budget

More Time To Lobby…

SHAH ALAM: More time to lobby. IT appears that the FLIT/LCA deal is not going to be decided next month. This is based on the written answer to a question posed by the Hang Tuah Jaya MP in Parliament today . Note the written answer is not same as the […]

Defence Contract

Last Minute Lobbying For Anka and Hurjet

SHAH ALAM: Last minute lobbying for Hurjet and Anka? Bernama is reporting that PM DS Ismail Sabri will be making an official visit to Turkiye (its preferred spelling) starting tomorrow to increase bilateral ties and forge close cooperation in the aerospace and defence industries. According to Bernama the visit was […]

Defence Contract

First MSA in Kuching

SHAH ALAM: It appears that the second CN-235-220 tail number M44-03 to undergo the conversion into a MSA has returned to Kuching, Sarawak. I was told that the aircraft landed at the Kuching airbase on June 17 about 6pm, some 20 months after it flew to the PTDI facility in […]

commentary

A Broken Record

SHAH ALAM: A Broken record. In discussions on the FLIT-LCA and RMAF plans there were also talk on the plan to buy Kuwaiti Hornets. Most of the talk falls on the US not willing to allow us to buy them for various reasons. Actually, its not about whether the US […]

budget

FA-50, Tejas and JF-17 For FLIT-LCA

SHAH ALAM: Its looking likely that the Korean Aerospace (KAI) FA-50; Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas LCA and the Sino-Pakistan JF-17 will be one of the aircraft selected as RMAF next generation FLIT-LCA. This is the likely outcome after RMAF chief Gen Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan in an interview […]

Asean and Malaysia

MUH In Kota Kinabalu

SHAH ALAM: MUH in Kota Kinabalu. IT appears that the first two Leonardo AW139 Maritime Operations/Utility helicopters (MUH) have already been delivered to the RMN air wing unit at the Kota Kinabalu naval base in Teluk Sepanggar. This was revealed during the official visit of the Republic of Singapore Navy […]

RMAF

New Aircraft For No. 1 Squadron

SHAH ALAM: New aircraft for No 1 Squadron. No 2 Squadron, the unit which operates the IPTN CN-235/220M transporters (and soon MSA) received a new aircraft on May 17, 2022. It is not a brand new aircraft however, as its the CN-225 M44-08 VIP transporter which has been in service […]

Malaysia - RMAF

No. 8 Squadron Now Official

SHAH ALAM: Almost eight months after it was announced, No. 8 Squadron is now the official name of RMAF A400M unit replacing the No.22 Squadron. The announcement for the name change was made on June 1 last year by the then RMAF chief though the actual change only became effective […]

budget

Remember Me

SHAH ALAM: Remember me. In an extensive submission to Parliament yesterday, Defence Minister DS Hishammuddin Hussein answered various questions relating to his ministry as part of the current session. What is interesting – among the questions answered – was that the minister did not say anything about the MPA and […]

Malaysian Defence

Gunjiz Takes Over From Krueger

SHAH ALAM: Gunjiz takes over from Krueger. General DS Asghar Khan Goriman Khan officially took over as the 20th RMAF chief from retiring General TS Ackbal Abdul Samad at the Subang air base today. Ashgar (call sign Gunjiz), 57 joined the RMAF in 1983 and became a pilot in 1985. […]