Malaysia -RMN

New RMN Deputy Chief 2024

SHAH ALAM: Almost three months after the RMN chief was appointed, the appointment of his deputy was made public today. RMN said that Vice-Admiral Shamsuddin Ludin reported work as the Deputy RMN chief at the RMN headquarters at the Defence Ministry today. Shamsuddin handed over his duty as Western Fleet […]

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Phoenix Rising, OPV 2 and OPV 3

SHAH ALAM: Work for the completion of OPV2 and OPV 3 are still planning in the stage. MMEA director-general Rear Admiral (Maritime) Rosli Abdullah said the agency has issued RFI to 12 shipyards to determine the way forward for the revival of the two incomplete vessels. According to Rosli, OPV2 […]

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German Design Out, Part 2

SHAH ALAM: In the previous post, German Design Out, Malaysian Defence wrote that the stranglehold of the Fassmer design on MMEA is finally over. It started with NGPC – Bagan Datuk class – and it appears NGPC Batch 2 will not follow the same design. This is because apart from […]

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Light Twin Helo Tender Canceled

SHAH ALAM: On November 8, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Procurement division of the Home Ministry issued two separate tenders for the supply and delivery of seven twin-engine utility and transport aircraft and five light twin engine helicopters for the police’s Air Wing. I was told yesterday that the tender […]

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RM33.5 million contract for Destini Prima

SHAH ALAM: Public listed Destini Bhd announced on November 11 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Destini Prima Sdn Bhd (DPSB) has secured a three-year RM33.5 million contract from the Defence Ministry for airborne safety and survival equipment maintenance. Destini said with the contract, the group’s order book swells beyond RM800 million […]

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German Design Out, Turkish in for MPMS project

SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the strange obsession with ship designs from Fassmer, a shipbuilder from Germany with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is finally over. Yes, only one ship design from Fassmer became operational with the MMEA – the NGPC or Bagan Datuk class though heavily modified – […]

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GGK Combat Dive Complex Looks Ready

SHAH ALAM: It appears that the delayed GGK/Special Services Group combat dive complex at the Iskandar Camp, Mersing, has been completed. Several pictures of the complex – one with the main pool filled up – were published on the HRH Crown Prince of Johor Facebook page. The post which was […]

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New Aircraft and Helos for Police Air Wing

SHAH ALAM: The Procurement division of the Home Ministry today (November 8) issued two separate tenders for the supply and delivery of seven twin-engine utility and transport aircraft and five light twin engine helicopters for the police’s Air Wing. The tenders published in Eperolehan close on December 31, a period […]