SHAH ALAM: It appears that both KD Tunku Abdul Rahman and KD Tun Abdul Razak , the two Perdana class submarines – were equipped with new equipment during their major refit a few years back. From the post on KD TAR refit: By all accounts – a refit or overhaul […]
SHAH ALAM: Iveco Daily gun towers in the wild. In previous posts, Malaysian Defence reported that the Army was getting Iveco Daily gun towers for the artillery regiments equipped with 105mm guns. Initially, this was just a guess as the MTO tender did not specify the type of gun towers […]
SHAH ALAM: Fourth Royal Armoured Regiment – Rejimen Empat Kor Armor Di Raja(4KAD) has declared its fleet of RPZ Condor armoured 4X4 and Sibmas armoured recovery vehicle as retired from service as off January 1, 2023. The retirement of the Condors and Sibmas were made public in separate releases on […]
SHAH ALAM: The RMN has set up an accident board to investigate the collision between a Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) and corvette KD Laksamana Tun Pusmah (137), at the Western Fleet open day on December 29. According to a release by the Western Fleet command that during an interception demonstration […]
SHAH ALAM: 31st brigade moving to Bintulu. Army chief General Zamrose Mohd Zain today announced that the 31st Infantry Brigade headquarters will be moving to Bintulu from its present location in Sibu. Bernama quoted him as saying that the move will take place in June, next year. The decision to […]
SHAH ALAM: Silver jubilee of No. 18 Squadron. No. 18 Squadron celebrated its 25th anniversary on December 16 at the Butterworth airbase. To mark the occasion tail number 01 was given a new fresh paint, with yellow stripes running over the canopy leading to the twin horizontal tails. It also […]
SHAH ALAM: Coming soon or next change. In a previous post, Malaysian Defence wrote that the PM10 administration will have to deal with the legacy issues like the LCS and things like the SPH/4X4s LOIs and the tenders for MPA/MALE UAS and FLIT/LCA. Yes, there are other issues which needs […]
SHAH ALAM: Nucleus Army Intelligence Battalion. The Army’s Royal Intelligence Corps (RIC) has stood up a nucleus battalion sized unit – BN 166 Risik Tentera Darat (BN 166 Intelligence Tentera Darat). Battalion 166 according to the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO) director-general Lt General Datuk Ahmad Norihan Jalal, was set […]
SHAH ALAM: KD Mahawangsa – pennant number 1504 – left the Lumut naval base this morning enroute to Lebanon for a resupply mission for the Malaysian UNIFIL peacekeeping force. Mahawangsa was expected to arrive in Beirut, Lebanon on January 2, next year. She is expected to arrive home on February […]
SHAH ALAM: Third AW139 HOM delivered. RMN has taken delivery of the third and final AW139 Maritime Operations Helicopter (MOH) from Galaxy Aerospace Malaysia Sdn Bhd at the Kota Kinabalu naval base today. The delivery of the third helicopter marked the culmination of the contract award to Galaxy Aerospace on […]
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