SHAH ALAM: Black Hawks for the Army. Back in 2021, Malaysian Defence posted that a subsidiary of a publicly listed company had offered Black Hawks – second hand ones – for the leasing tender for RMAF. The tender eventually went to Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd and currently at least […]
SHAH ALAM: General elections and the 2023 National Security Budget. Malaysia’s ninth prime minister, DS Ismail Sabri announced the dissolution of Parliament on October 10, paving the way for the 15th general elections. The dissolution came just three days after the 2023 national budget was proposed in Parliament. With the […]
SHAH ALAM: As I reported a few days ago, the Ministry of Finance has approved the Ministry of Defence to initiate negotiations to buy the world’s slowest MPA. Technical incompetency or shenanigans; I’ll let you decide. Further to my last article on the Malaysian MPA programme, I decided to take […]
SHAH ALAM: OPV Tun Fatimah was launched this morning, some five years after its keel was laid. The launch was conducted about 6am at the THHE Fabricators yard, Pulau Indah, Pelabuhan Klang where the three OPVs contracted to the THHE Destini JV are being built. THHE is now the sole […]
SHAH ALAM: Leonardo ATR MPA and TAI Anka. Senior Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein today announced that the government has selected the Leonardo ATR72 MPA and the Turkish Aerospace Industries Anka UAS to meet the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) requirements for both capabilities. Malaysian Defence posts on the MPA and […]
SHAH ALAM: National Security Sector 2023 budget or no funds for the needy. The government has allocated some RM35.6 billion to the national security sector – national security and defence – from the 2023 budget which amounted to RM372 billion. The defence budget is RM17.4 billion; 0.47 per cent of […]
SHAH ALAM: Its Galaxy Aerospace (M) Sdn Bhd. Yes, Galaxy Aerospace, which won the contract to supply three Maritime Operations Helicopter (MOH) to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has been awarded the contracts to maintain them. Galaxy Aerospace is part of the Gading group. Malaysian Defence wrote in August that […]
SHAH ALAM: The Armed Forces’ Defence Intelligence Staff Division (DISD) has been renamed as the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO). The name and logo change were officially done on September 23 by Chief of Defence Forces General Affendi Buang. Despite the name, MDIO and this website has nothing in common. […]
SHAH ALAM: Another Colt M4 Carbine story. As you are aware the Colt M4 Carbine is the standard rifle of the Malaysian military since around 2010. The contract for the weapons was signed back in 2006 and by 2008 onwards the military has standardised on the weapon. It is interesting […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that the decades long SPH requirement may well be filled soon though it is unlikely any contract will be signed before the general elections. The Army would probably be putting the M109 SPH into service this year but the government in 2019 had quietly cancelled the […]
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