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[Aung Zaya]

Why you don't take a look at this drone by Vietnam ?

Vietnam Produces Long-Range UAV to Serve National Security
(Source: Xinhua news; published December 11, 2015)
HANOI --- The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has successfully developed a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with equipment for scientific research and electronic reconnaissance to serve national security, local media reported Friday.

Vietnam is now capable of manufacturing long-range UAV to serve the country's socio-economic development and contribute to safeguarding national security, Pham Ngoc Lang, head of the UAV research project at the academy was quoted by local Thanh Nien (Young People) online newspaper as saying.

The UAV is designed with a wingspan of 22 meters and load capacity of 1350 kilograms. It can fly for 35 hours with fly range of over 4000 kilometers.

Earlier in 2013, the academy announced its successful tests of five short-and-medium-range UAV models with 253 successful trial flights.

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Vietnam’s new HS-6L UAV, which has 22 m wingspan and an endurance of 35 hours, will greatly improve Vietnam’s surveillance capabilities. Source: Via Top81 web page

Vietnamese television and other media reports have revealed Vietnam’s largest indigenous high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to date, indicating that it will eventually perform civil and military missions over the South China Sea.

Reports from 10 and 11 December 2015 state that the new HS-6L HALE UAV is a product of Vietnam’s Academy of Science and Industry and Ministry of Public Security. The twin-boom-configured HS-6L has a 22 m wingspan, a range of 4,000 km, an endurance of 35 hours, and is powered by a Rotax 914 engine.

The prototype was completed on 1 November 2015 and reports note that it will conduct flight testing over the South China Sea during the second quarter of 2016.

While its payload size has not been revealed, the HS-6L will reportedly carry optical and radar surveillance systems. In size, endurance and configuration, it is roughly in the same class as the Israeli Aerospace Industries Heron UAV.

A view along the wingspan of Vietnam’s new HS-6L HALE UAV. (Via Top81 web page)
However, it is likely that design assistance for the HS-6L came from Belarus. Vietnamese media reports noted the UAV unveiling coincided with a visit of the chairman of the Presidium of the Belarus Academy of Science: Professor Vladimir G Gusakov.

In November 2014 IHS Jane’s reported that Vietnam was purchasing the 5.7-m wingspan Belarus 558 Aviation Repair Plant Grif-K UAV. This features a lightweight composite body and a twin-boom configuration similar to that of the larger HS-6L.

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HS-6L is equipped with a Rotax 914 engine – the same engine with General Atomics MQ-1 Predator UAV sample of Americans.

Unmanned aerial vehicle HS-6L has a wingspan of 22m, is equipped with a Rotax 914 engine – the same engine with General Atomics MQ-1 Predator UAV sample of Americans, range (itinerary) 4.000km long operating time continuous 35 hours, using satellite navigation systems and carry reconnaissance cameras, radars.

Rotax 914 engine is 4-stroke, 4-cylinder components, cooling water or air, have increased pressure turbine BRP-Powertrain as the company (Austria) production. These engines are currently used in dozens of different UAVs worldwide, but more prominent is General Atomics MQ-1 Predator UAV, once the US Air Force and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) using very Success in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

woowwwww.... such a great achievement..!! it's now start to export..!? How many in Vietnam's Inventory..!? Bro can it load any weapon..!?

 

[Aung Zaya]

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This is also from Vietnam..?! @BoQ77 @Viet

 

[Viet]

woowwwww.... such a great achievement..!! it's now start to export..!? How many in Vietnam's Inventory..!? Bro can it load any weapon..!?

little info is released. what I know is (I saw a video of the test flight).

- still in the development phase, undisclosed number of prototypes
- all test inland flights are successfully complete.
- all test flights near shore are complete, too.
- first regular flights in South China sea are scheduled this Summer.
- the wings should be capable to carry air-to-ground missiles.

I would guess the domestic HS-6S drone is a further development of foreign and domestic drones, as Grif-K (we bought from Belarus)

Orbiter drone (bought from Israel)

and Vietnam made UAVs (Viettel, etc)

 

[Aung Zaya]

little info is released. what I know is (I saw a video of the test flight).

- still in the development phase, undisclosed number of prototypes
- all test inland flights are successfully complete.
- all test flights near shore are complete, too.
- first regular flights in South China sea are scheduled this Summer.
- the wings should be capable to carry air-to-ground missiles.

I would guess the domestic HS-6S drone is a further development of foreign and domestic drones, as Grif-K (we bought from Belarus)

Orbiter drone (bought from Israel)

and Vietnam made UAVs (Viettel, etc)

Vietnam Drone Industry is amazing.!! Good to see them.. bro
the name of last 2 drones ..? just Viettel..? or spec..!?
and how about the photo..? from Vietnam..?

 

[Aung Zaya]

Russia and Myanmar to establish working body for nuclear technology

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By Aung Shin | Monday, 06 June 2016
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Russia and Myanmar will establish a working body this year for using nuclear technology, Russian officials said at an exhibition and forum in Moscow last week.

Rosatom officials show reporters around the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. Photo: Aung Shin / The Myanmar Times

The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in nuclear technology for peaceful purposes in June 2015.

This was the first step to building a legal foundation for interaction between Russia and Myanmar in the area of nuclear technology including research, radioisotopes production, nuclear medicine, radioimmunotherapy, nuclear safety, radiation risk assessment, and training scientists and administrators, according to Russian state-owned Rosatom Corporation.

Nikolay Drozdov, director of international business at Rosatom, told The Myanmar Times in Moscow, “We are planning to create a working body and are making a roadmap for the realisation of our project.”

Russia and Myanmar first signed an inter-governmental agreement to cooperate in nuclear technology and build a nuclear research centre in 2007, Mr Drozdov said. Russia has trained a large number of Myanmar students in nuclear technology over the past 10 years.

“This year, we have three scholarships for students from Myanmar for nuclear degrees. More than 700 students from Myanmar have graduated in Russia, studying nuclear-related fields but not nuclear physics,” he said.

The Russian state corporation is seeking potential investment opportunities in the Southeast Asian region, and is offering comprehensive nuclear technology and experience, according to a statement on the company’s website.

for more: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/bu...lish-working-body-for-nuclear-technology.html

 

[Viet]

Vietnam Drone Industry is amazing.!! Good to see them.. bro
the name of last 2 drones ..? just Viettel..? or spec..!?
and how about the photo..? from Vietnam..?

little known on specs. Vietnam´s drone program is somewhat classifield.

here is one. a Viettel drone called VT Patrol: top speed 120 kmh, can operate for 2 hours, 600 meter height, 50 km range.

this Viettel drone is a little bit bigger. specs largely unknown. But I shall stop here. Thread is about your country.

 

[Aung Zaya]

little known on specs. Vietnam´s drone program is somewhat classifield.

here is one. a Viettel drone called VT Patrol: top speed 120 kmh, can operate for 2 hours, 600 meter height, 50 km range.

this Viettel drone is a little bit bigger. specs largely unknown. But I shall stop here. Thread is about your country.

Great..!!! bro.. Vietnam is Role model of Myanmar in both military and economic sectors.. we will catch u soonnnn..!! bro..

PM Lee to make official visit to Myanmar
The three-day visit from Jun 7 coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries, and he will meet President U Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make an official visit to Myanmar from Jun 7 to Jun 9, where he will visit the country's capital Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon.

The visit will also coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Myanmar, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a press release on Monday (Jun 6).

The Prime Minister last visited Myanmar in November 2014 for the 25th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, but this visit will be to affirm Singapore's longstanding ties with the country, underscore the city-state's commitment to support Myanmar's development and discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, it added.

In Nay Pyi Taw, Mr Lee will meet President Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor and Foreign Affairs Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, among various high-ranking officials such as the Speaker of Parliament and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. He will also meet with former President Thein Sein while in the capital, the PMO said.

Prime Minister Lee will also officiate at the launch of the Singapore-Myanmar Vocational Training Institute and attend a reception with Singaporeans.

Mr Lee will be accompanied by Mrs Lee and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, who made an introductory visit to the country last month. Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung, Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Transport Josephine Teo, and Members of Parliament Cedric Foo and Fatimah Lateef, will also be visiting as well.

During the Prime Minister's absence, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean will be Acting Prime Minister, the PMO said.
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2nd visit of SG high ranks within a month... What are they doing..?

 

[Aung Zaya]

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June 6, 2016 10:33 pm JST
Japan's defense minister meets senior officials in Myanmar
NAYPYITAW (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met with the head of Myanmar's military in Naypyitaw on Monday, with the two sides discussing bilateral ties and the role of Myanmar's armed forces in the development of the country.

A post on the Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's Facebook page after the meeting said that he had explained how the military was engaged in attempts to achieve peace with ethnic minority armed groups and spoke about Japan's assistance with Myanmar's ongoing peace process.

Nakatani also met separately with his counterpart Lt. Gen. Sein Win and the country's de facto leader, State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar's Ministry of Information released a brief report with photographs on its Facebook page, stating that Nakatani and Suu Kyi discussed bilateral relations, without elaborating further.

Nakatani was expected, during his meetings, to offer the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' support toward capacity building in the Southeast Asian nation's military.

The move is in line with the Japanese government's plan to enhance its assistance toward Myanmar in a wide range of areas, including humanitarian aid and disaster relief, as a new civilian government effectively led by Suu Kyi was launched in March.
The reports from Min Aung Hlaing stated that, during his meeting with Nakatani, the commander-in-chief "recalled the fact that Myanmar's army was founded with Japanese help, and the two discussed bilateral cooperation including naval relations, exchange programs, disaster relief, humanitarian efforts, health care and meteorological and other training."

He added that "the military will strive its best until the time when peace and stability for the country are guaranteed."

http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Eco...se-minister-meets-senior-officials-in-Myanmar

 

[Aung Zaya]

Myanmar's news Round Up....

Visa exemption between Singapore, Myanmar to kick in end-2016
Singapore and Myanmar residents will not need visas to enter each other's country for visits of up to 30 days.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/visa-exemption-between/2852328.html

Japan's Acecook to start instant noodle production in Myanmar in 2017
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Com...-instant-noodle-production-in-Myanmar-in-2017

DHL launches largest express facility in Myanmar
http://mizzima.com/business-domestic/dhl-launches-largest-express-facility-myanmar

MUFG unit to be Myanmar's first foreign leasing company
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/MUFG-unit-to-be-Myanmar-s-first-foreign-leasing-company

DB Schenker opens logistics company in Myanmar
http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/20686-db-schenker-opens-logistics-company-in-myanmar.html

Yangon stock exchange to open to foreign investors
http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/bu...ck-exchange-to-open-to-foreign-investors.html
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[Aung Zaya]

Myanmar has received 102 investment proposals whose total worth nealy 4 B USD at the start of FY 2016-2017... ( within a month..?)
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Myanmar's new investment commission to tackle $2.3 billion backlog
YANGON | By Timothy Mclaughlin and Aung Hla Tun

Aung Naing Oo, Director General of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration shows his award given by former president for his work, in his office in Yangon, Myanmar June 10, 2016.
Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Myanmar's newly reformed investment commission will this month start scrutinizing some $2.3 billion in proposed foreign investment projects that have been held up since April, a senior official said on Friday.

Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) swept to power in elections last November, and the United States eased sanctions against Myanmar in May, buoying hopes for a quick uptick of foreign investment into the country which has suffered from decades of economic hardship under military rule.

But since the new government took over in April, no proposed investments have been signed off on by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), a powerful body that decides which projects get the green light, as it awaited word on its reworked structure from the President's Office. President Htin Kyaw announced the new make-up of the group only on Tuesday.

Aung Naing Oo, who was re-appointed as the secretary of the commission, said 102 projects had been submitted since April and were awaiting approval. About a half of these proposals are foreign investment projects, whose total worth is around $2.3 billion.

The delay, he said, happened because the NLD wanted to choose the proper people for the commission, but the long wait also raised concerns among the business community, fuelling speculation on how the NLD, made up of many activists and former political prisoners, would handle investment.

"There were some concerns from the business community. There were some rumors in the business community saying that there would be no MIC at all," Aung Naing Oo told Reuters.

"Plus, some investors who had already submitted their proposals to MIC were also concerned about the delays at MIC because, for them, time is money. The delay means they have to spend more money."

Aung Naing Oo said the first meeting of the revamped, 11-strong body headed by the planning and finance minister was likely to take place toward the end of June.

Aung Naing Oo said it would take around eight weeks to work through the proposals but that the MIC was still waiting on a list of investment sectors to prioritize from th

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-investment-idUSKCN0YW13O

 

[Aung Zaya]

Burmese lady in U.S Army...

Colonel MieMie Win Bryd of US Reserve Army , Pacific Command ( USPACOM ) and she also serve as Professor at
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies..

 

[Aung Zaya]

Beijing calls for restoration of Stillwell Road connecting India, China, Myanmar

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A signboard on the Stilwell Road in Ledo, Upper Assam. The road was a strategic supply route between India and China during the Second World War. File photo



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From Ledo in Upper Assam to Kunming in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province, the road is 1,800-km-long.
India, China and Myanmar should establish a joint dialogue mechanism to restore the Stilwell Road connecting the three countries to revitalise trade in the region, Chinese media said on Thursday.

“The Stilwell Road was called the Ledo Road, but renamed after Stilwell at the suggestion of Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek. Ledo, a small town in northern India, is the starting point of this legendary road,” an article in the state-run Global Times said.

From Ledo in Upper Assam to Kunming in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province, the road is 1,800-km-long.

It is obvious that the road that connects China, India and Myanmar bears economic significance for South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, it said.

“Driven by the economic potential and the need to reinforce transport network in the region, an increasing clamour of voices in China, India and Myanmar is calling for the restoration of the road. It is time for the three countries to deliberate over project,” it said.

“The road is not intact. China has completed the reconstruction of the section from Kunming to the Sino-Myanmese border and connected the road to China’s well-developed road system,” it said.

“With China’s help, Myanmar has also accomplished the section from the Sino-Myanmese border to Myitkyina. However, the sections from Myanmar to India and within India are barely usable. Some parts have already been deserted due to bad conditions,” it said.

“Myanmar has started to renovate part of the road, but the reconstruction is not smooth due to lack of funds and technologies and the presence of Indian and Myanmarese ethnic insurgents in the area,” it said.

“India is worried about the reconstruction of the road for two reasons. First, the road starts from Assam, a State where local militants have become increasingly active. Second, China-made products can flood into the Indian market through the road,” it said.

“But India has toned down the two concerns because New Delhi has adopted a Look East policy, and the process of advancing the strategy requires the stability of northern India, in which a well-functioning road system matters a lot. Thus, recently Assam has started to fix part of the road,” it said.

China as a “more developed country” should play a major role in the reconstruction work, it said.

“All three countries should set up a joint dialogue mechanism, in which their concerns and problems can be put on the negotiating table, including how to make peace with ethnic insurgents, and the three countries can find out solutions together. China can be the initiator of the communication mechanism,” it said.

“The restoration of the Stilwell Road will revitalise the promising path, which will interconnect Southwest China, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and merge the region into an emerging market. The ethnic groups living in this area can seize the chance and prosper,” it said.

 

[Aung Zaya]

Naval Base..

MAS - 2

 

[Aung Zaya]

Russia and Myanmar sign agreement on military cooperation

More:
http://tass.ru/en/defense/882419

The defense ministries of Russia and Myanmar have signed an agreement on military cooperation,
navy sphere, hydrography, topography, military medicine, military education and other promising spheres of military cooperation.

MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. The defense ministries of Russia and Myanmar have signed an agreement on military cooperation, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday.

"A very serious step has been made toward the development of bilateral military cooperation. We are establishing a predictable legal basis for promising long-term cooperation between our countries. Over the last several years, a lot has been done in developing military and military-technical cooperation. I think that our document will serve as an additional impetus to developing multifaceted cooperation," Antonov said.

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Putin sees great potential in cooperation with Myanmar
According to the deputy defense minister, the agreement outlines cooperation in the navy sphere, hydrography, topography, military medicine, military education and other promising spheres of military cooperation. He noted that now the two countries "will have enough instruments to do everything possible to strengthen combat readiness of the Armed Forces of Myanmar and Russia."

Myanmar’s Defense Minister Myint New in turn noted that the two countries are bound by long-term friendly relations. "We want to strengthen and develop these relations in the future. At the current stage, we approached the issue of signing an agreement with full readiness, it was coordinated at all levels, including in the parliament," he said. The defense minister stressed that Myanmar sees great prospects in the sphere of navy cooperation with Russia.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the agreement also envisages exchanging information on international security issues, including fight against terrorism, cooperation in the sphere of culture and vacation of servicemen and their families, along with exchanging experience in peacekeeping activities.



More:
http://tass.ru/en/defense/882419
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[Aung Zaya]

Singapore leads Thilawa investments
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/singapore-leads-thilawa-investments

Exports rose more than 25% for first 2 month..
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/exports-earn-exceed-18bn

Myanmar, US businesses call for sanctions waiver, GSP reinstatement
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/myanmar-us-businesses-call-sanctions-waiver-gsp-reinstatement

Online import-export licence system coming in June
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/online-import-export-licence-system-coming-june

France pledges €200m aid
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/france-pledges-€200m-aid