Malaysian Defence

KUALA LUMPUR: The impending arrival of the Perdana Menteri class submarines apparently has spooked some of our neighbours. Who else will follow us into the submarine route? If they only know that we lack the will and smarts to properly fund our armed forces, they might just ignore our seasonal […]

KUALA LUMPUR: As the army contemplates the fact that it has to continue using the Steyrs for the foreseeable future as the economic crisis had dashed its plans to purchase more M4s, South Korea is set to produce its Airfield Rifle. I know it looked clumsy but its certainly make […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dear PM today announced (see story below) that 27 service sub-sectors no longer need Bumiputera equity participation. He also said further liberalisation of the service sector would be done on an on-going basis. Critics have long cited the equity condition as the main reason Malaysia has been […]

KUALA LUMPUR: As noted above appended below is the link for a Press release issued by the Australian MOD. It is the Community Programme Report for the new Australian Defence White Paper, basically its the guiding document. It provide good reading even for us in Malaysia especially with our reticence […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The US Navy (see link below) finally saved their captured cargo ship captain from the Somali pirates. The rescue came soon after the French navy was also successful in a separate rescue attempt last week. One had wished that the RMN had done the same thing when our […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The story below from Defense News is self-explanatory. However it did not mentioned whether export customers like Malaysia and South Africa, would be involved, though it is likely that the French will consult with our government. Malaysian Defence sentiment on the matter is clear, cancel the deal but […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Not many of us realised it, but the Nuri’s first flight 50th anniversary was celebrated on March 11. With the Nuri expected to soldier on until 2020, we should also be celebrating the Nuri’s 50th year in RMAF service by 2014/2015 period or it will be forgotten as […]

KUALA LUMPUR: I did not mention it but someone did and its obvious that even if we lacked the money, the PV second batch would probably get the nod in the official Tenth Malaysian Plan. Its not that its the sole locally sourced defence item but theres other forces in […]

KUALA LUMPUR: From cursory readings of the mini-budget, Malaysian Defence acknowledged that the Tenth Malaysian Plan Part 1, funding is financially unattainable. While Malaysian Defence agree with some of the objections raised – where are you going to find the money, Simon – nonetheless it must be pointed out that […]