SHAH ALAM: New airbase at Bintulu. RMAF will be operating a new airbase – barebone one – at Bintulu, Sarawak, just off the waters of the South China Sea within the next five years or so. Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a social media post today that the ‘bare […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF museum at Sendayan airbase. The RMAF museum – which had been a permanent fixture at the Kuala Lumpur (Simpang/Sungei) airbase has relocated to the Sendayan airbase in Negri Sembilan. The museum confirmed it was already operating at the airbase – the administrative training facility – of RMAF […]
SHAH ALAM: More mortar rounds for the Army. The Army has issued a request for bids for 7,500 60mm mortar rounds in three versions – HE, smoke and illumination. They want 2,500 each for the three types. The RFB was issued on September 14 and closes on October 5. All […]
SHAH ALAM: Third LMS delivered. A day after the Defence Minister said that the LMS procurement will be completed by end of this month, RMN took physical delivery of the third LMS (pennant 113). The physical delivery ceremony was held at a hotel in Qidong, Shanghai on Sept 14 (today), […]
SHAH ALAM: Exercise Bersama Gold 2021. The 50th anniversary of Exercise Bersama Lima – held by the FPDA countries – Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and UK – will be held this 8 to 16 October. The air exercise will take place within the Kuala Lumpur and Singapore FIR region, […]
SHAH ALAM: LMS 3 coming. RMN’s third China-made warship, LMS 3 is expected to be delivered by the end of this month (September), says Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (though not exactly ) today while the upgraded CN-235 will be delivered by the end of November. In a press release issued […]
SHAH ALAM: Mini drones for Op Benteng. The Army is looking to buy 84 mini unmanned aerial air vehicles (MUAV)for Op Benteng operations. The specifications are as follows: The Drone shall have the following features: a. Portability. It shall be portable and easy to handle. b. Simplicity. It shall be […]
SHAH ALAM:A PDRM Leonardo AW-139 9M-PMD twin-engine helicopter briefly flew into Singapore airspace this morning, says a Singaporean aviation website, prompting the Republic Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to scramble two fully armed F-16 fighters. PDRM in a press release this afternoon stated that it took notice of the reports on […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF radar operators and technicians train in the US. In June 2020. Malaysian Defence reported that the US was gifting three long range air defense radars to Malaysia and Indonesia. The US$77 million contract is expected to be completed within 48 months once it is awarded. The notice […]
SHAH ALAM: Eks Paradise moved to October. In an earlier post, I wrote that the RMAF was planning to hold Eksesais Paradise 8/2021 in late July and a flypast for Merdeka Day. While the Merdeka Day flypast did take place, apparently Eksesais Paradise did not and now it has been […]
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