SHAH ALAM: Deftech New CEO. DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (Deftech) – Malaysia’s largest land defence company – has a new chief executive officer (CEO). Mohammad Shanaz was appointed as Deftech CEO effective on September 15. Mohammad’s appointment was first made public by the organiser of the Defence Services Asia […]
SHAH ALAM: Its Galaxy Aerospace (M) Sdn Bhd. Yes, Galaxy Aerospace, which won the contract to supply three Maritime Operations Helicopter (MOH) to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has been awarded the contracts to maintain them. Galaxy Aerospace is part of the Gading group. Malaysian Defence wrote in August that […]
SHAH ALAM: The Armed Forces’ Defence Intelligence Staff Division (DISD) has been renamed as the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO). The name and logo change were officially done on September 23 by Chief of Defence Forces General Affendi Buang. Despite the name, MDIO and this website has nothing in common. […]
SHAH ALAM: Another Colt M4 Carbine story. As you are aware the Colt M4 Carbine is the standard rifle of the Malaysian military since around 2010. The contract for the weapons was signed back in 2006 and by 2008 onwards the military has standardised on the weapon. It is interesting […]
SHAH ALAM: The Armed Forces Provident Fund (LTAT) has signed an MOU with UAE-state owned arms conglomerate, the Edge Group, for possible collaboration in defence capabilities and solutions. From Bernama: KUALA LUMPUR: The armed forces pension fund (LTAT) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the EDGE Group, a […]
SHAH ALAM: Army ordnance training on the NLAW. IT appears that the Army Ordnance Corps has been issued with at least one Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) training round. The NLAW training round is likely part of the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit based in Mempaga, Pahang. The […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that the decades long SPH requirement may well be filled soon though it is unlikely any contract will be signed before the general elections. The Army would probably be putting the M109 SPH into service this year but the government in 2019 had quietly cancelled the […]
SHAH ALAM: Fait accompli. It appears that the LCS delivery deadline has slipped again, and it is likely that the first LCS – PCU Maharaja Lela – is only expected to be in service with the RMN in 2026. Of course, this was expected as the revised delivery deadline of […]
SHAH ALAM: Five-year contract for Sukhoi’s simulators. Publicly listed HeiTech Padu Bhd has announced that it had been awarded a RM67 million, five-year contract to operate and maintain the Su-30MKM flight simulators at the RMAF airbase in Gong Kedak. The company made the announcement to Bursa Malaysia on September 9, […]
SHAH ALAM: The taxman winding up NGPC builder. The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is winding up Destini Shipbuilding and Engineering Sdn Bhd (“DSBE”), the builder of MMEA’s Bagan Datuk class patrol boats. Destini Bhd – the parent company of DSBE – made public the IRB’s winding up petition in an […]
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