SHAH ALAM: Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, the King has warned military personnel not to be involved in corruption and abuse of power in the procurement of arms. He said the sovereignty and dignity of the country will be compromised if military officers and men are involved in corruption and power […]
SHAH ALAM: Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) announced today that its 51 per cent-owned joint venture was awarded the RM378 million in-service support and performance-based contract for RMAF’s EC725 helicopters. BHIC is the subsidiary of Boustead Holdings Bhd. The heavy engineering firm said the JV company, BHIC AeroService Sdn […]
SHAH ALAM: Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari today officiated the completion ceremony for two Nigerian Navy 38-meter patrol boats built by a local company KN Aluminium & Engineering Sdn Bhd together with Northern Shipyard Sdn Bhd at Langkawi island in Kedah. The pennant numbers for the two boats are P197 […]
SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division has issued a slew of tenders for the supply and delivery of 81mm mortars, heavy machine guns, reloadable LAW, anti-materiel rifles, Starstreak carriers and nine-millimeter ball ammo for the Army. The number of Starstreak Light-multiple launchers being sought is four, and these are part of […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the Turkish Navy own yard – Istanbul Naval Shipyard (Insy)- will be the builder of the three LMS Batch 2 corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy. When the Letter of Award (LOA) was awarded on June 10, it was not revealed where the ships will […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin has identified the location of the new RMN base in Bintulu, Sarawak. He said the location was Samalaju without further explanation. Checks showed that Samalaju is an industrial township located some 60km north off Bintulu town. And it is not just any township, […]
SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry has issued two separate 21-day tenders for the procurement of 84mm anti-tank rounds and vehicle-mounted very-high frequency radios for the Army. Meanwhile, the MMEA also floated a 21-day tender for the supply of 30mm practice rounds. The 84mm anti-round being sought […]
SHAH ALAM: MMEA has issued a twenty-one-day tender for the supply and delivery of two fast interceptor crafts (FICs) for its Special Task and Rescue Team (STAR). The tender was published on August 5 and closes on August 26. The indicative price for the two FIC is RM5 million though […]
SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency is getting closer to getting an ex-US Coast Guard cutter as the Home Ministry secretary-general handed over the letter of acceptance for the ship today. Apart from handing over the LOA, the secretary-general Ruji Ubi also signed an MOU between Malaysia and the […]
SHAH ALAM: Deputy RMN Chief Vice-Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain, 56 has been appointed as the service’s acting chief replacing retiring TS Admiral Abdul Rahman Ayob. The hand-over ceremony was conducted at Wisma Pertahanan today. Armed Forces chief TS General Mohammad Abdul Rahman officiated the handing over ceremony witnessed by Deputy Defence […]
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