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| Malaysian Missile Misfires: Technical Troubles Trump Test |
| 2006-03-17 |
| A "Sea Skua" guided missile misfired Thursday, in the first test conducted in Southeast Asia, in the waters off Kuala Beruas near Pantai Remis in Perak, Chief of Navy Admiral Datuk Ilyas Din said. Matra BAE Dynamics of the United Kingdom, which conducted the test for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), identified a technical problem as the cause of the failure, he added. The missile, fired at 11 am from a Super Lynx 300 attack helicopter at a wreckage of a ship eight nautical miles away, failed to hit its target and fell into the sea without exploding. The company would carry out an investigation to determine the cause of the problem in two or three days, well before the second test that is scheduled a week from now, Ilyas told reporters on board the RMN vessel, KD Mahawangsa, here. Thursday's Sea Skua missile test was the first conducted in Southeast Asia because Malaysia is the only country in the region to purchase the missiles, the complete package of which cost 16 million pounds sterling (about RM103 million). The agreement to purchase was made in 2001 and the supply of the missiles to the RMN began last year. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #8 It just goes to show that modern weapons systems aren't turnkey systems. This is why military recruitment standards stateside have skyrocketed. Expensive and state-of-the-art systems require smarter and better-trained personnel to operate them effectively. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-03-17 14:45 |
| #7 Oops, I note that now. And my previous post should be "sneaky Brits...." |
| Posted by: BA 2006-03-17 13:49 |
| #6 That was before Shep saw the light. :> |
| Posted by: 6 2006-03-17 10:39 |
| #5 lol, nah this was back before 2001. |
| Posted by: ShepUK 2006-03-17 09:32 |
| #4 Now, you sneak Brits wouldn't be re-considering Malaysia's trustworthiness in the WoT and "accidentally" sabotage what you sold 'em, would ya, lol? |
| Posted by: BA 2006-03-17 09:27 |
| #3 speaking of Iran - any news on their new sub, that little plastic looking baking soda powered thing, has it sunk yet? |
| Posted by: ShepUK 2006-03-17 06:00 |
| #2 from attack missile to one-man sub in a smooth transitional move , simply brilliant !! If all else fails , we could sell it to Iran... |
| Posted by: MacNails 2006-03-17 04:28 |
| #1 lol no wonder it bust - i made parts for them sea skua before! from memory they always were kinda crapy. |
| Posted by: ShepUK 2006-03-17 04:19 |