* Edited to add the view of Tim Huxley. PETALING JAYA: Political scientist Farish A.Noor has opened a can of worms today by claiming that Indonesia had tipped the balance of the military equation by “operationalising” the Yakhont supersonic missile recently. He claimed the ship-based Yakhont gave Indonesia an offensive […]
SHAH ALAM: I guess that our dreams of exporting the AV8 to regional countries are only pipe dreams (see story below). I wonder if the Turkish will announced the cost of the deal if it is finalised (yes, I know there have been reports of Indonesia purchasing 8X8s from South […]
SHAH ALAM: Imdex 2011. — Malaysian Defence If you like this post, buy me an espresso. Paypal Payment
SHAH ALAM: A request has been made via the US FMS programme for the mid-life upgrade of the F/A-18D Hornets and the purchase of 6 ATFLIR. Since the whole programme has an estimated cost of US$72 million (RM301 million) and the ATFLIR pods cost around US$3 million each (RM9 million) […]
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak left for Saudi Arabia this morning (May 13, 2011) for a two-day official visit to the Kingdom. On Saturday, he is scheduled to make an official visit to Qatar. Ties between Malaysia and both countries are rather tight but more towards business, not […]
PETALING JAYA: The Australian Defence Department has downloaded pictures of the Super Hornets operating out of the Butterworth air base for the Exercise Bersama Lima 2011. The silence on our part is puzzling. For more photos. Go here — Malaysian Defence If you like this post, buy me an espresso. […]
PETALING JAYA: There is a small buzz on who will take the reign of the Armed Forces chief next month. The current chief, Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin is expected to retire by August and will be on his mandatory two months leave prior retirement next month. By recent tradition, Army […]
SHAH ALAM: If you are in Butterworth or Kuantan you may see Super Hornets landing and taking off from the two air bases there from today until May 13. No, we have not yet procured the Super Bug. Its the RAAF in action as part of the Ex Bersama Shield […]
SHAH ALAM: As expected the Gowind multi-mission corvette tops the Malaysian Defence polls. Its not official mind you but it seemed every one is following the cue. Even Utusan Malaysia had claimed that the Gowind is the favourite. Read here.. Yes, the buzz in the industry is that the DCNS […]
SHAH ALAM: India has short-listed the Rafale and Typhoon for its MMRCA programme. They have cut the Gripen, F16, Super Hornet and Mig-35 from the deal. I am of the opinion that the French plane will beat the pan-Europen Typhoon in the end. But who knows right? NEW DELHI – […]
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