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Malaysian Defence

Vietnam Buying Six Russian Submarines: Report

KUALA LUMPUR: The impending arrival of the Perdana Menteri class submarines apparently has spooked some of our neighbours. Who else…

South Korea to Field Airbust Rifle

KUALA LUMPUR: As the army contemplates the fact that it has to continue using the Steyrs for the foreseeable future…

What About Defence, Dear PM?

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dear PM today announced (see story below) that 27 service sub-sectors no longer need Bumiputera equity participation.…

Reading Materials for the Defence Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: As noted above appended below is the link for a Press release issued by the Australian MOD. It…

US Forces Rescue Ship Captain from Somali Pirates

KUALA LUMPUR: The US Navy (see link below) finally saved their captured cargo ship captain from the Somali pirates. The…

Yikes….A400M Woes Part III

KUALA LUMPUR: The story below from Defense News is self-explanatory. However it did not mentioned whether export customers like Malaysia…

An Open Letter to the PM-Designate

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence has a habit of writing open letters to the PM since starting this website. This time…

Did We Missed It?

KUALA LUMPUR: Not many of us realised it, but the Nuri's first flight 50th anniversary was celebrated on March 11.…

Tenth Malaysian Plan, Part Three and NGPV

KUALA LUMPUR: I did not mention it but someone did and its obvious that even if we lacked the money,…

Tenth Malaysian Plan, Part Two

KUALA LUMPUR: From cursory readings of the mini-budget, Malaysian Defence acknowledged that the Tenth Malaysian Plan Part 1, funding is…