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More Kaboom Stuff, Part…

SHAH ALAM: It appears that more ammo – kaboom – stuff are on the way to their local users, army and navy – based on the request of bids for multi modal transport operators (MTO) to ship the stuff back here. This time the orders included 30mm cannon ammo – […]

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Greece Orders 18 Rafales

SHAH ALAM: Greece orders 18 Dassault Rafales as part of the country’s military modernisation programme as it face tensions with Turkey over the latter’s plans for oil and gas exploration in a disputed part of the Mediterranean Sea. Apart from the Rafales, Greece will also upgrade 10 of its Mirage […]

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More Kaboom Stuff, Part II

SHAH ALAM: More kaboom stuff, part II. It appears that the Army is getting more ammo and rounds for its troops. The last time round it was mortar bombs, goose rounds, explosive charges and others. Now it wants suppliers to supply it with 105mm rounds, 40mm grenades – low and […]

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First CN In Bandung For Conversion into MSA

SHAH ALAM: First CN in Bandung for conversion into the MSA. After being delayed due to the global pandemic, RMAF has sent its first CN-235-220M transporter to the PTDI facility in Bandung, Indonesia to undergo the conversion process into a maritime surveillance aircraft. The aircraft tail number, M44-05 was flown […]

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ISS Contract For Cougars Extended

SHAH ALAM: ISS contract for Cougars extended. The In-Service Support (ISS) contract for the RMAF 12 Airbus EC725 helicopters have been extended for another three years. The ISS contract had been awarded to a Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC) subsidiary company, BHIC Aeroservices Sdn Bhd, since 2014. BHIC announcement. […]

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Nothing To See Here

SHAH ALAM: Nothing to see here. Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) reported a rather lackluster performance for the first six months of the year though it will depend on what report you read. The Edge reported that: Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC), which slipped into the red in the […]

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Hungary Signs Deal For Lynx IFV

SHAH ALAM: Hungary signs deal for Lynx IFV. Despite the doom and gloom in the defence industry due to the economic downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic, some countries are still going ahead with their defence deals. One of them is Hungary which on 17 August signed a deal to […]

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Tebuan II ?

SHAH ALAM: Tebuan II. It appears that Leonardo has named its M-345 jet trainer – as the Tutor II specifically for Canada. The naming is an homage for the Canadair CT-114/CL-41 Tutor which served with as the primary jet trainer of the the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from the […]

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SGPV – Laksamana – LCS

SHAH ALAM: SGPV – Laksamana – LCS. Since the recent brouhaha over the LCS, many Malaysian Defence readers have asked in the comments section on what had happened in the past. Actually Malaysian Defence has written various posts on the issue from when the ship was called the Second Generation […]