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| 4X-AOO belonged to Israel Aerospace Industries-Elta (IAI-Elta), a major defence contractor for Tel Aviv specialising in intelligence as well as electronic systems for security applications. |
Eyebrows raised as Israeli ‘intelligence’ plane lands at Singapore army base
The plane had hovered over the city-state's airspace for four hours before landing.
MALAYSIA NOW
May 25, 2021 12:25 PM
The blue line shows the flight of the Boeing 737-400 (inset) owned by the Israel Aerospace Industries-Elta, as tracked on Flightradar24.
An airliner belonging to an Israeli defence firm hovered for four hours over Singapore airspace yesterday before finally landing at the military base in Paya Lebar, in what could trigger tension between the city-state and neighbouring Muslim countries amid renewed anti-Israeli sentiments worldwide.
Defence news journal Defence Security Asia reported that the Boeing 737-400 aircraft bearing the registration number 4X-AOO belonged to Israel Aerospace Industries-Elta (IAI-Elta), a major defence contractor for Tel Aviv specialising in intelligence as well as electronic systems for security applications.
The journal said it was possible that the aircraft carried sensitive radar and reconnaissance equipment.
“Maybe it is testing a new system,” it said, adding that the aircraft is known as a test-bed aircraft.
It also quoted sources as saying that the aircraft was used for “maritime patrol signal intelligence, image intelligence using synthetic aperture radar, Aircraft Early Warning and Flight Guard”, in addition to missile defence systems for commercial planes.
A quick check with flight tracking website Flighradar24 confirmed the presence of the aircraft at the Paya Lebar airport, a former US military air base.
The report comes more than a week after Putrajaya said it was on the alert for any possible attacks launched by Israeli agents targeting officials of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas residing in Malaysia.
“The police, along with other security agencies, have stepped up security control in all aspects to defend public order and the safety of Malaysians, including Palestinians in this country,” Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin had said.
Singapore established diplomatic ties with Israel after secceding from Malaysia, with its armed forces and defence response systems modelled after the Jewish state.
Tensions have been triggered in the past over Singapore’s warm ties with Israel.
In 1986, a visit by Israeli President Chaim Herzog to the city-state sparked widescale protests in Malaysia and Indonesia, both of which are strong supporters of the Palestinian cause.
A similar official visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Singapore four years ago, however, was not met with strong protest.
Singapore’s support for Israel was reflected when it abstained at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 from a resolution to grant Palestine the status as an observer state to the world body.
An airliner belonging to an Israeli defence firm hovered for four hours over Singapore airspace yesterday before finally landing at the military base in Paya Lebar, in what could trigger tension between the city-state and neighbouring Muslim countries amid renewed anti-Israeli sentiments worldwide.
Defence news journal Defence Security Asia reported that the Boeing 737-400 aircraft bearing the registration number 4X-AOO belonged to Israel Aerospace Industries-Elta (IAI-Elta), a major defence contractor for Tel Aviv specialising in intelligence as well as electronic systems for security applications.
The journal said it was possible that the aircraft carried sensitive radar and reconnaissance equipment.
“Maybe it is testing a new system,” it said, adding that the aircraft is known as a test-bed aircraft.
It also quoted sources as saying that the aircraft was used for “maritime patrol signal intelligence, image intelligence using synthetic aperture radar, Aircraft Early Warning and Flight Guard”, in addition to missile defence systems for commercial planes.
A quick check with flight tracking website Flighradar24 confirmed the presence of the aircraft at the Paya Lebar airport, a former US military air base.
The report comes more than a week after Putrajaya said it was on the alert for any possible attacks launched by Israeli agents targeting officials of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas residing in Malaysia.
“The police, along with other security agencies, have stepped up security control in all aspects to defend public order and the safety of Malaysians, including Palestinians in this country,” Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin had said.
Singapore established diplomatic ties with Israel after secceding from Malaysia, with its armed forces and defence response systems modelled after the Jewish state.
Tensions have been triggered in the past over Singapore’s warm ties with Israel.
In 1986, a visit by Israeli President Chaim Herzog to the city-state sparked widescale protests in Malaysia and Indonesia, both of which are strong supporters of the Palestinian cause.
A similar official visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Singapore four years ago, however, was not met with strong protest.
Singapore’s support for Israel was reflected when it abstained at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 from a resolution to grant Palestine the status as an observer state to the world body.
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Dari Tel Aviv ke Singapura: Pesawat pengintip ujian Israel rentas ruang udara Putrajaya
written by M.Daim 25 May 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Mei – Sebuah pesawat pengintip prototaip Israel dilaporkan sedang menjalankan penerbangan ujian di Singapura.
Ujian penerbangan selama 4 jam itu telah melibatkan sebuah pesawat Boeing 737-400 yang bernombor pendaftaran 4X-AOO milik syarikat IAI-Elta.
Tinjauan di FlightRadar 24 mendapati pesawat tersebut terbang pada ketinggian 19,000 kaki di ruang udara pulau itu sebelum mendarat di Pangkalan Udara Paya Lebar.
Melihat semula rekod penerbangan, pesawat tersebut telah berlepas dari Israel dan melalui ruang udara Tebing Barat pada 18 Mei lalu.
Pesawat tersebut kemudiannya menuju ke Teluk Aqaba, Semenanjung Sinai, Mesir.
Pada 20 Mei, pesawat tersebut telah tiba di utara Selat Melaka pada pukul 6 pagi waktu Malaysia. Seterusnya, pesawat milik syarikat pertahanan Israel itu melalui ruang udara Kuala Lumpur pada ketinggian 28,975 kaki 17 minit kemudian.
Isyarat 4X-AOO kemudiannya hilang daripada Flightradar24 setelah memasuki kawasan luar pesisir Melaka pada pukul 11.30 pagi.
Pesawat ini digunakan sebagai platform ujian peralatan radar dan elektronik. Ianya direka untuk menampung sistem perisikan semboyan rondaan mairitim, perisikan imej, sistem amaran awal udara (AEW) dan sistem perlindungan misil pesawat komersil.
Pesawat ini pernah digunakan bagi mengesan dan menjejak kapal yang menyeludup senjata ke Palestin. – airtimes.my
written by M.Daim 25 May 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Mei – Sebuah pesawat pengintip prototaip Israel dilaporkan sedang menjalankan penerbangan ujian di Singapura.
Ujian penerbangan selama 4 jam itu telah melibatkan sebuah pesawat Boeing 737-400 yang bernombor pendaftaran 4X-AOO milik syarikat IAI-Elta.
Tinjauan di FlightRadar 24 mendapati pesawat tersebut terbang pada ketinggian 19,000 kaki di ruang udara pulau itu sebelum mendarat di Pangkalan Udara Paya Lebar.
Melihat semula rekod penerbangan, pesawat tersebut telah berlepas dari Israel dan melalui ruang udara Tebing Barat pada 18 Mei lalu.
Pesawat tersebut kemudiannya menuju ke Teluk Aqaba, Semenanjung Sinai, Mesir.
Pada 20 Mei, pesawat tersebut telah tiba di utara Selat Melaka pada pukul 6 pagi waktu Malaysia. Seterusnya, pesawat milik syarikat pertahanan Israel itu melalui ruang udara Kuala Lumpur pada ketinggian 28,975 kaki 17 minit kemudian.
Isyarat 4X-AOO kemudiannya hilang daripada Flightradar24 setelah memasuki kawasan luar pesisir Melaka pada pukul 11.30 pagi.
Pesawat ini digunakan sebagai platform ujian peralatan radar dan elektronik. Ianya direka untuk menampung sistem perisikan semboyan rondaan mairitim, perisikan imej, sistem amaran awal udara (AEW) dan sistem perlindungan misil pesawat komersil.
Pesawat ini pernah digunakan bagi mengesan dan menjejak kapal yang menyeludup senjata ke Palestin. – airtimes.my
