SHAH ALAM: More stuff courtesy of Op Benteng. Op Benteng, the integrated operations against illegal immigrants, transnational crimes and smuggling launched in June, last year, has been a boon to the armed forces and the other government agencies involved in it.
The Army for example has got scramblers, one tonners and other stuff for its operations. The navy has got radars as well as the Fast Combat Boats. The air force has also got a number of stuff together with the police which got one-tonne trucks as well.
The Kawasaki 250cc scramblers for the Army procured under Op Benteng.
Now it appears that the RMAF will also got Janes reference books as well for Op Benteng. The ePerolehan website today issued a quotation notice
PERKHIDMATAN PUBLIKASI JANE’S BAGI KEGUNAAN OP BENTENG TAHUN 2021
According to the quotation notice, the air force needs three copies of JANE’S ALL THE WORLD AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE SOURCE BOOK , seven JANE’FIGHTING SHIP, two copies EOD CBRNE DEFENCE
EQUIPMENT and four copies of MINES EOD OPERATIONAL GUIDE. The quotation notice closes in seven days.
Anyhow, an over-the-top and cringe worthy video by 10 Para Brigade has gone viral thanks to a Facebook post by Singapore Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam.
Pathfinders from 10th Para Brigade conducting a jump into the sea as part of their on-going exercise. Picture published by BTDM on August 13.
He did not say it directly but hinted heavily that it was meant for an external audience. The responses in the comment section proved that many understood what he was hinting. And to think that some had think highly of the minister before. I am not linking the post here, you can search for it yourself on Facebook.
— Malaysian Defence
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EOD, CBRNE and Mines, cant phantom why these army engineers skillset becomes air force's need to know. I dont think airmen will find UXO, mustard gas, Manta mines during Ops Benteng patrols.
I am hoping TLDM can make full use of Ops Benteng and the recent AS intrusion & shootout to push the sitting Government for quick resolution to the LCS conundrum. If just needs more money to complete, now is the time to ask for more also ask for more LMS once LCS issue have been settled.
In the first place why need to tender?. Really dont understand. Just go buy from the publisher direct. Cheap n easy
Nimitz - “I dont think airmen will find UXO, mustard gas, Manta mines during Ops Benteng patrols”
Why assume it’s for “airmen” per see? Could be for PASKAU or non flying elements of the RMAF which are tasked with handling explosives/chemicals and require some form of reference. Also the tender may have been released as part of or ostensibly for Ops Benteng but who’s to say that - like other stuff ordered - they no have a utility beyond Ops Benteng?
For future china incursion maybe?
Fazrin,
For any peacetime or wartime threats we might face .... Not everything we do is driven by the Chinese threat.
Lee,
During your time with the Rangers was it common for Ranger officers to be seconded to the RMR and vice versa?
The reason I’m asking is because I met an ex 2 Rangers officer. During May 13th he was placed in command of a RMR platoon and deployed in K.L. He said it was common practice then.
@Lee Yoke Meng
All media publication is controlled item, and publishers need to have valid permit from and published materials are usually vetted by Home Affairs (MOHA). Unless Jane's has the appropriate & valid licenses and permits, it will take a 3rd party to source overseas publications. One way around it would be if the Government's own publishing arm were to reprint for local or internal consumption (ie such as SIRIM QAS standards).
The company I worked for use to subscribe to various Jane’s publications. They are not “controlled” and no permit of any sort is needed to subscribe to them or bring them in. Nor is any “3td” party needed to source them. Anyone with a credit/debit card can order them. Back in the 1990’s at one point I was a subscriber to “Janes Defence Weekly”; I had no permit; subscribed by myself. As part of the process they do ask you to fill in a form with various questions but that’s for marketing purposes.
IIn the past Jane’s use to provide FOC to various embassies; ministries and even oil & gas companies.
There was a period when “ADJ” was sold at newsagents until they started running Israeli ads. Same with “Asian Defence & Diplomacy” and “Asian Aerospace & Airports” which at one point was readily available at newsagents; the owner moved to Singapore to get around the Israeli and issue. Even “Military Technology” and “Naval News” (both from Monch) was sold at newsagents at one point.
In the “good old days” publications were handed out free during trade days at exhibitions. Later to non “official” people they were sold cheaply.
Back then the "good ol days" vs today's era. Back then there were plenty of kopitiams, now there is only Starbucks and its ilk. Things change. Every hardcopied reading material are being screened in country before reaching our hands, so don't bother trying to openly get Playboy mags.