KUALA LUMPUR: The story below from AFP is self-explainatory but it seems to be something that we all thankful for. Around the same time, the Aussie was buying the Kaman SeaSprites, MINDEF, if I remembered correctly, was also on the verge of buying the same helicopters for the Navy. Actually, […]
KUALA LUMPUR: I heard the news as I was about to go to Singapore but due to the technical snafu was unable to update the site. Since it was not the biggest news in the world I defer to it until today. RMN sent out a long Press release on […]
KUALA LUMPUR: On Tuesday, the Nuri Replacement Tender expired officially, one month longer than the original deadline reportedly due to requests from helicopter manufacturers. When and who will win the tender for 12 utility helicopters with SAR capabilities is up to the gods now (how and why remains men’s decision, […]
KUALA LUMPUR: I have been trying to discuss this on a new post after comments from En Adrian but gremlins prevented me from posting the pix of the Kasturi SLEP as proposed by Boustead and as such I have delayed this post for some time now. So on with the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: As I had feared there is no new equipment heading to the new Border Regiment, just a matter of administration from a volunteer-based force (300 series) into a regular army unit. Its means a flag command, most probably a Colonel position at this moment in time, but a […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The old 300 series Askar Wataniah Regiment is to be renamed Border Regiment this Saturday in Jeli by the Defence Minister. I wonder the change in colours, name and role would do wonder to this very important but usually under-regarded force. Would the new roles meant that they […]
RMN and Jebat Batch 2. What ever the cost? […]
KUALA LUMPUR: If the story from Bernama (below) is correct (quoted and translated correctly) it appears that the three soldiers who drowned during the demo-cum-training exercise ahead of Lima have been blamed for their own deaths. The story seem to invoke to me the famous lines “Their was not too […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Another video from Lima. This time its the RMAF line-up, past, present and the future. Too bad the Nuri replacement have yet to be selected. The Sukhois are around as does the Fulcrum, Hornet, PC-7, Hawk, Tigereye, MB-336 and the planes of the past, Tebuan, Sabre and the […]
LANGKAWI: LIMA 2009, Preview. This is my first posting from Langkawi. No updates yet but I would like to offer to offer condolences to the families of the three paratroopers killed in today’s incident. It was an accident that could have been avoided. The wind around Langkawi has been gusting […]
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