SHAH ALAM: It is not only the Army recapitalizing it support vehicles fleet. The police is doing that as well with two tenders for the supply of seventy-five, three-and-five tonne trucks and thirty buses for tactical operations. The police has also published tenders for operational – 4X4s, vans, and saloon […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in March this year, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Army intent to procure some one hundred combat buggies to augment the scramblers in reconnaissance platoons of the infantry units. The extra capacity of the combat utes will allow scouts to carry more equipment and cover more distances. […]
SHAH ALAM: Eastern Sabah Security Command’s (ESSCOM) main mission is to prevent another intrusion and ensure zero kidnapping for ransom (KFR), said its commander Deputy Commissioner Victor B Sanjos on September 23. It was for this reason ESSCOM has come with a new logo and flag as well as a […]
SHAH ALAM: A soldier from 3 Royal Ranger Regiment (3 RRD) died several hours after he was shot early this morning in Sarawak. The Army said in a statement that an unknown party shot the soldier who several hours later without identifying the deceasedthe soldier. A Bernama report quoted Kapit […]
SHAH ALAM: Lt General Zahani Zainal Abidin has been appointed as the 15th commander of the Malaysian Joint Force Command today. He replaced Lt General Noor Mohamad Akmar Mohd Dom, who is retiring from service. The commander of the Joint Force is rotated between the services, though since 2022 an […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN’s first submarine commanding officer, Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain, 56, has been appointed as the service’s 19th chief today. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin announced the appointment on Twitter or X this afternoon. Setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Laksamana Datuk Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Panglima Tentera Laut baharu yang menggantikan Laksamana Tan […]
SHAH ALAM: Two Malaysian Battalion 850-11 vehicles -Cendana Auto FFR – part of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force were attacked by Lebanese civilians on September 18. The attack was captured in a viral video published on social media. The attack occurred as Lebanon were rocked by various explosions involving pagers, walkie-talkies […]
SHAH ALAM: Rear Admiral Mohd Rosli Abdullah has been appointed as the seventh director-general of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, effective from September 17, 2024. MMEA in a release today (September 18) stated that Rosli was the acting deputy-director general operations prior to his appointment as the top Coastie. As […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in April, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Army has bought fourty-five electric scramblers for units based in northern peninsula, and the borders of Sabah and Sarawak. The cost of the e-bikes – the Surron Light Bee X – was some RM1.473 million. Malaysian Defence also reported that […]
SHAH ALAM: The government, it appears, has yet to decide which local company will partner Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) in providing the MRO services for RMAF upcoming FA-50M FLIT/LCA fleet. This looked likely to me when Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin visited the KAI plant in South Korea last week […]
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