SHAH ALAM: Chief of Defence Forces General Nizam Jaffar announced on April 5 that the Malaysian unit in Lebanon will receive new High Mobility Light Tactical Vehicles (HMLTV) at the earliest by mid-2026. A tender for the supply and delivery of the HMLTV is expected soon, according to my industry […]
SHAH ALAM: Private Muhammad Muqriz Aseri,21, was buried with full military honours at the Al-Islamiah Mosque Cemetery, Kampung Lindungan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, on March 25. He died in the early hours of March 24 after at the Miri Hospital, after a bullying incident in his barracks. Reports stated that incident […]
SHAH ALAM: In the post on the 2024 national security budget, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Defence Ministry’s Development Expenditure (DE) or budget for RMK12 was RM55 billion though the actual allocation is RM22.2 billion. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in Dewan Negara on March 24 stated that the ministry […]
SHAH ALAM: The Finance Ministry has issued the Letter of Award of RM19,636,609.20 to Persada Klasik Sdn Bhd for a tender to measure, sew, supply, and delivery of No 2 Alfa (working uniforms) for the RMN for a period of three years. The publication of the award was made on […]
SHAH ALAM: The procurement division of the Defence Ministry has issued a tender for the delivery and supply of 227,271 combat boots, all-leather for a three-year period. The estimated cost for the combat boots is RM50 million which means each pair will cost some RM219.98. Pretty cheap considering that the […]
SHAH ALAM: In September, last year, the Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry published a slew of tenders for the Army. The Army wants more 9mm pistols, heavy machine guns, light machine guns, mortars (complete set), anti-materiel rifles , 9mm ball ammo, and automatic grenade launchers. From the previous post: […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in January 2021, Malaysian Defence wrote about the rise of another vehicle manufacturer – Cendana Auto Sdn Bhd – following the award of contracts to supply various vehicles to the Army. Cendana Auto was to become the third vehicle champion after Deftech and Global Komited Sdn Bhd […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in October 2023, PMX when announcing the budget stated that the Army was getting hovercraft fast interceptors, among other things. In July last year, we know that six hovercraft fast interceptors were being sought in a tender. The tender: MEMBEKAL, MENGHANTAR, MENGUJI DAN MENTAULIAH 6 BUAH HOVERCRAFT […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has issued tenders for uniforms in bulk which it has not done so in the last few years for unknown reasons. The biggest tender is for 334,485 pairs of No 3 uniform or dress for the Army for a period of three years. Two other […]
SHAH ALAM: As other services celebrated winning gold and silver medals for innovative products, the Army’s Eight Brigade’ quietly fielded the Portable Multifunctional Ladders (PML) during its flood relief operations. The PML developed by 7 RAJD Innovative and Creative Group were handed over to units under Eight Brigade – covering […]
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