SHAH ALAM: Barely three months after the Court of Appeal imposed the death sentence on six former National Defence University – Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) cadets for killing one of their own, another abuse has surfaced there. The Armed Forces in a release yesterday confirmed that it was nvestigating […]
SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division of the Home Ministry has issued a 21-day tender for the supply and delivery of ten Rigid Hull Fender Boat (RHFB) for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency or MMEA. The tender was published October 29 and closes on November 19. The indicative cost for the […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN investigation into the sinking of KD Pendekar found that navigational error led the Handalan-class FAC to sail on to a well charted reef. And once the ship’s hull was breached, her old age meant that efforts to save her were futile. The board also found that strong […]
SHAH ALAM: PMX in his 2025 budget speech announced that Defence Ministry is getting RM21.1 billion allocation. This is the last budget for defence under the five-year Rancangan Malaysia Ke 12 (RM12) spanning from 2021 to 2025. Operational Expenditure for Defence in 2025 is RM13.363 billion while Development Expenditure is […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has deployed a single EC725 helicopter -M55-07 – to the Philippines for a HADR operation in respond to Typhoon Kristine. The helicopter from No 5 Skuadron left Labuan airbase at 7am today (October 26). 15 RMAF personnel will be deployed for the mission. The helicopter will be […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army today took delivery of various vehicles, tents, Carl Gustav M4 Recoiless Rifles, multi-channel radio system complete with vehicles, VHF radios and walkie talkies. On hand to receive the vehicles and equipment was Army chief TS General Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan and as usual the ceremony was held […]
SHAH ALAM: The procurement division of the Home Ministry today issued a 40-day tender for the supply and delivery of four remotely operated Explosive Ordnance Disposal vehicle for the police Explosives Disposal Unit (UPB). The UPB currently operates various types of ROVs for bomb disposal work. They also operate – […]
SHAH ALAM: In the previous article on the first MMEA boat to under the re-powering and refit programmer (RRP), there were many details that we did not know. Now further details were released following the delivery of KM Sebatik – pennant number 2958 – another Gemia class patrol boat which […]
SHAH ALAM: Last month, Chief of Defence Forces TS Muhammad Ab Rahman said that the RMAF will operate at least twelve Leonardo AW149 utility helicopters under a leasing programme mooted by the Prime Minister’s Department and the National Security Council. “The government has ordered the RMAF to follow a leasing […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN’s First Regional Headquarters or Markas Wilayah 1 (Mawilla 1) has issued a quotation notice for the supply and delivery of echo sounders for KD Terengganu pennant number 174 and KD Pahang, pennant number 172. The advertisement for the echo-sounders was published on October 20 and closes on […]
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