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Malaysia -RMN

KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, its official

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansur, DPM Najib Tun Razak officially launched KD Tunku Abdul Rahman in Cherbourg France, yesterday. Pix courtesy of RMN The boat will now undergo a commissioning period of at least two years before returning home. It is hope that this time around, TAR would beat […]

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Malaysian Defence

KD Tunku Abdul Rahman To Be Launched Tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: The first Malaysian submarine, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman will be launched in Cherboug, France, tomorrow. DPM Najib Tun Razak is in France to witness the ceremony. Malaysian Defence prays for a good launch. — Malaysian Defence If you like this post, buy me an espresso. Paypal Payment

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Malaysian Defence

An Asean Global Hawk Fleet ?

KUALA LUMPUR: I refer to the story below by DefenseNews. Its sounds interesting, although it is still in the concept stage (the joint usage) do you think we should go for it especially for the Eyes In the Sky programme? Or is it too American for us? Certainly a much […]

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Asean and Malaysia

Thai Gripen and RMAF Flankers

KUALA LUMPUR: The Thais (see the story below) has announced its attention to buy 12 Saab Gripens for US$1 billion earlier this week. If the deal goes through (depending on Thai politics with an election coming in December and whether or not the US would allow the deal to go […]

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Malaysian Army

Softies and the Army’s Responsibilities

KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s top soldier and one of his generals seemed to have a different opinion on the toughness of the current batch of recruits joining the force (see bernama story below). But in the next breath, Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail quickly corrected himself, stating it could be that […]