National Security

Military 101: China’s Aggressive Naval Expansion & India’s Responses

23rd January 202223rd January 2022
Crime Security 101

Presently China has 2 battle-ready aircraft carriers, both of which is based on Russia’s ex aircraft carrier but this is not stopping them from constructing more aircraft carriers. It is said that they may have up to 6 aircraft carriers including nuclear-powered ones. China’s first aircraft carrier, Liaoning started off as a Russian’s Kuznetsov-class aircraft cruiser Riga and is capable of carrying 40 aircraft of different types. Image source: Business Insider.

Tags: Aircraft Carrier, ASEAN, BrahMos, China, India, Indian, Liaoning, Maharaja Lela, Malaysia, National Security, South China Sea, Spratly Island, Technology, Youtube

Military 101: Malaysia’s PT-91M Pendekar MBT against Powerful German Leopard 2A7 MBT

25th October 20211st May 2022
Crime Security 101

(Frankly speaking and in my personal opinion, the best main battle tank or MBT out there is Israel’s Merkava MBT which came into service in the late 1970s and has gone through substantial improvement over the years. It has a very low profile and is armed with a locally built 120 mm smoothbore gun that is also capable of firing laser-guided anti-tank guided missiles similar to the Russian tanks. Image source: Wikipedia)

Tags: Leopard 2A7, Main Battle Tank, MBT, Military, National Security, Pendekar, PT-91M, T-72, Technology

Hindi Movie Review: URI Surgical Strike 2019, Intense and Surgical

17th October 202125th September 2021
Entertainment 101

I was very proud when I saw a Malaysian, well made Special Force movie called Paskal in 2018 and then in 2020, I watched URI: The Surgical Strike which showed that great Special Force movies can be produced outside Hollywood. I always had a soft spot for anything that is related to the military and especially on topics related to the Special Forces units within the military – I think I told this more than once in this blog. Image source: Bollywood Hungama.

Tags: Bollywood, Hindi Movie, India, Military, National Security, RMN, Terrorists, URI, URI: Surgical Strike

Military 101: Royal Malaysian Air Force’s Reliable Transport Carriers

5th October 202111th September 2021
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Crime Security 101

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) even converted some of the CN-235 transport planes into maritime patrol roles which says a lot about the capabilities of a modern, well-designed transportation aircraft. Image source: Wikipedia.

When it comes to the air force’s mainstream inventory, one would often fancy their latest lineup of the latest jet fighters and perhaps their heavily armed & armoured attack helicopters but no one talks about the workhorse of the air force, the transport carriers.

Tags: Airbus A400M, Aircraft, Caribou, CN-235, DHC-4, Fighter Jet, Lockheed C-130, Military, National Security, Navy, RMAF, South China Sea, Transport, Transportation, TUDM, Youtube