LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL MARITIME & AEROSPACE EXHIBITION
LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA | 1 - 5 DECEMBER 2009
E-Newsletter (FEBRUARY 2009)
A MUST ATTEND EVENT– LIMA ‘09
The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibit ion is one of the largest defence and civil showcases in the Asia Pacific, regularly att ract ing the global marit ime and aerospace indust ry to Langkawi.
LIMA is abound with important networking act ivit ies, from official funct ions hosted separately by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, The Minister of Defence, The Chief of Navy and The Chief of Air Force to the networking golf, recept ions and cocktails hosted by visiting warships and other events. LIMA is the proven gateway to Asia Pacific markets for nearly 20 years.
Therefore be part of the largest dedicated marit ime and aerospace exhibit ion covering the Asia Pacific market !
FIRST SCORPENE TO MALAYSIA
French shipyard DCNS delivered the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN's) first -ever submarine. Officials marked the on-t ime delivery of the first of two diesel elect ric Scorpene submarines that have been ordered by Kuala Lumpur.
The RMN took formal delivery of Scorpene submarine KD Tunku Abdul Rahman at an official handover in Toulon at tended by RMN Chief of Staff Admiral Dato'Sri Aziz Hj Jaafar.
It is a major milestone for the RMN following the completion, in late December 2008, of KD Tunku Abdul Rahman?s final sea t rials demonst rat ing full operat ional and combat system capabilities. The trials included successful firings of Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes and missiles.
KD Tunku Abdul Rahman is scheduled to arrive in Malaysia early in the second half of this year. The second of the series, KD Tun Razak, is s cheduled for delivery in late 2009.
Resources from - Asian Military Review
MORE ERJ 135 FOR THAILAND
Thai military has purchased more ERJ135 from Brazilian airline company Embraer. The ERJ 135 will be used for t ransporting civilian and military personnel.
The order will be delivered in 2009 and it adds to Thailand's 2008 purchase of two other ERJ 135 airplanes, one of which was used for the Royal Thai Army and the other for the Royal Thai Navy, Embraer said.
ADDITIONAL TYPE 214 SUBMARINES FOR SOUTH KOREA
Howakltswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) has been cont racted to provide South Korea with six addit ional Type 214 submarines. The deal has been st ruck between the South Korea procurement authority and a consort ium comprising HDW-part of Hamburgbased ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG-and Marine Force Internat ional.
A batch of six convent ional submarines will be supplied with the first batch being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Tenders for the product ion of the second vessel will be submit ted in summer 2009.
Key features of the 1,800-ton Type 214 include an airindependent propulsion system based on hydrogen fuel cells, and a modular const ruct ion principle that can be adapted to customer requirements. According to HDW, these six submarines will be “almost identical” to the first batch.
Did You Know?
Name : Rear Admiral Chew Men Leong
Position: Chief of the Republic Singapore Navy
Date Command : -
Chief Of Navy : August 31 2007 - Present
RADM Chew holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, United Kingdom and Master of Science (Management) from the Stanford University, United States.
Joined SAF in December 1985. Among his many appointments include Chief of Staff-Naval Staff, Head Naval Operations, Fleet Commander, Head Joint Plans & Tranformation Department and Commander 1st Flotilla.
BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW @ www.lima2009.com.my
Should you have any queries pertaining to the event or you are interested in reserving space at LIMA ‘09, please e-mail us at hw5@hwlima.org
Meet us at
AeroIndia’09
from the
11-15 February
at
stand
3B Hall I
Kindly contact Ms. Azlin Amin at azlin@hwlima.org for appointments or further enquiries on LIMA’09.
Meet us at
IDEX’09
from the
22-26 February
at
stand
3B Hall I
Kindly contact Mr. Ahmad Dzuhri at dzuhri@hwlima.org for appointments or further enquiries on LIMA’09.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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To know more about this opportunities, contact Ms. Azlin Amin at
azlin@hwlima.org
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