SHAH ALAM: In previous posts, Malaysian Defence wrote that the three MMEA OPV built by TH Heavy Enginering Sdn Bhd (THHE) were to be named after Royal towns in Malaysia. It was later changed to a warrior princess. The first post on October 9 2019, had this to say: The […]
SHAH ALAM: Back on the saddle again, Hornet edition. RMAF has taken full acceptance of the first F/A-18D Hornet – tail number M45-01 – which had undergone the “Local Planned Maintenance 12 Years” (LPM-12Y). The acceptance ceremony was conducted at the Butterworth air base on January 5. RMAF chief General […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that the first MMEA OPV – OPV Tun Fatimah – is expected to be commissioned just before LIMA 23, this May. This was likely following the visit of Home Minister DS Shaifuddin Nasution to TH Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (THHE) shipyard at Pulau Indah in Klang […]
SHAH ALAM: More engineering equipment for Army’s sappers. The Army took delivery of more engineering equipment – Kenderaan Jenis C – at a ceremony graced by Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan at the Sg Perdana camp on January 5. Among the engineering equipment are five units of Case 580N wheel […]
SHAH ALAM: Ground hog day. The Unity government national security sector budget will follow the same script as the one proposed by BN-PN government last year. Malaysian Defence had previously stated that the government set-up following GE15 will follow or made slight changes to the proposed budget as they will […]
SHAH ALAM: According to the 2019 Defence White Paper, Malaysia is a maritime nation. But not according to the latest plans announced by the Defence Minister at his new year address at Wisma Pertahanan today. DS Mohamad Hasan said the ministry will continue with the resumption of the LCS project […]
SHAH ALAM: The Ministry of Finance, the Edge reported, has taken over the offshore patrol vessel project from the builder THHE Destini JV. Interestingly, the report also said that the project needed a loan of RM152.6 million from the government to complete the first vessel within this year (which is […]
SHAH ALAM: ECM for PV17 Squadron. It appears that the six ships of Patrol Vessel (PV) 17 Squadron will be getting a new Radar-Electronic Support Measures (RESM) equipment. PV17 Squadron is the formal name for the six-strong Kedah class ships, namely KD Kedah (171); KD Pahang (172); KD Perak (173); […]
SHAH ALAM: Fourth Royal Armoured Regiment – Rejimen Empat Kor Armor Di Raja(4KAD) has declared its fleet of RPZ Condor armoured 4X4 and Sibmas armoured recovery vehicle as retired from service as off January 1, 2023. The retirement of the Condors and Sibmas were made public in separate releases on […]
SHAH ALAM: KD Mahawangsa in Lebanon. MPCSS KD Mahawangsa (1504) has arrived at its destination in Beirut, Lebanon, right on schedule. Mahawangsa left for Lebanon on November 30, last year, a resupply mission for the Malaysian UNIFIL peacekeeping force and was scheduled to arrive at Beirut port on January 2. […]
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