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Being the ones in the middle of competing giants really suck. But choosing one side over the other doesn't necessarily mean that things will be better. Some Aussies on Twitter have already barked that ASEAN countries especially Indonesia and Malaysia are indecisive and thus deserve to be stepped over, but aside from China, Australia is one other major power that often disregards our EEZ and territorial waters like what happened when they towed back refugee boats a couple of years back.

China sees the region as its marketplace and its potential battleground. AUKUS sees the region only as their potential battleground. At least that's the impression I got from observing the whole mess.
Both are potential friend are foe.
Its just about time actually that bilateral relation between ID-AU will be shaken and decline and after awhile it will improve again then dip again and repeat, this trends have been ongoing for a while and keep going up and down.

It was Turnbull who repair the ID-AU bilateral relationship, then Morrison gotta stick to the tradition and make a new drama.
 

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Being the ones in the middle of competing giants really suck. But choosing one side over the other doesn't necessarily mean that things will be better. Some Aussies on Twitter have already barked that ASEAN countries especially Indonesia and Malaysia are indecisive and thus deserve to be stepped over, but aside from China, Australia is one other major power that often disregards our EEZ and territorial waters like what happened when they towed back refugee boats a couple of years back.

China sees the region as its marketplace and its potential battleground. AUKUS sees the region only as their potential battleground. At least that's the impression I got from observing the whole mess.
Both parties has see ASEAN or Malay - Indonesia teritory as the place when the battle will be commence.

While Indonesia struggling to secure their northern EEZ from China, AUKUS will be busy exploiting possible act to counter China via Indonesian teritory.
Hence, what AUKUS member can do now is to pacified Indonesia via bilateral communication.

Also Both party look at Indonesia as potential Sword or Shield.
 

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Two Independence class and four Freedom class will be decommissioned until March 2022.

Not sure what's the technical problem but one thing for sure, these two LCS class are fast (45 knots?).
thoose ship are the first of independence class and freedom class, both made of alluminum hull instead of steel, and if i recall correctly the reason of premature decomission was they found crack and high fatigue over its aft hull in the waterjet in all of the first batch ship, and require high maintenance

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"The ships, as Task & Purpose points out, suffered a series of high profile breakdowns and embarrassing cost overruns the Pentagon tried to conceal from the public"
 

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Well RAN acquiring SSN has nothing to do with Indonesia really, they have been involved in sabre rattling with PRC for some time now and they are US' ally, therefore their military capability is geared more toward containing PRC. As we are now surrounded with SSN user north and south, it would be better to start improving our ASW capability
 

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OH GOD GIVE ME THE SIGN!!!
Osprey? We already have 8 of them, purchased under a secret government-to-government deal some time ago.
Of course, we don't store them here since that will cause an unnecessary ruckus. We store them in SG inside an unmarked warehouse within the Changi complex. Rest assured, we'll see them with our own eyes when the time is right.

#cobacobabikinhoaxalakilodibrunei 🤪
 

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Osprey? We already have 8 of them, purchased under a secret government-to-government deal some time ago.
Of course, we don't store them here since that will cause an unnecessary ruckus. We store them in SG inside an unmarked warehouse within the Changi complex. Rest assured, we'll see them with our own eyes when the time is right.

#cobacobabikinhoaxalakilodibrunei 🤪
((Tukang Ngitung is picking up his calculator..))
 

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After getting those Frigates or while waiting them online, the next procurement would be focused to fill Marine Corps needs (armor, artillery, spaa, manpads, SBAShM), ASW Helicopters and Aircraft, follow on OPV/Corvettes/ light Frigate whatever you name it lah, and some support ships units.
 

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Hmm,...
So it looks like it will be a battle between Korkut, Tunguska, Pantsir, and K30 Biho... :unsure:

Is there anything else that I've missed?

Just write down Tunguska and Pantsir
 

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Just write down Tunguska and Pantsir
Let me guess, CAATSA?
Oh well, on one hand, it's a shame considering that our marine corps is used to Russian-made hardware. On the other hand, this makes it easier to choose since there will be fewer competing offers.
 

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Hmm,...
So it looks like it will be a battle between Korkut, Tunguska, Pantsir, and K30 Biho... :unsure:

Is there anything else that I've missed?
Crotale-NG, in my opinion using an autocannon to intercept low flying drone, missile, fighter, chopper right now the chance of bullet hitting it are rather pretty slim, unless they're using state of the art fuzed munition such as those 35mm AHEAD.
 

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Crotale-NG, in my opinion using an autocannon to intercept low flying drone, missile, fighter, chopper right now the chance of bullet hitting it are rather pretty slim, unless they're using state of the art fuzed munition such as those 35mm AHEAD.
Well, both Korkut and Biho designers should also recognize this challenge so they, in theory, should have incorporated similar munition technology as the one Rheinmetall has.

While it might be more effective, but shooting down low-flying drones within visual range with missiles also has its own problems - economic, for instance. It's still cheaper to blast them out of the sky with cannon rounds than to use a missile.

Besides, the cannons are still useful to engage ground targets in a pinch or to be used as fire support in urban warfare.
 

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