SHAH ALAM: Back in the saddle again. KD Jerong, the lead ship of the six class FAC of the same name has completed its refit, the RMN announced on April 11. The refit include the installation of a completely new propulsion system. The “repowering” project include the installation of new […]
SHAH ALAM: Falco Evo. The Leonardo Falco Evo UAS is the European company proposal for the RMAF UAS RFI issued in late 2018. The Falco Evo is among the eight UAVs which were put forward for the RFI. The others include the Anka, Wing Loong II and the Orion E […]
SHAH ALAM: More whoop ass for the Army. The Army is getting an undetermined number of 155m high explosive rounds from South Africa, a tender for the multi-modal transporter has revealed. The tender published on 13 April, closes on 5 may. The tender notice said: PELANTIKAN MULTIMODALTRANSPORT OPERATOR (MTO)BAGI PEROLEHAN […]
SHAH ALAM: South Koreans Say Thunder is favourite. A South Korean newspaper has reported that the Korean Aerospace Industries FA-50 and the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder have been shortlisted for RMAF Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme. The Korea Times even quoted sources as saying that the FA-50 was behind the Thunder […]
SHAH ALAM: Assault boats for the Army. In his new year message, Defence Minister DS Ismail Sabri announced the procurement of 15 assets for the military during the year. Among them are the Army land and water mobility programmes, light combat aircraft, aviation ground support vehicles and equipment, fire engines, […]
SHAH ALAM: Delivery dates for MMEA OPV extended to 2022. Destini Bhd today announced that the government had agreed to extend the delivery dates of the three OPVs being built by the THHE/Destini joint venture. This means that the first OPV – Tun Fatimah- will only need to be delivered […]
SHAH ALAM: ISR management system in modern warfare. As I reported last week, the third RMAF CN-235 transporter is currently in Bandung being converted into a Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA). It will be fitted with CarteNav’s AIMS-ISR mission management system. This is the same system that has been proposed for […]
SHAH ALAM: LCA updates, Tejas again? India’s Economic Times has reported that a team from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will be visiting Bengaluru within the next two months to evaluate the HAL Tejas LCA Mk1 . Bengaluru is of course the capital of India’s Kartanaka state where the […]
SHAH ALAM; Third CN To Bandung . The third RMAF CN-235 transporter has arrived in Bandung to be converted into an MSA on March 22. RMAF only announced the delivery of the aircraft – M44-01 – at Bandung on April 3. Tail number 01 was previously used as a VIP […]
SHAH ALAM: Tarantula HMAV 4X4. Mildef Technologies Sdn Bhd High Mobility Armoured Vehicle (HMAV) 4X4 has been officially named as the Tarantula. Defence Minister DS Ismail Sabri performed the naming ceremony today. From the Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters. Ismail Sabri putting the name of Tarantula on the HMAV. MAF picture […]
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