RMN To Test Fire Latest Anti-ship Missile Next Week

last SG · 2006-03-13T13:17:56+00:00

No need lah, just buy the targeting sensor and Exocet ASM mounting kit for the Super Puma. I think our southern neighbour already has done that. But then...

Shotgun SG

RMN To Test Fire Latest Anti-ship Missile Next Week

By Shahrullizan Rusli

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- For the first time in the region, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) will test fire its latest anti-ship missile --the Sea Skua --next week, but the location is still being kept secret.

The Sea Skua has never been used by any Asean navy and it will be the first time that it will be fired from a helicopter.

According to a defence source, RMN's latest helicopter, the Super Lynx 300 has been entrusted the responsibility to launch the British-made weapon.

"The purchase of the Sea Skua had never been announced but has been in RMN's inventory since last year, and will be tested by RMN for the first time next week," the source told Bernama.

According to reports in several defence journals, the purchase of the Sea Skua for RMN's Super Lynx helicopters was sealed in 2001 but details had been kept secret.

The source said that probably only one Super Lynx would be involved in the exercise but the location would be closely watched by RMN's state-of-the art warships like the KD Jebat and KD Lekiu, which are equipped with the sophisticated Seawolf missile system.

It is believed that only one of the missiles - which proved its worth during Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf - will be test-fired during the exercise.

-- BERNAMA

Hmmm I wonder will they have live tv coverage like the last time?

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=184590

SMAPLionHeart SG

Last time it missed during a live TV coverage

lionnoisy SG

Defense Daily,10-15-2001,MBDA Awarded Sea Skua Missile Contract From Malaysia The multinational MBDA said last week it has been awarded a contract, worth an undisclosed amount, from Malaysia for its Sea Skua anti-ship missiles to arm the country's AgustaWestland Super Lynx helicopters.

"We welcome the selection of Sea Skua, which forms another important defensive element for the Royal Malaysian Navy, and we look forward to further strengthening our partnership throughout the service life of the equipment," Alan Garwood, one of the co-chief operating officers of .......

Obersturmfuhrer SG

Maybe this time they'll get smarter by filming a successful run and pass it off as "live" coverage. Laughing

beavan SG

when was the last time it happened?

tankee1981 SG

How is this Sea Skua comparable to our Harpoon missiles? I understand they already have the Exocet missiles. Whats the difference between Exocet and Sea Skua? Very Happy

Marco_Simone SG

Sea Skua is considered latest?

Sea Skua was used in the Falklands leh...

equlus84 SG

Actually Sea Skua is this short missile, that is usually mounted on small ships or FAC. It can also be Helicopter mounted, range is slightly shorter than the Gabriel first Ge. Does RSN have Heli bound missiles?

LazerLordz SG

SPIKE-ER, Hellfire.

SMAPLionHeart SG

they have anti ship missile-missile test fire

Shotgun SG

The missile, true to its name… missed. It was an exocet was it?

lionnoisy SG

My God!

U guys have not noticed that this news was 'leaked' on the same day
that The crooked bridge has symbolically launched construction works of the 'scenic bridge' which is expected to be operational by April 2009.

Have u got the signals?I hope u need not ask ur mum or wife or kids
to check your 'Code' appear in TV!

This is the real target !

Delta 5 SG

The ones bought by the RMN will of course be an updated version. Wink

To think of it, not many new anti-ship missile designs have appeared in the past few years, the only notable ones being the Norwegian NSM and the Russian SS-N-26/SS-N-27 series.

tripwire SG

Originally posted by lionnoisy:
My God!

U guys have not noticed that this news was 'leaked' on the same day
that[b] The crooked bridge has symbolically launched construction works of the 'scenic bridge' which is expected to be operational by April 2009.

Have u got the signals?I hope u need not ask ur mum or wife or kids
to check your 'Code' appear in TV!

This is the real target !
[/b]

arlo arlo... malaysia as far as i know... have only 6 SL300 superlynx... but only ONE *yup* is armed.... with sea skua...

and seriously... they wanna build the scenic bridge.. let them build lah... i want to see how they gonna move the pipes on the causeway... Mr. Green

you guys know about the other half of the news about that bridge visit by malaysian minister?

click here... Twisted Evil

i hope that poor minister didnt piss in his sarong...

http://www.sinchew.com.my/content.phtml?sec=1&sdate=2006-03-10&artid=200603092411

tripwire SG

A Pre-Delivery Inspection (P0I) has been successfully concluded on the first of six Super Lynx 300 destined for the Royal Malaysian Navy, which will now be transported by sea on time to Port Kelang in the second week of June. POIs will also be completed on aircraft 2, 4, 5 and 6 by July 2003 with subsequent deliveries being effected by the end of September.
The third aircraft will be retained in the UK until Spring 2004 under a separate contract to fit the Sea Skua missile system.

http://defence-data.com/paris2003/pagep198.htm
http://www.helis.com/database/go/my_super_lynx_231.php

but then i think they decided that the sixth, rather then the 3rd will be armed... but whats the difference anyway??

http://www.agustawestland.com/dinmag/Lynx_News_2004_indd.pdf

tankee1981 SG

I understand they are pressing us to demolish the causeway to allow ships to pass but seriously, who will want such an ugly looking bridge as a link between two countries? Very Happy

Lionnoisy i think in the malaysian chinese newspapers did mention about 3 helicopters which flew near to the malaysian border during that event. Could these helicopters be the 2 Apaches and the SP spotted mentioned in another topic? Because its not very usual for 3 helicopters involving two types are spotted flying together.

http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=181705

Qing^.^ SG

ya its ugly.. seriously ugly.. Wink

Shotgun SG

They spend 500 million, get 1 bridge. We spend 500 million can get another 6 more F-15s?

kelong70 SG

The bridge is ugly de loh Crying or Very sad . Maybe they dunnoe the meaning of 'scenic'. It should be named 'crooked' bridge. There is no beautiful views on their side at all. I doubt the view will be like that as shown. They want to build, go ahead. We will then destroy the crook bridge with our shiny new F-15 and apache Mr. Green .

zenden9 SG

We shall buy some France Super Frelon and arm them with Exocet missle with range of 70km and put them on our LSD….Giving us a mobile super long range strike craft!