SHAH ALAM: In the previous article on the Caracal CAR816 assault rifles, I wrote that there were no plans to replace the M4A1 Carbine as the standard MAF assault rifle. It is simply too expensive, I was told. Despite this I have been told that there are plans in the […]
SHAH ALAM: Following the revelation of the RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Laut 4 (Mawilla) site in Muara Tebas, Kuching, yesterday, courtesy of the Armed Forces Headquarters we got more details on it. The release was issued by MAF later in the day. The release said the […]
SHAH ALAM: On Sunday, the Chief of Defence Force General Nizam Jaffar announced that the site for the RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Laut Empat (MAWILLA 4) will be at Muara Tebas in Kuching near the estuary of the Sarawak river. Nizam and RMN chief Admiral Zulhelmy […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that the long-delayed RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Empat (Mawilla 4) in Sarawak will be built at Muara Tebas district. The district is located on the edge of the Sarawak river estuary into the South China Sea. Chief of Defence Forces General Nizam […]
SHAH ALAM: Work to upgrade the runway of Butterworth airbase started yesterday and is expected to be completed in June next year. A ceremony was held on the runway was held to mark the start of the work, RMAF said in a release on March 20. Australia is paying for […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has issued a tender for the relocation and development of RMAF museum at the Sendayan airbase. The tender was published on March 12 and closes April 15. A site visit at the airbase is scheduled on March 20. Not much other details are available for […]
SHAH ALAM: UK company SEA has secured a contract extension with Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (Lunas) to supply its fixed triple configuration Torpedo Launcher System (TLS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The agreement, the company announced on March 13, will see five Maharaja Lela-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) […]
SHAH ALAM: The Finance Ministry has issued the Letter of Award of RM19,636,609.20 to Persada Klasik Sdn Bhd for a tender to measure, sew, supply, and delivery of No 2 Alfa (working uniforms) for the RMN for a period of three years. The publication of the award was made on […]
SHAH ALAM: The RMN today took delivery of four Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) G2000 Mark II at the Kota Kinabalu naval base at Teluk Sepanggar. The four FICs are second batch of the Mark II combat boats delivered to the RMN. The first batch was delivered on January 11, last […]
SHAH ALAM: The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has granted former RMN chief and Boustead head Ahmad Ramli Nor a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) from three counts of criminal breach of trust involving the littoral combat ship project, Free Malaysia Today reported today. Judge Suzana Hussin granted the […]
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