Yb Ahmad Aklaken Karepen question: To ask the Defence Minister (YB Datuk Haji Bakhil) for the spending of RM 400 billion worth of military project especially project under the Code Name 'Objek xxx'
YB Datuk Haji Bakhil answer:Construction of the "Objek 887" (code name), better known Gong Kedak Air Base (GKAB), began during 2002, and was completed in 2008. the ministry in that time had spent around RM200 Billion constructing this object, which is 200 times the curent military budget Malaysia today. It was one of the biggest and most expensive military constructions in South East Asia.
Description
The role of GKAB was to provide, integrate and coordinate the nationwide early warning radar network in West and East Malaysia. The complex was designed and constructed to sustain the direct hit from a 20 Kiloton nuclear bomb, or equivalent to the Nagasaki atom bomb.
Strategic role
The main advantage was the strategic location of its intercept and surveillance radar "Sengkuangbasi", on mount Rabung. At the nerve center of an advanced integrated air defense network that covered the airspace and territory of Malaysia, and possibly further. Besides the main purpose of a protected radar installation, a control center, secure communications, and related facilities, the air base contained underground tunnels for the use, parking, and maintenance of two complete fighter, and one reconnaissance, squadrons.
These units were the 11th Squadron(Fighter Aviation Squadron) and 11th Squadron equipped with 56 Su-30MKM fighter aircraft and UCAV (Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron) equipped with RF 21 reconnaissance-fighter aircraft.
With the length of the underground tunnels being 3.5 kilometers, the complete object had four entrances, protected by 100 ton pressurized doors, three of which were intended for use by fixed-wing aircraft. Eventually, it was hoped the base would re-equip with the indigenously developed Hyper Flanker X-Wing.
Underground Complex "Makyongtepikarepesek"
The underground facility was lined with semicircular concrete shields, arranged every ten meters, to cushion the impact of attacking munitions. There was access to an underground water source, power generators, crew quarters and other facilities which were of strategic advantage in the event of a war. The facility even had a mess hall which had the capacity to feed 1000 men at once, enough food, fuel & arms reserves to 'survive' 30 days without any external intervention. While the fuel was supplied by a network.
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