SHAH ALAM: The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is accelerating its F-35 programme, buying eight F-35As – conventional take off and take off variant – in addition to 12 F-35Bs – STOL – already on order, joining the US, Italy and Japan in operating both variants. The eight F-35As […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN’s LMS Batch 2 bigger size and better capabilities is the result of ongoing and continuous China’s intrusion into Malaysian maritime zone, Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin said in a reply to a written question in Parliament today. Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai asked why LMS Batch 2 […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has appointed LTAT chief financial officer, Mohamad Ashraf Md Radzi, as the acting CEO of the Armed Forces Provident Fund, with immediate effect. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin told Parliament today that the ministry’s secretary general, DS Isham Ishak, has also been appointed as the […]
SHAH ALAM: Back on February 10, the internet was abuzz when China state owned arms manufacturing company – Norinco – published a video of a new type of truck mounted howitzer. Meet the New Howitzer: Norinco Group SH-16(?) 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer – Wheeled Version Testing in Action pic.twitter.com/lOUbpNLxNs — David […]
SHAH ALAM: Naval News is reporting that Italy is looking for a new, more capable maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to deliver anti-submarine warfare (ASW) output to counter an increasing submarine threat in the Mediterranean Sea. The report says: Italy’s current multi-mission MPA – the Leonardo P-72A – does not carry […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF flew the body of former Sarawak governor and chief minister Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud from Subang airbase to the Kuching international airport today (February 21). Taib, 87, died earlier in the morning at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Taib was also a former Defence Minister, serving […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in 2021, Malaysian Defence reported on the Para Armour Squadron getting seven MIFVs K200 from the 4th Mechanised Brigade’s 4 Kompeni Kor Polis Tentera Darat. The K200s are armed with the 12.7mm gun hence its designation in the Army as MIFV K200 A1 12.7mm. The Armour Squadron […]
SHAH ALAM: The 2024 edition of the Singapore Airshow starts today at the Changi Exhibition Centre near the Changi International Airport today. The show will feature the largest number of flying teams performing their aerobatic manoeuvres, as well checking out firsts such as the Indian Air Force’s Sarang aerobatic team; […]
SHAH ALAM: The RMN has approved the use of a locally made marine paint for use on its ships and platforms, the first government agency to do so. RMN chief engineer Rear Admiral Mohd Shaiful Adli Chung Abdullah in a social media post stated that the approval was given following […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army is getting eight new fire tenders for its fire service which are operated by soldiers attached to the Kor Perkhidmatan DiRaja (KPD). The fire service was set up in 1988 to act as the fire and rescue service at Army units – mostly at divisional headquarters […]
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