B1-R Short Legs Bomb Truck

A squadron of 20 proposed B1-R can complement up-coming 5th gen Joint Strike Fighters.

Bomb Truck - External hard points can load up to 22 beyond visual range AIM-120 AMRAAM (180km) fire and forget air-to-air missiles per B1-R. This allow the future 5th and 6th gen strike fighter force to negate potential aggressors' quantity has a quality of its own doctrine by turning the table on them, utilising B1-R "bomb trucks" and incorporating them into the force structure. 

Super Cruise - all the way ...With not 2 but 4 Pratt & Whitney F-119 engines (also used by the F22 raptors) can go to a top speed of mach 2.2. It can go super cruise ( flying at twice the speed of sound) without using after-burners, massive savings on fuel, that enables the B1-R to extend on-station time. This speed also allows the B1-R to do e and e-ing (escape and evasion) back to base for fast turn-around.

Short Leg - However, the B1-R differs from the original/upgraded B1-B in that it losses the extended range of the latter by 20%. So not likely for the B1-R to do strategic bombings, rather it is designed more for regional defence augmentation. With this design compromise, its combat range is further reduce due to the need to fly tactical maneuvers. 

B1-B upgraded cockpit

17 May 2015    

Finland 900,000 reservists

Finland's 900,000 reservists put on pre-activation notice. [Link]

The big BEAR in the room ... ?

Finland Armed Forces : "We want to have a word with you ..."

But the action is in Ukraine what, nothing to do with Finland...

Where's next ? The South China Sea ? Never Say Never ( touchwood ) !

30 April 2015

Amos Yee needs help (update) (update)

Amos Yee

Didn't bother to view Amos video but briefly read/glance through Amos writing which was lifted from his blog here

Feel for Amos mom and dad. Especially in Sg, the
demand for conformity is much higher.
Not only our "asian values" driven society,
he also need to contend with national service.* 

He needs help. Today's Singapore is in a better position with very developed specialist in counselling as compared to, say,  twenty years ago...

Just feel scarred for Amos and sad for mom and dad.

Please don't let this happen again [Link]

This time, with social media and blogs and what not, we are able to "catch" him in time. To intervene in terms of counselling and guidance. Don't let this chance slip by. Don't let history repeat.

* There must be enough eccentrics and weirdos in Israel to form at least a battalion! I wonder how a conscription armed force like the IDF deal with their social mis-fits during their "national service".

31 March 2015



Update : [Link]

This boy ... the more he writes, the more we know him ...

What Amos Yee needs now is a good blanket party ... 
then go for counselling !

30 April 2015



" ... Finally, conventional psychiatric treatment does not work for some teenagers with ASD. What Amos needs are creative mental health professionals who can customise a treatment plan specifically for him so as to engage him and motivate him to have healthy ways of coping and mastering life. ... " - Dr Ang Yong Guan [Link]

The Israeli Defence Force create meaningful contributions for Autistic soldiers [Link]

People are trying to find a way out for this boy ... but cannot be too obvious ... 人在江湖 , 身不由己 .

1) Try to "scold" him on the internet so as to placate the establishment somewhat ...
2) Try not to give him a criminal record ...
3) Try to get him some kind of a medical record ...
4) With no. 3) above try to get him "down graded" during NS so as to get him out of combat vocation ...

Some of these types maybe able to function "normally" in a civilian environment but when you put them in an "abnormal" (to them) environment like the military ... if he survive, good training for him. Worse case scenario ... its either he kill himself or he kill someone ...

i don't know.

Please don't let this happen again [Link]

26 June 2015

Hobby : 6000T Multi-Mission Combatant (beyond 2040) Ver 3.0

6000T Multi - Mission Combatant (beyond 2040)

x 02  High Energy LASER CIWS situated at the fore and aft positions of the combat ship, working in tandem with the Oerlikon Millennium 35mm CIWS gun system, for an all round defence of the naval combatant. In-coming projectiles or UAVs from the broad side can be targeted with a combine heat energy of up to 120KW at a distance out to 3500m, instantaneously engaging target after target in succession at light speed.  The High Energy LASER effector brings to the fight an endless "magazine" of CIWS "ammunition" in the form of high energy Laser beam as long as there is supply of electrical power. 

The A gun is swapped for the 76/62 from the 127/64 (Version 2.0 design) - to lighten the bow section of the combatant and to make space due to the addition of a forward placement of the Laser effector.

The multi-mission combatant suite of armament has to be versatile because the operational theatre encompasses the littorals, near seas and also anticipating the likelihood of operation beyond the island chains.

The familiarity of the 76mm/62cal Oto Melara super rapid gun system to this Navy coupled with the complement of new guided munitions that extends the target range out to 40Km gives ample employment for the main bulk of the missions engaging in the littorals and the near seas.

The new Strales radar guidance system built into the mounting of the 76/62 gun, firing the new DART anti-missile / surface guided munition adds to the overall defensive posture especially in light of future proliferation of anti-ship cruise missiles and swarm attack tactics utilizing manned and/or unmanned assets.

x 06 Metal Storm Anti - Swarm Weapon System fires the 35mm proximity fragmentation projectile. Total of 64 barrels in one weapon rack fires 64 projectiles all at once and in succession creating a counter swarm of metal wall in return. It goes to auto zero position for self loading of fresh magazine after depletion of ammunition.

x 36 individual cells containing the Sea Ceptors point defence anti-air / anti-missile missiles serves as the first line of defence out to 25Km intercepting hostile threats.

x 48 M41 or equivalent strike length VLS cells contain the main offensive arsenal of the naval combatant in the form of anti-ship cruise missiles - long range and super sonic. Some cells are utilized for air defense missiles which are capable of Ballistic Missile Defence. ASROC rockets are among the long range strike weapons launched from the VLS, enhancing Anti-Submarine Warfare in the coming foreseeable under water challenges presenting a real danger to surface ships. The combatant is also augmented by a pair of triple tubes B515 torpedo launchers for close in anti-submarine defence.

x 02 Mission Bays - Mission Bay No.1 (Labeled as "A") is the main launching and retrieving of large assets whereas no.2 serves as the launching of unmanned small craft surface vessels as well as under-water UUVs.

x 06 decoy and chaff launchers and the advance proprietary SEWS electronic warfare detection/jammer (the real defensive first line but often under-stated) completes the defensive posture.

Main hanger for naval ASW/multi-mission helicopter. Sub hanger for UAVs and UHVs utilized for reconnaissance ISR and Electronic Warfare.

Navy Force Structure (beyond 2040)

11 March 2015    

Hobby : A Sustainable Force Structure ( Beyond 2040 )

Air Force - A sustainable force beyond 2040

A future planned reduction of fix wing combat strike fighters from 140 to 100. The reduced manned strike platforms are augmented by unmanned strike assets. This will significantly non escalate the operating cost over the life span of the new force structure.

Shared Air Force and Navy platforms best stretched defense dollar, enhanced "jointness", providing tactical options never before envisage leveraging fifth gen and beyond combat assets and technology.

"Steel is cheap" - Shared Air Force and Naval assets can further pare down 

operating cost over the life span of the new force structure

Releasing Military land in land scare Singapore for economic regeneration will in turn sustain the new force structure.

2030 PLAB for commercial/residential development
20YY TAB proposed new high tech urban agriculture industry 

Proposed Urban High Rise Technology Farming - to realize
60% fresh produce supply sustainability in non-peace time.
In peace time 50% for export and 50% own consumption.
Importing cheaper produce from the rest of 70%.

A national security imperative with national budget input.
Augmented by private SME participation.

Proposed Private SME lead salt water fish farm - An open system
with environmental protection built-in.
(Source : Straits Times 09 March 2015 )

20 February 2015

update : 16 March 2015

Navy MPA candidate emerging ...

IAI Maritime Patrol + ISR platform [Link]

• ELM-2022ES Maritime Patrol Radar -  AESA technology
• ELL-8385 ESM/ELINT - Electro-Optical sensor system
• Magnetic Anomaly Detection tail boom - Aerial detection of submerged submarines or moored mines
• ELI-3360 system - Operating in a network centric architecture, sharing data and missions with remote maritime, manned and unmanned aerial platforms as well as coastal units
• Electronic Warfare and defensive sensor suite

Wing Hard-points x 04

- Anti - Submarine Torpedoes

- Anti - Ship Missiles

- Search and Rescue Stores 

10 February 2015

Hobby : Navy 2040 - A New Chapter

Navy Force Structure 2040

6000T Multi - Mission Combatant ( 2030 )

29 January 2015