SHAH ALAM: Six Malaysian peacekeepers – five newly arrived personnel from Malbatt 850-12 – were injured in an explosion Lebanon. The sixth peacekeeper was from Malbat 850-11 suffered a fracture in the left arm and was later taken to a hospital for treatment. The Defence Ministry in a statement, described […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that long running saga of the four Black Hawks to be leased from Aerotree Defence & Services Sdn Bhd is finally over. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin today when asked about the contract stated that that the termination letter had been issued to the company. He […]
SHAH ALAM: On September 24, the Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry published a tender for the supply and delivery of one hundred High Mobility Reconnaisance Vehicle (HRMV) for the Army. The HRMV is the official name for the combat buggies being sought to complement the scramblers in reconnaissance platoons […]
SHAH ALAM: KM Stapa – pennant number 2602- caught fire while undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Miri, Sarawak last night. The ship was docked at the Palau Slipways Sdn Bhd shipyard in Kuala Baram when the incident occurred. From Borneo Online: MIRI (Nov 1): A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency […]
SHAH ALAM: During the Merdeka Day parade, rehearsals and the actual event, I was intrigued with pictures of GGK/Special Forces Group carrying M4A1 carbines with M-Lok handgrips, laser sights, muzzle devices and reflex sights. Initially I thought that the carbines may well be donated by the US, just like the […]
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 […]
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