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Defence’s Maritime Security Initiative (MSI)
programme.

Aside from performing a Service-Life
Extension Program (SLEP) on each of these
three aircraft, PTDI also installed a Merlin
maritime surveillance system on each
of them. Developed by an Oregon-based
company Integrated Surveillance and
Defence, Inc (ISD), the system consists of
a Forward-Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) module,
a surveillance radar contained in a belly
radome, and an automatic identification
and tracking system to provide the RMAF’s
CN-235 MSA with Intelligence, Surveillance,
And Reconnaissance (ISR) capability.

PTDI had delivered the first RMAF CN235
MSA in June 2022. PTDI has already
RMAF CN235 MSA completed the modification three CN235
Transport of Turkish Coast Guard into
UPGRADES COMPLETE Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA). It
has also modified six CN235 Transport of
Turkish Navy into Anti Submarine Warfare
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The (ASW) aircraft. PTDI has also rewired a
completed the upgrade of three CN235 RMAF had contracted for the upgrade of CN235 belonging to the Indonesian Air
MSA (Maritime Surveillance Aircraft) for three aircraft under the U.S. Department of Force.

ITALIAN NAVY WARSHIP FRANCESCO

MOROSINI MAKES SHOW DEBUT

The Italian Navy warship Francesco Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La officer on the bridge and the command.
Morosini is making its debut at Spezia). The PPA Vessel was named
Langkawi, where it is part of the after Francesco Morosini, the 108th The Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel
maritime segment of the show. Doge of Venice and General Sea Captain represents the cutting-edge of Italian tech-

of the Venetian Fleet (1688 – 1694). nology in the naval and electronic sector.
The new Italian Navy warship is making
a five month global campaign in the One of the main features of the Francesco The warship has a displacement
region and had previously berthed Morosini is the new concept bridge “Naval of 6,000 tonne and is 143 metres
in Singapore, where it was part of Cockpit”, an integrated system that in length and 17.5 metres in width.
the warship display at IMDEX Asia. allows the conduct of the ship and the
majority of maritime operations by only The Morosini’s motto is Ex Undis
The brand new warship was delivered two operators, the pilot and the co-pilot, Signum Victoriae (from the waves
to the Italian Navy in October 2022, at who incorporated the figures of the duty presaging victory).
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