BANGKOK: LIFT, MRCA and more. Far from the rain and humidity of Southeast Asia, RMAF long term plan has finally been articulated. At a Berlin conference on Tuesday, a two-star RMAF officer offered a glimpse into its current situation and the service’s view of the future. Here are some of […]
BANGKOK: New Condor. At the Merdeka Parade this year, two prototype Condors took part in the parade. One was the APC variant while the other was the logistics version. At the Defence and Security Exhibition ( DSE) here today, another newly upgraded Condor was displayed for the first time. This […]
SHAH ALAM: FlightGlobal is reporting that MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) is suing Boeing over the Saudi AH-6i light scout attack helicopter contract. From FlightGlobal A batch of helicopters delivered years late and allegedly with parts missing and broken has led to a second legal dispute between MD Helicopters (MDHI) and […]
SHAH ALAM: Army chief Jen. Zulkiple Kassim today inaugurated the Operation in Built Up Area (OBUA) training facility at the service’s combat training centre (Pulada) at Kem Ulu Tiram, Johor. The OBUA facility was built at the southern firing range of Pulada. The new facility was dubbed the Zulkiple’s Urban […]
SHAH ALAM: Transforming the army, sort off. It appears that Weststar Defence is continuing delivery of the latest variants of its GK-MK1 tactical vehicles to the Army. This was revealed following a visit by Army chief Jen Zulkiple Kassim to the headquarters of 4 Divisyen in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. […]
SHAH ALAM: Chief. RMN’s oldest veteran, Lt (rtd) Melan Suradi passed away at the KPJ Johor Specialist Centre, Johor Bahru, early this morning (Oct 20, 2017. RMN in a statement says Melan, 95, died of old age. From the New Straits Times. The country lost the oldest surviving naval sailor, […]
SHAH ALAM: The Condors deployed to the Malaysian unit in UNIFIL – Malbat 850-5 – will be shipped home in batches to undergo refurbishment and upgrades. Armed Forces Chief Gen Raja Affandi Raja Muhammed Nor says the Armored Re-manufacturing Program (ARP) will allow the Condors to continue serving the Army […]
SHAH ALAM: As you are might be aware, four RMAF F/A-18D Hornets conducted a flypast for the last F1 Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday (Oct. 1, 2017). The Hornets conducted the flypast for the inaugural F1 race back in 1999 so its fitting they closed out the show this time […]
SHAH ALAM: PGB holder. Colonel Khairul Anuar Aziz, one of the four Panglima Gagah Berani (SP) medal recipients who remained in service – has taken over as the CO of the Malbatt 850-5, the Malaysian contingent for the UN mission in Lebanon. He was previously the 4th Division’s Chief of […]
SHAH ALAM: In my earlier post Born Under A Bad Sign I stated that both Teguh Samudera and Gagah Samudera – the RMN training ships, are caught in a legal imbroglio. I have now discovered that there is no legal imbroglio however apart from a PR perspective. Yes it is […]
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