SHAH ALAM: Back in 2006, the US gifted Malaysia an unknown number and type of coastal surveillance radars which were known colloquially as the 1206 radars. Some 17 years later the 1206 CSS radars have been upgraded which was also paid by the US. The 1206 radars were installed at […]
SHAH ALAM: The first batch of Deftech Gempita 8X8 vehicles transferred to 4 KAD has arrived at its camp in Kuching, Sarawak. The Gempita was shipped to Kuching onboard KD Mahawangsa which berthed at the Pending port on September 6. A ceremony to mark the arrival of the Gempita at […]
SHAH ALAM: PMX DS Anwar Ibrahim presented the 12 RMK Mid-year team review at the Parliament yesterday. Among others he announced that the government is committed to spending at least RM90 billion a year from 2023 until 2025 under 12MP. He also said that the government will fully spend the […]
SHAH ALAM: Long time readers of Malaysian Defence will know that I had always said that the RMN is unlucky when it comes to getting its newly built ships on time. It had happened with the Lekiu, Kedah and Gagah Samudera classes. The only exception was the Keris class ships […]
SHAH ALAM: Destini Bhd on Sept 7 announced it has secured a two-year contract worth RM19.04 million for the procurement and supply of FZ rocket motors to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The contract was awarded to its wholly owned subsidiary Destini Prime Sdn Bhd. Destini announced to Bursa […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF units in Kuching and Kota Samarahan, Sarawak conducted an air defence simulation exercise for four days from Sept 4 to Sept 8. The exercise involved units based at the Kuching airbase and Kota Samarahan which is the headquarters of Skuadron 330 which control the nearby Thales air […]
SHAH ALAM: Army chief Gen TS Mohammad Ab Rahman was promoted as the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) at a ceremony at Kementerian Pertahanan today. Mohammad, 59, replaces Gen TS Affendi Buang, 62, who is retiring. Defence Minister DS Mohamad Hasan was present at the ceremony. Mohammad – the 22nd […]
SHAH ALAM: Out-going Army chief Gen TS Mohammad Ab Rahman said today that the decision to purchase to 136 4X4 and wheeled SPH has been passed to the Defence Ministry for further action. He said this after his farewell parade at the Sungai Besi camp. Mohammad is scheduled to be […]
SHAH ALAM: In early June, Malaysian Defence reported that five bidders have been shortlisted for the tender of 18 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Medium Range (ATGW-MR) which was published on April 18. It was supposed to close on May 18 but the deadline was extended to June 1. From the story: […]
SHAH ALAM: GGK Sig-Sauer MPX sub machine guns in the wild. At the Merdeka Day parade on August 31, the GGK brought out its newly acquired Sig-Sauer MPX sub-machine guns. The sub-machine guns were carried by GGK operators clad in black coverall in the parade (see below). As reported previously […]
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