KUALA LUMPUR: KMW and Rheinmental of Germany this week unveiled two new tactical vehicle based on the country’s armed forces requirements. The AMPV (below) , if selected will be in service within 4 years time. Like the current thinking of tactical vehicles, the new German vehicle is designed with a […]
The Wasted Years or the Mahathir Era Kuala Lumpur: I was finishing the second instalment of the three-part “Political Expediency and the 90 Per Cent Rule” when current events overtaken the whole process. Tun Mahathir had quit Umno and laid a gauntlet against his chosen successor, Pak Lah. Since we […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Its one of Malaysian Defence most enduring subjects, the entry into service of the M4 into the Malaysian Army. With some units in country, no one want to be in violation of the OSA, and set to be fielded in our borders (a small number already in the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Again I would like to apologise that I cannot post more pictures as I did not take many pictures probably because I was bored with the same old exhibits and the fact that my Maxis broadband sucks when it comes to downloading. BTW, I would rather use full […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Reader Tajudin asked me to post interesting pictures of the show. I will add some to this if my Maxis Broadband connection worlks…aggh. Any ways I did not take many pictures during the show. Not too many interesting things for my taste or perhaps its just being there […]
KUALA LUMPUR: DSA 2008 starts tomorrow and heres the heads-up on the contracts scheduled to be signed during the show. More Adnans I am told, in several variants from Turkey to augment the 300-odd purchased about 10 years ago and started arriving within the last five years. Since the number […]
KUALA LUMPUR: I just got back from Gemas for a two-day visit to Kem Sirajuddin for the Army media day 2008. The event was supposed to be held in late February but delayed due to the elections. Anyhow, this was the biggest bash for the media by the armed forces […]
KUALA LUMPUR: RMN got a new chief today, Admiral Datuk Abdul Aziz Jaafar (pic) who took over from Tan Sri Ramlan Mohd Ali. If you took time to read Aziz biography below as listed by the RMN website, you’d notice that he is not one of the Lekiu admirals. In […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The report below strikes a chord with me. Yes, the US is the most litigant country in the world but I wonder whether if our servicemen or their families decided to take up such a law suit against the manufacturer of our defence equipment. Certainly the pilot in […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Mindef’s website www.mod.gov.my is down tonight The page sported the now usual temporarily unavailable mode, a day after the minister resumed his duty. Lets hope this will be a temporary glitch. It may not be the world’s best site but at least the pages are updated almost daily […]
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