SHAH ALAM: Back in 2016, the-then Prime Minister DS Najib Razak stood up the National Special Operations Force (NSOF) to act as the primary response unit for terrorist incidents. Two years later the new government then – led by Tun Mahathir Mohamad – disbanded NSOF. With the disbandment of NSOF, […]
SHAH ALAM: Three crew of a Leonardo AW109 LOH were injured when their helicopter made an emergency landing during a night-time flight training at the 881 Rejimen aerodrome, Kem Mahkota, Keluang, early today. The Army release stated it was an emergency landing but based on the crew injuries it is […]
SHAH ALAM: United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of its second Gowind corvette Al Emarat on June 27 at Lorient, France. She is the second Gowind corvette ordered from Naval Group in 2019. She was built in Lorient and launched in May 2022. Her sea trials started in October 2023 […]
SHAH ALAM: The United States today formally handed over the three CN-235 transporters which had been converted to maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA). US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D. Kagan was present at the ceremony at the Subang airbase here, together with RMAF chief General Asghar Khan. The release from the […]
SHAH ALAM: Frigate KD Lekiu – pennant number 30 – has arrived in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii on June 26 to take part in RIMPAC 24. Her arrival at Pearl was captured by ship spotter Ed Schaefer who posted the picture of the arrival on social media. Royal Malaysian Navy Lekiu-class […]
SHAH ALAM: Lumut Naval Shipyard (Lunas) has issued an infographic on PCU Maharaja Lela on the company’s social media accounts, about two weeks after she was launched. The infographic showed in detail the top side of Maharaja Lela, which was not available since the launch. The infographic was posted on […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has found that the former HMAS Anzac of the Royal Australian Navy is not suitable for RMN even as an interim vessel. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin told Parliament today that they were looking at retired or soon to be retired naval vessels to serve […]
SHAH ALAM: IN the previous article, Malaysia Defence wrote that KA Tun Azizan – one of two auxiliary ships of the RMN – is having difficulties. She was towed to Sandakan in March or April this year from Semporna. She is also to be towed to the Shinyang Shipyard in […]
SHAH ALAM: In March, Malaysian Defence posted on two separate quotation notices for the procurement, delivery, and supply of two “high end military watercraft” or HEMW for brevity, for its special forces unit – Paskal. The watercraft – one each – is meant for the Paskal units based in Lumut […]
SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry has issued two separate tenders for the procurement and delivery of a single royal horse carriage and a nine-horse transporter. The two tenders were published on June 19 and closes, on July 11. The royal horse carriage is likely a horse […]
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