Defence Contract

Abandon Ship, Scrap the LCS Part III

SHAH ALAM: Abandon ship, scrap the LCS Part III. In the second part of these series, Malaysian Defence wrote that one of the reasons to scrap the project was the fact that Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) might have to take legal action against five companies involved in it. This was […]

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Running On Empty

SHAH ALAM: Senior Defence Minister DS Hishammuddin Hussein on September 1 announced that the French government had given its commitment for the completion of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project. He made the announcement after meeting a representative of the French government at his office at Jalan Padang Tembak. He […]

Defence Contract

Army Command Centre Platform

SHAH ALAM: Army command centre platform (CCP) made its public debut at the 65th National Day Parade at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. Although the 2020 tender called for four CCP, only one vehicle took part in the parade during the rehearsals and today (August 31st). The CCP is based […]

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MIFV Upgrade On?

SHAH ALAM: MIFV upgrade on? It appears that the MIFV upgrade – some 100 plus units – is expected to take off soon. As reported previously the MIFV upgrade was expected to take place either concurrently or after the same programme for the Adnan. An inkling that the MIFV upgrade […]

Malaysian Defence

Delayed, FLIT-LCA

SHAH ALAM: Delayed, FLIT-LCA. Back in June, I wrote that RMAF chief Gen Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan said in an interview with Perajurit that a physical evaluation on the selected aircraft for the FLIT-LCA programme, will be conducted this June 22 and the contract is scheduled to be issued […]

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Oz to Redevelop RMAF Butterworth

SHAH ALAM: Oz to redevelop RMAF Butterworth. Australia is planning to redevelop RMAF Butterworth airbase in Penang under an AUS$60 million to AUS$70 million budget. (RM218 million using the higher amount) Australian Defence Magazine on August 25 reported on the Invitation to Register Notice which was published on the Australian […]

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M109s and Other Stuff

KUALA LUMPUR: Defence journalist, Dzirhan Mahadzir has written a long thread on the 2019 cancellation of the M109SPH on his Twitter account. Posted here are the thread with kind permission of course. Alright, as I promised, a thread on the Excess Defense Articles M109 and the story on it following.. […]

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Abandon Ship, Scrap the LCS Part II

SHAH ALAM: Abandon ship, scrap the LCS Part II. The forensic report on the LCS programme, first made public in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report was declassified yesterday. The declassified report is published on the Parlimen website. You can go to the website above to read the whole report […]

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He said, She Said, Part II

SHAH ALAM: He said, she said, Part II. In an earlier post, I asked will the attempt of transparency prompted by the LCS scandal prevent the MALE UAS, MPA and FLIT-LCA from becoming like the MD-530G and LCS projects or will Rahsia supersede everything even shenanigans, corruption, and collusion. Today […]

Malaysian Defence

Six Bidders For Helo Lease Tender

SHAH ALAM: Six bidders for helo lease tender. Back in July, the Army floated a tender for the leasing of four helicopters under performance-based contract for a period of three to five years. The Army is leasing the helicopters following the retirement of the Nuri in 2019. Among others the […]