Asian countries are enhancing anti-submarine capabilities against Chinese submarines

Fearing the development of China's submarine force, the Asian countries are continuously investing to improve their anti-submarine warfare capability.

Held in Singapore this week, the International Maritime Defence Exhibition, an exhibition of Malaysian senior official said the Navy, Malaysian Navy currently has six "Super Lynx" (SuperLynx) anti-submarine helicopters are in service; However, the ability of Malaysia to buy more anti-submarine helicopters and plans to buy six. The Government has written to the military procurement program 2011-2015 of the Tenth Five-Year Plan.

The official said the Navy to buy a flight away, continued to continued strong medium-sized helicopter navigation; he declined to participate in the bidding of the helicopter model. However, it is generally believed that participate in the bidding Lockheed - Martin Corporation and Sikorsky's MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopters and Agusta - Westland's AW159 "wildcat" helicopters.

A South Korean navy official told, "Aviation Week", South Korea will be "Super Lynx" helicopters for anti-submarine missions; but also considering the purchase of MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopter. Agusta - Westland helicopter company is participating in the South Korean military procurement bids; except AW159 "wildcat" helicopter, the company also produces AW101 "Merlin" helicopter, which is a greater anti-submarine helicopters, equipped with three engines . Because large vessels are not suitable for Malaysia, it has been eliminated from the Malaysian military procurement bid anti-submarine helicopters.

A business executives familiar with the situation said that South Korea is expected to decide within the next two months to purchase helicopters from foreign countries, or for domestic helicopter. The business owner hopes that the requirements of the request for proposals released by the end.

Korea Aerospace Industries (Korea Aerospace Industries) suggested that the company is developing the "perfect Eagle" utility helicopters (Surion) of the Navy; This is a help in the Eurocopter helicopter developed for the Korean Army. Expected, the "perfect Eagle" will be in service next year. However, for Korea Aerospace Industries, in the Navy to meet the schedule and cost required in the circumstances, developed a general-purpose helicopters, the Navy is a major challenge. Meanwhile, the country would like to buy mine-sweeping helicopters air.

Look at Indonesia, another military procurement is in progress, but need several years to finalize. A Navy official said Indonesia, Indonesia's navy has not anti-submarine helicopters, but ready to buy a few planes. He did not say when to buy, but said, depending on the Government of Indonesia. He said Indonesia's navy plans to "Sigma 9113" class destroyers equipped with anti-submarine helicopters, light protection.

A Thai navy official told, "Aviation Week", Thailand also plans to Sikorsky km for the production of S-70-7 anti-submarine helicopter to buy updates. Thailand in the late nineties of last century purchased six of the helicopter, but in order to save money, never buy, including investment, including anti-submarine sonar hanging bag.

Lockheed - Martin P-3 "Orion" anti-submarine aircraft design and manufacturing director Mark - Jarvis (Mark Jarvis) said late last year, new home aspect of the company sent a letter of request information of the aircraft.

Jarvis said that if Singapore's purchase of P-3 "Orion" anti-submarine aircraft, it may be similar to Taiwan in a way to get the anti-submarine aircraft, was acquired after 2012, the U.S. Navy used the P-3C anti-submarine aircraft.

Because the Chinese submarine force began to grow, and China has become stronger showing confidence; Asian countries will enhance their anti-submarine warfare capabilities as a very urgent task.

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China develops combination attack system of missiles and submarines to resist U.S. aircraft carriers

China's Dongfeng-21D anti-ship missile is an important part of "Asymmetric advantage"

In the late 19th early 20th century, the United States from England to win the hands of "maritime hegemony" started gradually laying the foundation for a superpower, the United States Navy on the development of other countries has been alert. U.S. Navy chief of operations Jialilafu Head General recently said that the Chinese Navy began to appear in more and more distant from local waters, but its intention "opaque", the United States must be great concern. In addition, the U.S. Navy retired generals and experts also said that the Chinese navy is developing anti-ship ballistic missile and submarine forces, the U.S. aircraft carrier to form the "asymmetric advantages."

"Cooperation with the Chinese navy is very important"


According to Agence France-Presse reported on July 21, is fighting the French minister to visit the United States Navy Admiral Roughead, said: "The Chinese navy has already begun farther and farther away from the local waters, and to develop a very, very good ability to ensure that the resources needed economic growth, the supply of ... ... the development of cooperative relations with the Chinese navy is very important, because China's expanding navy military's intention was 'opaque' of. "

AP commented on this, as chief of naval operations in the Bluff Head openly discuss China's naval development, making the outside world influence on the Chinese navy great surprise. Roughead was the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet commander, visited China many times. His argument that within the U.S. Navy has been the development of China's naval forces concerned. This year in May, U.S. Pacific Commander Admiral Willard accepted in Singapore, "Straits Times" interview, said that China Navy as the main platform is to create "anti-intervention" capability and force projection capabilities Yuan Cheng, look not a defensive nature. "Straits Times" said that in the long run, the U.S. Pacific Command is the biggest challenge facing China. According to the U.S. Navy predicted that by 2020 China will "blue water navy," which will affect the U.S. security guarantee in the region.


The U.S. aircraft carrier "synthetic killer"


Looking at the world's naval forces, both of large aircraft carriers, supplemented by a large number of nuclear submarines in the world controlled the navy, such as the U.S. Navy; there to cruisers, supplemented by large aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, surface combat troops based Navy global challenges such as the Russian Navy; also to the core carrier, destroyer escort, a Navy nuclear submarine based global presence, such as France and Britain; In addition, a large destroyer as the core, a considerable number of conventional submarines, the Navy known as the world mobilized type , including Japan, Germany and the Netherlands. Famous of these long years of ocean-going navy, the Chinese navy blue water is just beginning to be widely debated.

U.S. Navy expert Doctor Arthur Waldron in April by the United Kingdom, "Jane's Defense" magazine interview that the Chinese navy is rapidly growing, strategic nuclear submarines capable of launching ballistic missiles and a variety of large conventional submarine service; advanced destroyer equipped with Russian-made supersonic antiship cruise missiles, can deal with the U.S. aircraft carrier; the construction of a new aircraft carrier became the target of China ... ... From the equipment perspective, the Chinese Navy has started among the ranks of world-class. Focus on the development of submarine forces, the Chinese side for the U.S. Navy build "asymmetric advantage" an important part, with the east-21D anti-ship ballistic missile development, the combination of ballistic missile submarines and will become the U.S. carrier's "synthetic killer . "

July 19, the U.S. "Stars and Stripes newspaper," said China's Dongfeng-21D anti-ship missile in service soon, the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral John Bird, said openly: "We are very much the Chinese Navy is purchasing this offensive weapons and are worried. "

"The Chinese Navy is still young"


Too much emphasis on the development of China and the threat of new equipment compared to the U.S. Navy has retired U.S. generals that the Chinese navy in the software and lack of being in the "young" stage. United States, "Naval War College Review" magazine published in June number retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Eric McWhirter Vadon article that is only equipped with more advanced operations platform, not to fight the Chinese Navy will create a truly modern force . China's current naval operations in the use of these platforms are not mature, especially in command and control, multi-arms coordination, and intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, and so flawed. These are the Navy's combat capability of the "double", and the U.S. Navy in the field of absolute advantage, the Chinese navy still a big gap.

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