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 […]
SHAH ALAM: The RMN’s Material Headquarters has issued three separate quotation notices for the supply and delivery of three 12.7mm heavy machine guns and three 7.62mm machine guns and their associated accessories. The notices were published today (February 10) and closes on February 24. The machine guns – heavy and […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that the RMN had stood up the ASW Helicopter Nucleus Team to provide the overview and technical guidance for the procurement of the aircraft. The existence of the team was made public when it visited a Japanese ship and its resident helicopter, which docked at the […]
SHAH ALAM: In the previous post on the delivery of equipment and items for the Army, I wrote that some of the things delivered were not mentioned in the release. I also mentioned that there were two foreign military officers at the ceremony which indicated that some of the equipment […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army has taken delivery of various equipment and items which were procured within the last few years on February 27. Even though the Army published a release on its social media it lacked details unlike in the past. Some of the equipment and items were not even […]
SHAH ALAM: The RMN has taken delivery of sixteen one-tonne utility trucks from Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd or Deftech. The trucks are likely to be Toyota Hilux 2.8 litre double cab 4X4 vehicles. Deftech in a social media post announced the delivery of the vehicles. The post: DEFTECH Marks Another […]
SHAH ALAM: Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer, FNSS, has been awarded with a contract from the Turkish Land Forces (TLF) to supply and deliver twenty-five of the Pars Alpha 8X8 and 6X6 variants. The contract is part of the TLF new generation armoured vehicles programme which allowed for the serial production […]
SHAH ALAM: The procurement division of the Defence Ministry has issued a tender for the delivery and supply of 227,271 combat boots, all-leather for a three-year period. The estimated cost for the combat boots is RM50 million which means each pair will cost some RM219.98. Pretty cheap considering that the […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in his speech at Parliament on February 20 also spoke about the LCS. Among the highlights of what he said was that the project was delayed by some one percent due to the late delivery of equipment from the original manufacturer. As the […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in late January announced that RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM Flanker fleet will be in service for another ten years or 2035. He made the statement after visiting Gong Kedak airbase where No 12 Skuadron operates the Flankers. Although he did not say anything on […]
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