Exercise

In The Spratlys

SHAH ALAM: IT appears that Skuadron 601 Scan Eagles UAS are already operating at RMN Stesen LIMA – Pulau Layang-Layang – located in the Gugusan Peninjau Semarang, the Malaysian name for the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The UAS are supporting Eks Angsa 14/23 – the trilateral Malaysian […]

Defence Contract

More on KD Perkasa

SHAH ALAM: IT appears that Malaysian Defence got two things wrong in recent articles on Handalan-class FAC, KD Perkasa, pennant number 3512. In a recent article on the FAC, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Defence Ministry has issued a quotation notice for a modification work on Perkasa. The public portion […]

Airshow

FIC Batch 2 at LIMA 2023

LANGKAWI: Gading Marine Sdn Bhd is o two of its G2000 Mark II 18 metre FIC at LIMA 2023. One of boats is displayed at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC), where the aerospace segment is held while the other at the Resorts World Langkawi the venue of the maritime […]

Malaysian Defence

Malaysian Soldiers in London

SHAH ALAM: RMR in London. A group of soldiers from the 1 Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (RMR) – 1 RAMD – is currently in London to take part in the coronation ceremony for King Charles III. The soldiers are part of the Commonwealth contingent taking part in the […]

Defence Contract

Black Hawks By Year End

SHAH ALAM: Tim Nukleus Rejimen 882 is expected to take delivery of the two leased Black Hawk helicopters by year end, Malaysian Defence can reveal. The contract for the helicopters is expected to be signed anytime soon or at LIMA 23, at the end of this month. The delivery date […]

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Malaysian Defence

Public Apology to Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh

SHAH ALAM: This is a formal apology to Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh. On April 6 I posted an article on Malaysian Defence with several allegations against the Datuk. The article made some allegations against Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh. I acknowledge that the allegations are without merit and therefore the article […]

Asean and Malaysia

The Joneses… SG New MRCV

SHAH ALAM: ST Engineering Marine Ltd is expected to deliver the first of six Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCV) to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) by 2028, it was announced on March 27. Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its subsidiary, ST Engineering had received the contract for […]

Exercise

MSA First Joint Exercise

SHAH ALAM: MSA first joint exercise. Four days ago, Malaysian Defence made an educated guess that RMAF CN-235 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) is taking part in its first joint exercise, the RMN Eastern Command organised Operational Sea Training Exercise East (OSTEXEast 1/23). And by luck, I was proven correct. And […]

Malaysian Defence

No Middleman For FLIT/LCA Deal

SHAH ALAM: The purchase of 18 Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft was done without the involvement of middlemen, the Defence Ministry said in a written reply to a member of parliament on March 22. The reply said no middlemen was appointed as the purchase was made through […]