SHAH ALAM: Naval News is reporting that Italy is looking for a new, more capable maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to deliver anti-submarine warfare (ASW) output to counter an increasing submarine threat in the Mediterranean Sea. The report says: Italy’s current multi-mission MPA – the Leonardo P-72A – does not carry […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF flew the body of former Sarawak governor and chief minister Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud from Subang airbase to the Kuching international airport today (February 21). Taib, 87, died earlier in the morning at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Taib was also a former Defence Minister, serving […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in 2021, Malaysian Defence reported on the Para Armour Squadron getting seven MIFVs K200 from the 4th Mechanised Brigade’s 4 Kompeni Kor Polis Tentera Darat. The K200s are armed with the 12.7mm gun hence its designation in the Army as MIFV K200 A1 12.7mm. The Armour Squadron […]
SHAH ALAM: The 2024 edition of the Singapore Airshow starts today at the Changi Exhibition Centre near the Changi International Airport today. The show will feature the largest number of flying teams performing their aerobatic manoeuvres, as well checking out firsts such as the Indian Air Force’s Sarang aerobatic team; […]
SHAH ALAM: The RMN has approved the use of a locally made marine paint for use on its ships and platforms, the first government agency to do so. RMN chief engineer Rear Admiral Mohd Shaiful Adli Chung Abdullah in a social media post stated that the approval was given following […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army is getting eight new fire tenders for its fire service which are operated by soldiers attached to the Kor Perkhidmatan DiRaja (KPD). The fire service was set up in 1988 to act as the fire and rescue service at Army units – mostly at divisional headquarters […]
SHAH ALAM: Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAF) on February 14 inducted into service its first two C295W medium tactical transport aircraft. Brunei ordered four C295s in 2022 though it is unclear when the other two aircraft will be delivered. Brunei joined four other countries in Asean – Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that RMN will be taking part in the 2024 RIMPAC exercise in Hawaii, later this July. Two years ago, corvette KD Lekir – pennant 26 – took in the exercise and made history by firing an Exocet surface-to-surface missile, the first time such firing had taken […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that Boustead Heavy Industry Corporation Bhd (BHIC) has not only sold off Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) to MOF Incorporated company, Ocean Sunshine Sdn Bhd, it has also divested the Boustead Langkawi Shipyard Sdn Bhd to the same entity. Now Lumut Naval Shipyard or Lunas […]
SHAH ALAM: Late last year, Malaysian Defence reported that the Defence Ministry issued a request for bids for the supply, delivery, integration and commissioned of a new fire control radar optical (FCRO) for KD Jebat (pennant number 29). The advertisement for the item was published on December 26 2023, and […]
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