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Malaysian Defence

The Colt M4…

PETALING JAYA: Since I have said a lot of about the M4 Carbine lets enjoy the story below…. KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry has sealed a RM700 million deal with the United States to purchase 130,000 new weapons for the armed forces and police. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad […]

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On The Way

AV8 Analysed

PETALING JAYA: Appended below is the full article authored by M.Ghazemy Mahmud, the editor of the ADJ in the recent edition of the Sunday Star. Ghazemy is one of the most senior local defence writer so he has the locus standi to speak on the issue at hand. Read Here […]

Asean and Malaysia

VAB vs Anoa Redux

PETALING JAYA: VAB vs Anoa Redux. Thanks to Kamal, our regular reader, we now know that Sipri said that we bought the Panser Pindad or Anoa in 2010. This entry is weird as I had reported before on this via The Malay Mail with the Defence Minister stating that we […]

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Malaysian Defence

Fashion Victim or the MBT is Dead

PETALING JAYA:The story below is self-explainatory. It revealed how others are looking for new means of getting information to soldiers and not tied down to a single concept. Yes, its easy to do that when one is awash with money even if there are many obstacles along the way. I […]

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Malaysian Army

78th Anniversary Army Parade (2011)

SHAH ALAM: The Army will have a parade at Dataran Merdeka on Sunday (Mar 6 2011) as part of its 78th anniversary celebration. The Army is also having an exhibition at Dataran Merdeka this weekend. The parade starts at 8am. https://www.malaysiandefence.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=nextgen-gallery For close-up pictures of equipment though make your way […]

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Malaysian Defence

Predator XP and Aludra

SHAH ALAM: At the recent IDEX 2011 show it was announced an export version of the Predator UAV or UCAS in US parlance, is now available for non-Nato countries. The US decision to block the export of the Predator or its much more capable Reaper has led to various countries […]

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Malaysia -RMN

SGPV or LCS…Part II

SHAH ALAM: Here are the latest buzz on the SGPV/LCS project. It appears that the Boustead proposal is not exactly the slam dunk that the company officials was wishing for. With six foreign shipbuilders vying to become the technology partner for Boustead there is a high probability that the SGPV/LCS […]

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budget

Cougar Rising Part ????

PETALING JAYA: Its nice to hear after the SGPV confirmation (which is probably a boo-boo) that the second of the Malaysian Armed Forces “must buy” RMK10 list is on the way. Yes, I am talking about the Eurocopter Cougar. After almost five years in gestation, the programme has finally taken […]