SHAH ALAM: Local simulation company Ikramatic Systems Sdn Bhd has signed the second phase agreement under the Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP) with Korean Aerospace Industries to provide FA-50M simulators for RMAF.
The signing between Ikramatic and KAI was conducted in South Korea yesterday witnessed by Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin.
Ikramatic executive director Syed Mohamad Ikram was quoted by Bernama as saying under the agreement the two companies will develop and deliver two flight devices – the full flight simulator and the operational flight trainer. Ikramatic is the local developer of the PC-7 simulator and also the EW for the RMAF.
Both devices are expected to be operational by 2026. The ICP is part of the procurement of the 18 FA-50Ms light combat trainer for the RMAF. This is the first ICP to be made public, so it is unclear whether the deal to develop a regional MRO for the FA-50s will be signed.
It must be noted that KAI provided a FA-50PH flight simulator facility to the Philippine Air Force in 2019 under a US$7.8 million contract (RM33 million).
It is likely that the FA-50 simulators will be based at the Kuantan airbase replacing the MB-339 simulator as the plan is to have the training squadron there. RMAF fast jet squadrons are all equipped with simulators which are maintained by different companies.
Meanwhile, Khaled said the first batch of FA-50s are expected to be delivered by 2026.
— Malaysian Defence
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Mindef also sign MOU with South Korea about defence procurement in the future will be G to G only. Do you think that will be true or just talks only?
It depends on the weapon systems, I believed.
After fa50,I hope we can get the f50
Philippines air force simulators
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What's the difference between full flight simulator and operational flight trainer?
The OFT is just for familiarisation basically a computer based training, a full flight simulator will replicate the real aircraft.
Hopefully the KAI F50 will replace the next batch of 'purported' FA50 purchase.
Marhalim, thanks for explanation.
Marhalim what are the likely hood of TUDM buying MERAD from South Korea
High, preferably via GtG route
Financially speaking I assume RMAF interest in MERAD is because NASAM shoot amraam and sidewinder. Thus reducing their overall CAPEX and OPEX.
If its not NASAM. Then they would be better off financially to just let GAPU do it. As it's a huge waste of their CAPEX and OPEX following TDM around doing GAPU jobs without any benefits to themselves.
Yes the RMAF preference for MERAD, as I posted previously, is NASAM due to the compatibility of the missiles with its aircraft.
>nasam
tell me how much exactly AMRAAM missile that we have in our own stocks (and not guam or hawaii or whatever). 20? 30?
Do we have enough AMRAAM missile to spare for both NASAM and our Hornet/FA-50?
If we buy NASAM, of course, we will get more missiles than the current stock.
AMRAAM?
Probably around 30
Current cost of 1x AMRAAM - around USD2.5 million.