Malaysia -Armed Forces

RMK11 Wish List: Helicopters

SHAH ALAM: THIS is the first of many posts (hopefully) on the RMK11 wish list. As helicopters are almost common user item among the services including other government agencies and a safe bet for procurement we might as well start with them. This post and others are not the official […]

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Malaysian Defence

Nuri M23-15, A Write Off

SHAH ALAM: It appears that the Nuri helicopter which crash landed at Pulau Perak, in the Straits of Malacca on Sunday was the same helo which was used to transport the Deputy Defence Minister to the Jugra Camp last month. News reports stated that the crew only suffered minor injuries […]

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Malaysian Defence

Eks Stallion 2013

SHAH ALAM: The Army hold a major exercise – Eks Stallion – in the areas from Tapah, Perak to Rawang, Selangor between June 23 and July 4, 2013. Some 5000 soldiers and 300 vehicles from the Second and Fourth Division took part in the exercise which concentrated on Delaying Defence […]

Defence Contract

Grizzly 4 Test Flight

PETALING JAYA: As I had mentioned before, I was given the opportunity to fly on board Grizzly 4, the fourth A400M prototype during its recent visit to Malaysia. I flew on April 16, 2012, the first day of test flights. Initially they told us we cannot take pictures in during […]

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Defence Shows

DSA 2012: Fourth Day

KUALA LUMPUR: DSA 2012 ended today. Small contracts and little updates on interesting programmes made this year’s show a rather tame affair. With the general elections just around the corner, I am told either first week of June or September, I am not expecting much news on defence in the […]

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Defence Shows

DSA 2012: Second Day

PETALING JAYA: Again not much too report apart from the statement by the Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that the ministry is to procure some 100 LTV vehicle from Weststar. Do I also need to report that no decision has been made on the MRCA programme? — […]

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Malaysian Defence

DSA 2012: First Day

KUALA LUMPUR: As usual I am swamped with too many things to chase and too ponder, so I will keep the postings in the next four days to pictorials only. Perhaps on the third day (April 18, 2012) I will write a longer post as it is scheduled to be […]

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Malaysia -RMN

A Case for ABM capability?

PETALING JAYA: North Korea is expected to launch a rocket in a few weeks time. According to the wires: “North Korea announced earlier this month it would launch a rocket between April 12-16 to put a satellite into orbit to celebrate the centenary of Kim Il-Sung’s birth.” The move has […]