SHAH ALAM: It appears that the Army will be getting leased utility helicopters – eight of them – four within the next 12 months or so and the other four in 2027. Army chief General TS Hafizuddeain Jantan speaking to the media after attending the service’s 92nd anniversary parade explained […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in his speech at Parliament today confirmed that the 28 helicopters involved in the 15-year leasing will all be from Leonardo. The helicopters are the AW109 Trekker; AW 139; AW139 VIP and the AW149. Unfortunately, he did not give a break-down of the […]
SHAH ALAM: In a recent post on the leased helicopters, Malaysian Defence wrote that one of the aircraft selected will be the Bell 429. The helicopter is meant for the PDRM Air Wing and will be replacing the AS350s which has been in service for some 30 years now. There […]
SHAH ALAM: Since the announcement of the government decision to lease twenty-eight helicopters for the ministries and agencies for 15 years for some RM16.6 billion much ink has been spilled to justify the deal. Much of it of course is just excuses. The latest excuse published as a written reply […]
Malaysian Defence
