds which include the world's toughest satellite phone, Thuraya XT.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-16383554809797417802010-03-13T03:14:00.000-08:002010-03-13T03:16:35.558-08:00New civilian VIP armoured vehicle from UAE<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://dartz.eu/mce/uploads/tmceimages/prombron/prombron1111.jpg" />Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia are expected to place "major orders" for a new civilian VIP armoured vehicle, it has been announced.<div class="fullpost"><br />Hydra Trading, an Abu Dhabi-based company specialising in providing technology solutions and maintenance, repair and overhaul services to the defence industry, said it had already secured more than AED122 million ($33m) in orders for the locally manufactured vehicles.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://dartz.eu/mce/uploads/tmceimages/prombron/img1.1.jpg" /><br /><br />According to Dr Mohamad Zahran, director general, speaking on the sidelines of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, the vehicle is mainly targeted for escorting VIPs, police and para-military forces.<br /><br />"We are extremely pleased with the response this product has received. We have already sold around 75 units of the vehicle that combines 4x4 security with a luxury finish. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-53708123210155908922010-03-09T00:13:00.000-08:002010-03-09T00:15:13.532-08:00Student Rocket REXUS 7 Launched<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.spacedaily.com/images-lg/rexus-7-launch-lg.jpg" />The first student rocket planned for this week, REXUS 7, was successfully launched from SSC's launch facility Esrange Space Center. The rocket carried three student experiments onboard.<div class="fullpost"><br />The rocket reached an altitude of 83 km and landed north of Esrange Space Center. The recovery operation has started and the payload will be brought back to the students by helicopter for further analysis.<br /><br />The three experiments onboard were:<br /><br />+ VIBRA DAMP with the aim to analyse disturbing forces during weightlessness<br /><br />+ MONDARO, measuring neutral-gas density in the atmosphere<br /><br />+ BUGS, deploying a satellite boom for gravity gradient attitude stabilization. Read more about the experiments onboard REXUS 7.<br /><br />Giving the next generation of space engineers the chance to take part in a real space mission, already during the student phase is a deliberate attempt to prepare the students for their future career<br /><br />"I learned so much more from this experience than I would ever learn during my normal physics studies", says Dorte Petzsch, team leader of the MONDARO team from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Kuehlungsborn near the University of Rockstock in Germany. "Now it seems as the flight was successful and I'm looking forward to analysing the data".<br /><br />The next student rocket, Rexus 8, is scheduled for launch on Thursday later this week.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-68747180834990878722010-03-06T19:40:00.000-08:002010-07-02T00:10:43.675-07:00China Allow to Foreign Production of L-15s: An opportunity for Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0hoNQIeXY30JYYBPIItXK82vCR0WYEIpUExsO847wgu9wZCNRy82KCyzsCjAZna9wMjrOj-kpFekJc1YoVKctFZTYr0LJWq-xt9l056tiuUo5QtfaJM_RO_UvKA0DtcWqVQbkuWzfBHa/s400/China+L-15+2_Airliners.jpg" />Since Saudi Arabia plan to produce its own fighter aircraft, the logical choice should be to learn and co produce China advanced aircraft L-15.<br /><br />AVIC Allow to Foreign Production of L-15s<br /><br />Avic Defense, adopting an increasingly Western approach to military aircraft sales, says it is willing to allow foreign production of its latest export product, the L-15 Falcon supersonic trainer. <div class="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The aircraft is likely to retain the key advantage of an aircraft from a developing country, however, since the manufacturer is also suggesting it will be cheaply priced.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The L-15 is joining a crowded market as one of four trainers with the high flight performance needed for direct pilot transition to the most advanced fighters. Other players in the field are the Korea Aerospace T-50, Yakovlev Yak-130 and Alenia M-346.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The M-346 is a derivative of the Yak-130, while the L-15 resembles the Russian aircraft and was developed with help from Yakovlev.</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406566932162096274" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 290px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48iXGGQydVW3tL_8NaW-jrU4xjeha7OehMWUb7yvll9DzBw2GkVVgJNFcpXS54N0MWsRZICrwPTSorhv4Bdz5mfCNqef9CWzvdPmitbkswPLlRW4u-lafqF3A8fCOZbJQvbbwZdlyhoku/s400/China+L-15+3.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">L-15 during flight demo (photo : Hongkongnet)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Avic Defense’s trainer business, Hongdu Aviation of Nanchang, has already had considerable success in allowing a customer to set up a separate production line. Its JL-8 (or K-8) subsonic jet trainer has been assembled in Egypt as part of an order for 120.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">But the willingness of Avic Defense to allow foreign assembly of the L-15 is more surprising, since the company has not yet put the Falcon into large-scale production at home. Moreover, manufacturers in up-and-coming aircraft industries, far more than most Western competitors, are usually highly protective of their home production lines.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406558627549564834" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 273px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_iSdBbmAuOGwPtkoXWqo1CHZ9EtTHq4p7LGF47ZIhadX7ILe66xXnOKuFvgDudwMyBR-RoZxFYv_l7By2qDfRkm_cteA9WGcxXFdKHrFRWGEkdaOxoXE1U5bNpdX9DbVgje_fxGEsLfC/s400/China+L-15_Airliners.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size: 85%;">L-15 is a LIFT aircraft with max speed 1.4 mach (photo : Airliners)</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />“Because the L-15 has been developed and made in China, we are very competitive in price,” says Avic Defense President Wang Yawei, also asserting that the aircraft’s performance is at least comparable with that of its competitors.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Five L-15s have been built so far, Wang told Aviation Week during an interview in the company’s offices in central Beijing. One of the five is slated to be at the Dubai Airshow to perform the type’s first foreign flight demonstration. Despite skepticism in some aerospace companies about the value of air-show flight displays, Avic Defense feels they can bring great success after its experience with the Egyptian order.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406556152604678770" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 241px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzDX3e43NhOES2vaEn85MnOSPLzzTp3fB8MzKvfAYcE1YuPWOXuC1Y6J8z0LiPNS-agc-KoFHBsNk7yMGaMEoU_-EevfphKaTDkoB9T6Ivsx0suW7LnR13R8HuYq0V1wTBI7ftDJCIBC5/s400/FTC-2000_0476net.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-size: 85%;">JL-9/ FTC-2000 (photo : 0476net )</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Export sales may be particularly crucial for the L-15, since it is not assured of large-scale domestic sales. The Chinese air force could instead buy the JL-9, a massively modified derivative of the MiG-21, as its supersonic trainer.<br />The JL-9, also called the FTC-2000, is a product of the Guizhou Aircraft subsidiary of Avic General Aircraft.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Aerodynamically, the L-15 features prominent leading-edge extensions that help it to emulate the extreme maneuverability of the latest fighters. The flight control system is digitally commanded.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">As to the similarity to the Yak-130, “the development of the L-15 was primarily based on the results of domestic technology research,” says Wang.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">“[But] in seeking to catch up with the mainstream development of such advanced trainers, we proceeded with international cooperation in certain areas, benefiting from our long-term relationships. We cooperated with international partners on aerodynamic design and testing.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In the development of the latest-generation trainers, such cooperation has inevitably resulted in an interchange of ideas and the partners learning from each other, says Wang. “So the similar characteristics of these similar products simply reflect technological cooperation and the requirements of the market.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406572166421222530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCfRkp11FdgzUjkPyis_wxLCq6Z1NFbsVyOXqTTUBb4MrC1S79CWG9qZPm_W8aIRUYeVhhGOv0iRS6XiBBsGQjxSIvaWQLnDNByoCurbCHfctFjo0ZYBb1Vg4h7Bujsj1Un_bDNbeIz-t/s400/J-10+2_MP.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size: 85%;">J-10 (photo : Militaryphotos)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Avic Defense specializes in fighters, trainers, drones and missiles, although it also has considerable nonmilitary and even nonaeronautic activities. Its key factories are the combat aircraft plants at Chengdu and Shenyang, Hongdu Aircraft, the missile facilities at Luoyang and three maintenance businesses.<br />The J-10 is the latest fighter from Chengdu to enter service, although a successor is close to flight testing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite reports of an imminent sale to Pakistan, Wang plays down the immediate potential of the J-10 (or Jian-10) as an export product, because Avic Defense is too busy filling domestic orders.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />“The J-10 is one of the major fighter aircraft for the Chinese air force,” he stresses. “The main responsibility of our facilities is to operate at full load to provide this advanced military aviation equipment to the Chinese air force. Whether the J-10 will be offered in the international market will be decided in the future.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />China has agreed to sell 36 J-10s to Pakistan, the Financial Times and Pakistan’s Daily Times quote unnamed Pakistani officials as saying. Wang told Aviation Week he has not heard of such reports.<br /></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406566927105822610" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 278px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9hbVMUvznL1C8zgovJ4UPOUwtwk9bG5QfGF2Li8NJ15Ma9KBX-yRYyV6LGN6xp09jMXy2DSAXmuqWqtqtcCanv1-r7TgA4QJg8_no2BsedO9Wn53Mg8NOur8gh_vJbvCJw8foiwlb9hi/s400/China+FC-1_Pakdef.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">FC-1/JF-17 (photo : pakdef)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">For the moment, the company is promoting export sales of its FC-1 Xiaolong (or JF-17 Thunder), which it says is of the same technology generation as the J-10. The FC-1 has been jointly developed with Pakistan.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Separately, details of Shenyang’s F-8T, the latest version of another Avic Defense product, have been revealed. The fighter, whose origins date back to the 1960s, now offers 15,400 lb. thrust, up 4% from the previously reported rating, and a multifunction X band pulse-Doppler radar with a detection range of 75 km. (40 nm.) for 3-sq.-meter targets.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A brochure shows the aircraft with Avic Defense’s advanced PL-12 air-to-air missile. Weight is 10.4 metric tons empty, 15.2 tons at normal takeoff and 20 tons maximum.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-80467113730531369702010-03-02T05:49:00.000-08:002010-03-02T05:52:17.301-08:00New Abu Dhabi Ship Building joint venture GLNS to debut at ISNR expo<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.uaeinteract.com/news/article_pics/39924.jpg" />Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), has announced that Gulf Logistics and Naval Support LLC (GLNS), the new joint venture between ADSB and the UK's BAE Systems Surface Ships, will be joining the International Security National Resilience (ISNR) Exhibition and Conference for the first time.<div class="fullpost"><br />Widely regarded as the definitive event in the Middle East, ISNR Exhibition will run from March 1 to 3, 2010 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. ADSB aims to further broaden its regional presence through GLNS' participation in the event.<br /><br />"GLNS' inclusion in ISNR 2010 is an excellent opportunity for ADSB to show how its expertise in shipbuilding and naval support can help build up the Middle East's defence capabilities. Through our presence in high-profile events such as ISNR and key partnerships with organisations such as CNIA and BAE Systems we are confident that we can sustain the momentum of our strong performance in 2009 and extend our Gulf maritime leadership further to the Middle Eastern markets," said Homaid Al Shemmari, Chairman, ADSB.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-35748767983379630002010-02-28T06:30:00.000-08:002010-02-28T06:35:33.293-08:00Gulf states plan rapid-response force in 2010<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/AuF1_of_Saudi_Arabia.JPEG" />The Persian Gulf states plans to establish a rapid-deployment force over the nex. <br /><br />A senior Gulf Cooperation Council official said the six-member alliance intends to achieve initial deployment of the rapid-deployment force in 2010. The force, meant to be based in Saudi Arabia, was approved by Gulf Arab leaders during the annual GCC summit in December 2009 in Oman.<div class="fullpost"><br />"We expect the force to be established this year and it will be headquartered in the King Khaled Military City," Saudi Chief of Staff Gen. Saleh Bin Ali Al Muhiya said.<br /><br />Al Muhiya, who attended the Bahrain International Air Show in late January, said the new GCC force would be located in the facility that served as headquarters for the moribund Peninsula Shield, which has been inactive for more than five years.<br /><br />In an interview with Bahrain's Al Ayam daily on Jan. 21, the Saudi chief of staff said Peninsula Shield would not be disbanded. He said the force would retain its headquarters at King Khaled Military City along with the rapid-deployment unit.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-15857866470600341042010-02-28T06:28:00.000-08:002010-02-28T06:29:54.440-08:00Saudi, Yemen ink pacts on security and economic development<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Saudi_Army_in_Somalia02.JPEG" />Security and economic development were the main topics of discussion at a meeting of the Saudi-Yemeni Coordination Council in Riyadh on Saturday.<div class="fullpost"><br />The meeting was jointly chaired by Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General and Dr. Ali Muhammad Mujawwar, the Yemeni Prime Minister. It was the 19th session of the Saudi-Yemeni Coordination Council which took place at the Crown Prince’s Palace.<br />Addressing the session, the Crown Prince said the council meeting coincided with the meeting of the donors in Riyadh, which was another part of the Kingdom’s efforts to ensure Yemen’s continued development and security.<br />He expressed his satisfaction at what has been achieved throughout the 35 years of the council’s existence. He stressed the bonds between the two countries including their common faith, good neighborliness and kinship. He stressed that all these commonalities made it important to redouble efforts to promote development in both countries.<br />He emphasized that one of the major mutual goals is comprehensive security for both countries.<br />A number of agreements and executive programs were signed at the meeting, including an agreement on cooperation in tourism signed by Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Chairman of the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities and Abdul Hafez Nagi Al-Sama, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers from the Yemeni side.<br />Other agreements include: a financial grant agreement of SR150 million for water and sanitary drainage for urban towns; a SR187.5 million deal for the 5th Energy Project in the Republic of Yemen; SR75 million for financing a hospital project in Hudadah and SR18 million grant for equipping workshops and laboratories at the faculties of engineering and education in Taz. This was signed by Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Saudi Development Fund and Abdul Kareem Bin Ismail Al-Arhabi, Yemeni Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.<br />Apart from this, a memo of understanding on health was signed by Dr. Abdullah Abdul Aziz Al-Rabeah, Minister of Health and Noman Taher Al-Sehabi, the Yemeni Minister of Finance.<br />The Crown Prince expressed his regret at the events that took place in Yemen, which had extended to the Kingdom’s southern borders: “I swear that King Abdullah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, did not wish for a single drop of blood to be shed… But as the King said the Kingdom will never be lenient with anyone who tampers with the Kingdom’s stability and security.”<br />Crown Prince Sultan prayed for Allah to protect the two countries’ people from alien destructive thoughts which have nothing to do with Islam. He also prayed for Allah to enlighten and guide them onto the right path, so that they are not used as tools of destruction.<br />He said the agreements and accords which would be signed at the session included health, education, tourism and social insurance.<br />He said the council meeting coincided with the meeting of the donors in Riyadh, which was another part of the Kingdom’s efforts to ensure Yemen’s continued development and security.<br />In his speech, the Yemeni Premier welcomed the Kingdom’s efforts over the last few years to support stability and development. He also stressed the great achievements made within bilateral, economic, commercial, educational, cultural and security agreements.<br />Mujawwar said: “The size of the economic challenges Yemen has faced over the past five decades is well-known, particularly over the past two years. This is because of socio-economic changes and the emergence of the increasing danger of Al-Qaeda in Yemen and its change [in focus to become] a regional organization threatening security and social peace in the region. This is besides the Houthi rebellion in Sa’da and the rise of calls for secession, which have added more burdens to the country. This has impacted negatively on the investment climate and overall economic growth.”<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-37750051655550820272010-02-28T00:20:00.000-08:002010-02-28T00:21:25.934-08:00Plane repair market in Mideast sees $5bn growth<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.easier.com/uploads/cache/thumbs/46464/400x400/26206/emirates-super-jumbo-to-serve-uk-for-one-day-only.jpg" />David Stewart, partner at UK-based consultancy, Aerostrategy has said that demand by Middle East airlines for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is expected to increase by 7.6% a year over the next 10 years, bringing the total spend to $4.8bn (Dhs17.6bn) by 2019, Gulf News has reported. <div class="fullpost"><br />The prediction compares favourably against the global market growth of 3.2%, to total $58.4bn over the same period. Stewart will be speaking at t the MRO Middle East Conference and Exhibition, held tomorrow and Monday in Dubai.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-4090035480141495442010-02-27T10:43:00.000-08:002010-02-27T10:45:22.530-08:00Modernisation of Egyptian Submarine<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5826/romeoclassegypt2.jpg" />Egyptian Navy has modernized 4 Chinese built Romeo Class subs dunring the period 1993 to 1996, Modernization procedure was done at Alexandria Naval Shipyard, with cooperation of many US defense contractors and supplyers to equip the subs with:<div class="fullpost"><br />- Sonar CSU-83<br />- Sea Harpoon UGM-84<br />- Torpedo MK-37 </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-64444778356058769692010-02-27T10:14:00.000-08:002010-02-27T10:18:25.409-08:00Egyptian tank factory and military industry<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www11.0zz0.com/2009/05/04/17/513161907.jpg" />The M1A1 Tank Factory outside Cairo in Helwan is one of the largest military manufacturing facilities in this part of the world.<div class="fullpost"><br />the plant, intended for the innovation repair, modernization and servicing tanks M60 and armored repair- evacuation machines M88A1, which are found in arsenal Egyptian armored troops.<br /><br />In 1984 the Egyptian government received U.S. approval to construct a factory for the new m1a1 tanks,after considering egypt a basic ally out of NATO .The machines will be first completely dismantled, and then newly assembled by Egyptian specialists<br /><br />Within the framework this program Egypt from 1987 financial years obtains from the United States 1,3 billion dollars, which are used by the country according to the <img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9871/18526036dr7.jpg" /><br />basic reason is the fact that the production of these machines will be achieved mainly to the money, allowed by the United States v. the framework of gratuitous military aid.<br /><br />The tank OF Abrams which is planned to produce in Egypt, practically must not differ from the analogous model, which consists in arsenal of American ground forces.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-5098411402824452010-02-27T09:55:00.000-08:002010-02-27T09:58:32.661-08:00Al Baradei: Egypt is desperate for change<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=65110&d=1233170847" />Al Baradei, 67, was coy about whether he plans to run in the 2011 presidential vote, saying that his main focus is on drumming up support for his efforts to promote change and rallying the public as well as fellow opposition leaders behind his campaign.<br /><br />The ex-UN nuclear chief who has emerged as an opposition leader in Egypt warned Saturday that the long-ruling government could face a popular uprising if it doesn't respond to appeals for change.<div class="fullpost"><br />Mohammad Al Baradei, who returned to Cairo a week ago to a hero's welcome by supporters who see him as a possible rival to President Hosni Mubarak in upcoming elections, told The Associated Press that he hopes to create a peaceful public movement pressing for electoral reforms.<br /><br />Al Baradei said Egyptians are desperate for change. When asked if Egypt's government could face protests like those that broke out in Iran, he said he hopes to avoid that but it was ultimately up to the ruling system.<br /><br />"It is inevitable that change will come to Egypt. What I'm trying to do is pre-empt a point of clash between the government and the people," he said in an interview in the garden of his home on the outskirts of Cairo.<br /><br />Al Baradei, 67, was coy about whether he plans to run in the 2011 presidential vote, saying that his main focus is on drumming up support for his efforts to promote change and rallying the public as well as fellow opposition leaders behind his campaign.<br /><br />Existing restrictions make it practically impossible for independents to run, meaning that Al Baradei 's chances are dim without long-sought constitutional amendments. But his supporters see the former Egyptian diplomat as the most credible opposition leader to emerge in a US-allied country ruled for nearly three decades by Mubarak.<br /><br />Coalition<br /><br />Al Baradei, who has begun forming a coalition with other opposition leaders, said he plans to launch up a web site to collect signatures from the public with a list of demands to present to the government.<br /><br />Hassan Nafaa, the coordinator for the new group, said the demands included changing the constitution to enable independents and new party candidates to run in the presidential election and lifting emergency laws that have been in force for nearly three decades. The petition is the first phase, and protests are another option being considered by the group, Nafaa said.<br /><br />Al Baradei - who won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize and left his Vienna-based post as director general International Atomic Energy Agency late last year - said he hopes his movement will have a snowball effect.<br /><br />"There is nothing more powerful than an idea that people believe in... The only power I have is the power of argument, the power of ideas," he said.<br /><br />Opposition movements have failed to gain momentum in the past as the regime - backed by long-standing emergency laws - frequently jails journalists, pro-reform activists and political opponents.<br /><br />Established opposition groups also have been weakened by an aging leadership and lack of a popular base.<br /><br />Supporters hope that Al Baradei, a civilian with international stature and untouched by corruption tainting the Egyptian system, will be able to seize the momentum and build a following to force the government to change.<br /><br />Since his return, Al Baradei has met various groups at his house. He met with youth representatives who initiated a petition calling on him to run for presidency. Over 100,000 people have joined a Facebook group supporting his candidacy.<br /><br />He also met with women representatives and the Arab League's Secretary General Amr Mousa at his office, whose name was also floated by reformists looking for a possible rival to Mubarak.<br /><br />Since taking office in 1981, Mubarak has not named a successor and never had a vice president but he is believed to be grooming his son Jamal to succeed him. The initial constitutional amendments were seen as paving the way for father to son succession.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-74506558663611104422010-02-25T01:31:00.000-08:002010-02-25T01:33:16.267-08:00UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff holds talks with South Korean Prime Minister<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.armyrecognition.com/Asie/Coree_du_Sud/vehicules_lourds/xk2/tank_XK-2_South-Korea_Black_panther_006.jpg" />South Korean Prime Minister Chung U-chan met with visiting UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi at his office in Seoul on Wednesday and discussed cooperation ties in military field and ways of boosting them.<div class="fullpost"><br />Lt. Gen. Al Rumaithi arrived in Seoul on Feb, 22 at the invitation of South Korean Minister of National Defence Kim Tae-young and also met with Minister Kim on Tuesday to discuss issues of mutual concern in military areas. Earlier on Tuesday in a welcoming ceremony held at the Ministry, Lt. Gen. Al Rumaithi inspected an honor guard of South Korean Armed Forces along with Minister Kim.<br /><br />Local media has given prominent coverage to his meeting with South Korean Defence Minister with focus on what they described as a quite exceptional welcoming ceremony with an honour guard review in honour of visiting Lt. Gen. Al Rumaithi and his delegation who also visited South Korean Special Operation Forces Headquarters or Korean version of Green Beret.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-86419597239371112452010-02-24T12:22:00.000-08:002010-02-24T12:23:51.344-08:00UAE's Navy is reliant on local manufacturers<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.uaeinteract.com/news/article_pics/24092.gif" />The UAE Navy is now securing its military supplies from local manufacturers, according to Naval Forces Commander, Major General Ahmed Mohammed Al Tinaiji. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) yesterday, Al Tinaiji said the UAE Navy had struck a strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Ship Building Company "ADSB".<div class="fullpost"><br />ADSB is building six Baynouna naval vessels in collaboration with the French CMN, Al Tinaiji said. The first vessel, he noted, will be built in France while the remaining five will be manufactured in the UAE. The first vessel will be commissioned in 2009.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-11252657708178684062010-02-24T06:04:00.000-08:002010-02-24T06:05:56.621-08:00The M1985 is a multiple launch rocket system made in North Korea<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.military-today.com/artillery/m1985_mlrs.jpg" />The M1985 is a multiple launch rocket system, developed in the North Korea. It was first observed by US intelligence in 1985. Number in the designation indicates the year it was first observed. This artillery system was produced in quantity.<div class="fullpost"><br />According to some reports, North Korea has about 200 of these launchers in service. Large numbers of these systems are located north of the demilitarized zone and are targeted towards South Korea. The DPRK has about 500 various long-range artillery systems within range of Seoul. This artillery system has been exported to Iran.<br /><br />The M1985 has 12 launching tubes for 240-mm unguided spin-stabilized rockets. The type is easily identified by it's two rows of 6 tubes. A standard HE-FRAG warhead weights 90 kg and contains 45 kg of high explosives. Other types of warheads exist, including incendiary, smoke and chemical. It is claimed that maximum range of fire is 43 km. This artillery system can launch one rocket every 4 or 8 seconds.<br /><br />Four manually-operated stabilizing jacks have to be lowered, prior to the rockets being launched. Elevation and traverse controls are also manually-operated. Vehicle can leaves firing position within 2 minutes.<br /><br />The M1985 MLRS is based on a Japanese Isuzu 6x6 truck. The same chassis is used for the North Korean 122-mm MLRS. This launcher pack can be also adapted to any suitable cross-country truck.<br /><br />The M1985 is supported by a reloading vehicle, which carries one complete reload and is fitted with a crane. Reloading would normally be carried out well away from the firing position, to avoid counter-battery fire. A battery of the M1985 consists of five launching vehicles.<br /><br />Variants<br /><br />Fadjr-3, Iranian MLRS, similar to the M1985. It is believed that Iran have taken delivery of 9 artillery rocket systems. It is understood that production technology has also been transferred to Iran. Iranian-built vehicles are based on a commercially available Mercedes-Benz 6x6 truck chassis;<br /><br />M1991, a more powerful rocket system, fitted with 22 tubes for 240-mm rockets. It is in service with the North Korea.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-88561330351553712072010-02-24T05:55:00.000-08:002010-02-24T06:00:08.636-08:00Per Unit Cost of T-50 Is Around US$21 million While L-15 Is Around $US 14,6 million (2008 price)<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/t-50/images/t50_2.jpg" />The T-50 program was originally intended to develop an indigenous trainer aircraft capable of supersonic flight to train and prepare pilots for the KF-16s. Prior South Korean aircraft include the propeller-driven KT-1 basic trainer produced by Samsung Aerospace (now part of KAI), and license-manufactured KF-16s. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-50_Golden_Eagle">More</a><div class="fullpost"><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/l15.jpg" /><br />The Hongdu L-15 Falcon (猎鹰) is a supersonic training aircraft / Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft and light attack aircraft being developed by Nanchang-based Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation (HAIG) to meet PLAAF/PLANAF Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) requirements.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongdu_L-15"><br />More</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125590254916657630.post-31073531551366510002010-02-24T05:48:00.000-08:002010-02-24T05:52:25.762-08:00UAE Military Chief Visits S. Korea<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.jetfly.hu/rovatok/repules/katonai/tipusok/goldeneagle_070223/t50pr030902_lr.jpg" />Lt. Gen. Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, chief of staff of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces, arrived in Seoul on Feb. 22 for a four-day visit, the Ministry of National Defense said.<br /><br />The visit by the UAE military leader comes amid high expectations here that the two countries could resume talks on the sale of the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer jet, jointly built by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin.<div class="fullpost"><br />Last month, it was revealed that the Emirates had reopened talks with KAI on the T-50 after failing to finalize an agreement on the purchase of Italy's M-346 trainer jet.<br /><br />The UAE selected Alenia Aermacchi last year as the preferred bidder for a $1.4 billion deal to acquire 48 trainers. But the Middle East nation has failed to reach a deal with the Italian company because of "misunderstanding" over trainer specifications, according to an Arabian defense source.<br /><br />Seoul's defense officials declined to elaborate on the topics to be discussed between Al Rumaithi and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young Feb. 23.<br /><br />"Through the bilateral talks, both leaders will discuss a wide range of issues to improve bilateral defense cooperation, such as high-level military exchange visits, military training, cooperation on arms acquisition and support," the ministry said in a news release.<br /><br />During his stay, the UAE chief of staff is scheduled to visit South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Special Warfare Command in Seoul and the Naval Operations Command in the southern port city of Busan, it said.<br /><br />Last November, Kim visited the United Arab Emirates to support the country's successful bid to build four nuclear reactors in the Arab nation. Kim met UAE leaders at that time and agreed to bolster their defense cooperation by promising to transfer key arms technologies to the Emirates, according to sources.<br /><br />The T-50 also is competing with the M-346 for a deal in Singapore to buy 10 to 14 aircraft. Other potential customers include Iraq, Israel, Greece and Poland.<br /><br />The single-engine T-50 features digital flight controls and a modern, ground-based training system. It is designed to have the maneuverability, endurance and systems to prepare pilots to fly next-generation fighter jets, such as the Eurofighter Typhoon, the F-22 Raptor, the Rafale and the F-35 Lightning II.<br /><br />The jet has a top speed of Mach 1.4 and an operational range of 1,851 kilometers.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0