SHAH ALAM: More MTO tenders, small arms ammo and mortar bombs. Back in March, last year, Malaysian Defence reported that the tender for 12.5 million rounds of 5.56mm SS109/M855 ball ammo was awarded to Traumland Sdn Bhd for a contract of RM30.6 million.
It is likely that the ammunition is manufactured by Igman, an ammo manufacturer from Bosnia Herzegovina as the lot will be shipped from Polce port of Croatia, according to an MTO tender published on the Eperolehan website on March 27.
To be shipped in the same consignment are some seven million rounds of blank 5.56mm ammo which contract was also awarded to Traumland for RM11.1 million. It is likely Igman is also the manufacturer of the blank ammo which tender was published in October 2021.
As for the mortar bombs, they include 81mm high explosive and illumination rounds and 60mm rounds. The tender for the 2000 81mm HE mortar rounds was awarded to Betamat Sdn Bhd with an LOA of RM.8 million. The 8000 81mm illuminating mortar rounds was awarded to Prima Elite Sdn Bhd with an LOA of RM24.4 million.
Rheinmetall Denel Munition of South Africa the manufacturer of the 81mm HE mortar rounds as they will be shipped from Croega port of South Africa. The 81mm illuminating rounds will be shipped from the Bar port of Montenegro so it is possible Yugoimport of Serbia manufactured this.
As for the 60mm mortar rounds, they are manufactured by Expal from Spain as they are being shipped from Santander port in Spain. The tender for the 2500 high explosive rounds; 2500 illuminating rounds and 2500 smoke rounds was awarded to IUC Resources though no contract price was mentioned by the Eperolehan website.
Another MTO tender was for shipment of 20,000 eco-friendly hand-grenades for the Army. The tender published in September 2021 was awarded to Prima Elite Technology Sdn Bhd for an LOA of RM2.8 million. The grenades are likely manufactured by a German company as the items will be shipped from the Hamburg port.
— Malaysian Defence
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An ecofriendly hand grenade cost RM 1400 each, more expensive than mortar round.. thats so crazy...
Ironic. At one point we provided certain assistance to the Bosnians; now we're buying small arms rounds from them.
The question is what happens to SME. It's in an unhealthy position so speak; lost several orders which in the past it would have received and has laid off a significant number of staff. SME to me is a reflection of what's gone wrong with the local industry. What we should never do is to pay higher prices merely to support the local industry; don't have the luxury.
Q: 7 million blank 5.56 mm rounds? Is all that just for training?
Rip smeo
5.56 ammo
12.5 million round can equip 138,888 soldiers with 3 magazines of M4 ammo. In all out war, that would probably be expanded in 3-4 days, assuming that malaysian army has 80k soldiers and half of them is on the front lines shooting.
To have a reserve stock of at least 1 months war, we need to have at least 10 times of that amount in stock.
If for training, every soldier got to shoot 1 magazine worth of ammo every month, that would need 28.8 million rounds expanded each year. Even that is not really much actually. A single production line that makes everything from raw materials that has a production capacity of around 200-250 bullets per minute can fulfill that requirement in just a single shift for a year.
Yes for training
any news about the contenders for the atgm tender Marhalim ?
kamal - '' thats so crazy…''
I'm surprised you're surprised. You ever noticed how vegetarian food can cost about equal or more than non vegetarian food and how organic stuff can cost much more?
vader - ''In all out war, that would probably be expanded in 3-4 days''
In an ''all out high protracted intensity war... We don't expect to find ourselves in a high protracted intensity war.
vader - ''assuming that malaysian army has 80k soldiers and half of them is on the front lines shooting.''
The tooth to tail ratio is about 3: 1.
Tom Tom - ''7 million blank 5.56 mm rounds? Is all that just for training?''
Pray tell; what else are blank rounds for apart for training?
Nope
I am chuckling at the term, Eco Friendly Grenade. What's so eco- friendly about a grenade that's designed to maim and kill, unless it's a kiddie's toy.
I recalled a German company that produces medicare products and yes, at the same time manufactures fuses and shells that causes casualties!
The best of both worlds; being eco-friendly and ever ready to wage war with your weaponry.
The term is only use for training grenades. They are mostly made of recyclable materials so there is no need to clear the debris especially when they are used in field training exercises, in our case mostly palm oil or rubber plantations.