SHAH ALAM: In previous postings, Malaysian Defence wrote on the tenders for the supply and delivery of main assets for the Army. This includes laser range finders, tactical and logistical support bridges, skid steer loaders and night vision goggles. For the laser range finders, 15 bidders took part with prices […]
SHAH ALAM: A few months back I wrote about the industry preparing for a tender for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) for the Army’s six MD530G light scout attack helicopters. Today, the Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry issued a 22-day long tender process to find the bidder to […]
SHAH ALAM: A RMN clearance diver has died while conducting salvage operation on the sunken KD Pendekar, southeast Johor, today. RMN identified the diver as Leading Seaman 1 Arman San Hermasan,28. His body was recovered by other RMN personnel and was sent to the Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru […]
SHAH ALAM: Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) on Tuesday announced it has selected the Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden over the US-made F-16 Block 70 Vipers. In a statement, RTAF chief ACM Phanphakdee Phattanakul said the selection committee made its decision after studying additional details submitted by both […]
SHAH ALAM: T7 Global Bhd’s subsidiary T7 Kemuncak Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth RM74.6mil from the Defence Ministry. The contract is for a period of five years from Aug 5, 2024 to Aug 4, 2029. T7 Global said it was awarded a Letter of Award for the supply, […]
SHAH ALAM: ON August 22, Slovakian company – Konstrukta Defence – announced that its truck mounted EVA M2 6X6 SPH has completed its first shooting tests. It also said the vehicle also successfully completed the first non-shooting tests for vertical grade, trench and climb rate. It is interesting to note […]
SHAH ALAM: 45-year-old fast attack craft – KD Pendekar -pennant number 3513, sunk off Tanjung Penyusop, south-east Johor, this afternoon (August 25) almost four hours after colliding with an underwater object. The thirty-nine crew members of the Handalan-class FAC were rescued by passing a merchant ship. The ship struck the […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has issued a tender for the upgrade of six Hercules C-130 airlifter of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The tender was published in two newspapers and also on the ministry’s website on August 20. It was not published on the Eperolehan website. The tender notice: […]
SHAH ALAM: As reported previously, KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin – pennant number 136 – has been delivered to the RMN after undertaking an extensive 32-month refit at the Grade One Marine Shipyard Sdn Bhd, Lumut. Grade One Marine finally posted on the handing over today on its Facebook page though […]
SHAH ALAM: The Special Forces Group or GGK displayed two new watercrafts at its anniversary parade held on the grounds of Kem Iskandar in Mersing, Johor, on August 19. The new watercraft – painted green – looked like landing crafts as both have a ramp in front of them. Checks […]
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