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Phoenix Rising, OPV 2 and OPV 3

SHAH ALAM: Work for the completion of OPV2 and OPV 3 are still planning in the stage. MMEA director-general Rear Admiral (Maritime) Rosli Abdullah said the agency has issued RFI to 12 shipyards to determine the way forward for the revival of the two incomplete vessels. According to Rosli, OPV2 […]

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German Design Out, Part 2

SHAH ALAM: In the previous post, German Design Out, Malaysian Defence wrote that the stranglehold of the Fassmer design on MMEA is finally over. It started with NGPC – Bagan Datuk class – and it appears NGPC Batch 2 will not follow the same design. This is because apart from […]

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Light Twin Helo Tender Canceled

SHAH ALAM: On November 8, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Procurement division of the Home Ministry issued two separate tenders for the supply and delivery of seven twin-engine utility and transport aircraft and five light twin engine helicopters for the police’s Air Wing. I was told yesterday that the tender […]

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German Design Out, Turkish in for MPMS project

SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the strange obsession with ship designs from Fassmer, a shipbuilder from Germany with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is finally over. Yes, only one ship design from Fassmer became operational with the MMEA – the NGPC or Bagan Datuk class though heavily modified – […]

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New Aircraft and Helos for Police Air Wing

SHAH ALAM: The Procurement division of the Home Ministry today (November 8) issued two separate tenders for the supply and delivery of seven twin-engine utility and transport aircraft and five light twin engine helicopters for the police’s Air Wing. The tenders published in Eperolehan close on December 31, a period […]

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Tender For MMEA RHFB

SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division of the Home Ministry has issued a 21-day tender for the supply and delivery of ten Rigid Hull Fender Boat (RHFB) for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency or MMEA. The tender was published October 29 and closes on November 19. The indicative cost for the […]

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Remote Controlled EOD Vehicles for the Police

SHAH ALAM: The procurement division of the Home Ministry today issued a 40-day tender for the supply and delivery of four remotely operated Explosive Ordnance Disposal vehicle for the police Explosives Disposal Unit (UPB). The UPB currently operates various types of ROVs for bomb disposal work. They also operate – […]

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Tender for 4X4s, Saloon Cars and Vans for PDRM

SHAH ALAM: The Home Ministry has issued three separate tenders for the supply of four-wheel-drive pickup trucks, saloon cars and vans for the police operational usage. The number of pickup trucks being sought is 221; thirty saloon cars and 240 for vans. The pick-up trucks being sought are the dual-cab […]