KD Mutiara on a Short Leash
SHAH ALAM: KD Mutiara, the first locally built hydrographic ship commissioned into the Royal Malaysian Navy, may well be the…
Alternate Runway Operations
SHAH ALAM: Alternate Runway Operations. I know this a website on Malaysian Defence but sometimes we need to look outside…
ESSCOM Needs More Assets
SHAH ALAM: ESSCOM needs more assets. The RMN needs three more sea bases to secure the ESSCOM area-of-operations. The service…
Indonesia Sojourn
SHAH ALAM: AS hinted in my LMS piece, I was in Indonesia last week for a business trip. Specifically I…
More on the LMS
SHAH ALAM: More on the LMS. IT appears that Boustead Naval Shipyard will not be just the builder of the…
Joy To The World
SHAH ALAM: Joy to the world! As the Bangladesh Navy had named its first China-made Large Patrol Craft as BNS…
Training Ships Delayed Again
SHAH ALAM: Training Ships delayed again. The never ending saga of the two RMN training ships, PCU Gagah Samudera and…
Malaysia to Sign Contract for China Made Warships.updated
SHAH ALAM: Its confirmed, Malaysia is buying China-made warships. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein speaking at the ministry confirmed…
Exercise Bersama Lima 16
SHAH ALAM: This year's Exercise Bersama Lima 16 ended on Friday (Oct. 21) with the closing ceremony conducted in Singapore,…
2017 Budget: Defence and National Security
SHAH ALAM: In late 2015, I predicted that the Armed Forces budget will take a big hit when the 2016…