SHAH ALAM: Janes is reporting that a Mildef International Technologies Sdn Bhd official as saying that the company will supply 178 Tarantula 4X4 High Mobility Armoured Vehicle to the Malaysian Armed Forces. The story: Malaysian firm Mildef International Technologies will supply 178 Tarantula 4×4 High Mobility Armoured Vehicles (HMAVs) to […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that Skuadron 601 Scan Eagles UAS are already operating at RMN Stesen LIMA – Pulau Layang-Layang – located in the Gugusan Peninjau Semarang, the Malaysian name for the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The UAS are supporting Eks Angsa 14/23 – the trilateral Malaysian […]
SHAH ALAM: The Armed Forces is set to have a new chief later this month as the incumbent, General TS Affendi Buang is due for retirement soon. Affendi, 62, made his first farewell visit as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) to deputy Prime Minister 2 DS Fadillah Yusof on […]
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister DS Anwar Ibrahim on Warriors Day (July 31) has again hinted of his intention to revamp the military procurement system. He said the revamped was to ensure outside parties can no longer rake in excessive commissions. Speaking at a veteran entrepreneurship porgramme at Mindef, Anwar said […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in June, Malaysian Defence posted on the tender for four armoured personnel carrier (APC) for the General Operations Force of the RMP/PDRM. The tender opened on June 16 and closed on July 26. The tender specifications called for an APC with a turbo-diesel engine with no less […]
SHAH ALAM: Saab on July 25 announced that it has received an order for two Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning aircraft from Poland. The order value is SEK600 million or US$58 million or RM264 million. The contract period is from 2023 to 2025. The release from Saab: Saab has received […]
SHAH ALAM: Australia is replacing its existing fleet of RAAF Hercules C-130J airlifters with the purchase of newer aircraft at a cost AUD$9.8 billion (US$6.6 billion/RM30 billion), the government announced on July 24. Deliveries of the new aircraft will start in 2027. RAAF currently operates 12 C-130Js which were delivered […]
SHAH ALAM: A Fire and Rescue Department/Bomba Leonardo AW189 – 9M-BOF – super-medium helicopter crashed in the apron of the Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology adjacent to Subang airport today. The institute is part of Universiti Kuala Lumpur. Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Captain Norazman Mahmud […]
SHAH ALAM: Singapore has formally taken delivery of its first Invincible class submarine, Impeccable, at RSS Singapura – the Changi Naval base on July 20. Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Sean Wat, senior RSN officers and submariners were present to witness the ceremony, a release from Singapore Defence Ministry said. […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that Malaysian Defence got two things wrong in recent articles on Handalan-class FAC, KD Perkasa, pennant number 3512. In a recent article on the FAC, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Defence Ministry has issued a quotation notice for a modification work on Perkasa. The public portion […]
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