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| Southeast Asia |
| Indonesia goes shopping |
| 2006-11-26 |
| Russia, India and South Korea have stolen the show with their hi-tech armaments at the ongoing Defense Expo, eying Indonesia as a potential buyer. Russia, represented by at least four arms manufacturers, is showcasing an array of defense systems, ranging from conventional military equipment to the state-of-the-art Sukhoi bomber, submarines, missiles, tanks and heavy weapon transporters. India has been displaying weapons on par with those of Russia, with its new air-to-air and sea-to-air missiles attracting the attention of expo visitors. Also vying for attention at the show is South Korea, which has been exhibiting main battle tanks, armored recovery vehicles, armored personnel carriers, heavy equipment transporters, armored combat vehicles and corvettes, small armed escort ships. South Korean giants Samsung, Hyundai and Rotem have contributed to the development of the country's defense system. |
| Posted by:Classer |
| #5 Agreed Shipman. Use the Perrys to back up the corvettes, which I imagine are sort of an E-Boat on steroids... all the speed and twice the firepower. However, this will require tricky negotiations with other countries to allow us at least 'hot pursuit' rights into their territorial waters. Not sure State can pull this off... |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2006-11-26 18:56 |
| #4 I think we got all the Perry class we need FreeRadical. Lot of 'em are sitting quietly. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-11-26 16:16 |
| #3 The corvettes would be useful and cost-effective in anti-piracy operations... Personally, I think we should be building this class of ships ourselves, instead of bloated money-hogs like the DDX. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2006-11-26 13:25 |
| #2 Amen, AP. Funny though, why would the Russkies, et al, think the Indos are gonna be needing hi-tech defense systems? When were they last invaded or attacked by anything more than machete-wielding natives? Heh. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-26 11:38 |
| #1 I would think that Indonesia ought to invest in a tsunami warning system first, but what do I know? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-11-26 11:31 |