KUALA LUMPUR: The press release from Irkut Corporation below is self-explainatory. It appears that Irkut is eager to have all 18 Flankers delivered to RMAF before Lima 09. Of course they would as it would free them to speak on other matters instead trying to explain why the delay in […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite his reservations, it appears that the Defence Minister has approved the serial manufacture of the made-in Malaysia UAV, the Aludra. The UAV manufactured by CTRM subsidiary company, Unmanned Systems Technology Sdn Bhd, is already being tested under operational conditions in Sabah (see Bernama story below). But it […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The story from Bernama below is self-explainatory. But one must look at the proposal very carefully lest the same thing that had occurred before wont be repeated. Do I need to recite the development of the Jalan Ampang TA camp before we rush into similar schemes in the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: KD Tunku Abdul Rahman is finally coming home. The story from Bernama stated that the country’s first submarine left Toulon on Thursday. Bernama: Malaysia’s First Submarine Begins Journey Home from France Based on previous reports the submarine is expected to arrive home within 30 days, insyallah, barring any […]
KUALA LUMPUR: On July 2, KD Laksamana Hang Nadim successfully fired an Aspide SAM against a towed target. One heart may warmed from reading the news but the fact that the ship itself is 26 years old, one wonder whether the ship and her sister ships remained relevant in these […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The story from NST is another indictment of our failure to properly prepare our armed forces for any eventualities. Yes, no one can predict the future but if a proper defence strategy had been formulated we would have not resorted to this desperate measure. With the Ambalat dispute […]
KUALA LUMPUR: IF you got the cash or other means you might want to contact Mindef ASAP. The Fulcrum fleet is to be withdrawn by next so says the Defence Minister as reported by Bernama. To read the Bernama story click here What to do with the Fuclrums? Apart from […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The story below is self-explainatory of course but Malaysian Defence begs to differ with the statement by the honourable minister. While I understand that we may lack the funds but upgrading rusting hulls will not offer us any capability nor technology. For example, when it was decided that […]
KUALA LUMPUR: More reading materials for the Defence Minister. It maybe a good idea to learn about how others do things since he may need the diversion from the mundane job of being a minister although the Perak crisis may well be a better and more rewarding diversion… The Aussie […]
KUALA LUMPUR: I found this tender advertised at the Mindef website today. 1 KP(PERO 1)B/T 141/2008 2 Jun 2009 60.00 Membekal, Menghantar, Menguji dan Mentauliah Senjata HK416 (Maritinie Assault Rifle) Untuk Kerajaan Malaysia (Kod Bidang: 170101 atau 170199) While Malaysian Defence understand the merit of the Hk416 over the M4 […]
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