Defence Contract

Riot Guns for the Police

SHAH ALAM: Early in December, last year, IGP TS Razaruddin Hussain announced that the Home Ministry has approved an allocation of RM22 million for the procurement of vehicles, anti-riot dogs and firearms for the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU). The FRU had also procured items for the FRU personnel from flame […]

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More Support Vehicles

SHAH ALAM: In a previous post, I stated that the Army will be buying a lot more support vehicles as the funding for them for 2024 is 733. The funding, it appears, is not only meant for the Army but the Armed Forces Headquarters (Markas ATM) as well. As you […]

Exercise

Italian Typhoon Crashes in Oz

SHAH ALAM: An Italian Air Force Eurofighter EFA 2000 Typhoon aircraft taking part in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 crashed in northern Australia today (July 24). The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was recovered safely, according to the Australian Defence Ministry. The release: 24 JULY 2024 The Italian Air Force […]

Defence Contract

Tenders for Army Support Vehicles

SHAH ALAM: In his budget 2024 presentation, PMX announced the procurement of various asset for the National Security Sector which includes 733 support vehicles for the Army. Starting yesterday and today, Eperolehan published a slew of tenders for the procurement of support vehicles for the Army. The other day Malaysian […]

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Black Hawks, Still Waiting for You, Part 2

SHAH ALAM: Stricter US export regulations and the conflict in Ukraine are among the reasons for the late delivery of the four leased Black Hawk helicopters, Parliament was told yesterday. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari said these were the reasons given by Aerotree Defence & Services Sdn Bhd for the […]

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More LAWs for Paras

SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has issued a tender to supply and deliver eight-hundred units of the Light Anti Weapon Disposable M72 EC (anti-tank) for the 10th Para Brigade. The 21-day tender was published on July 9 and closes on July 30. From the public specifications page: There is a […]

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Lets Not Forget About the Mark V SOC

SHAH ALAM: It appears that the deal to purchase the whole fleet of F/A-18 Hornets from Kuwait may well be a reality going by the latest report. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin met with the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia Rashed Mohamed Rashed AlSaleh at the Defence Ministry today. Among the […]