Defence Contract

Combat Utes for the Army?

SHAH ALAM: Back in 2015, Malaysian Defence reported that the police has acquired Polaris MRZR light tactical all terrain vehicle or combat buggies for use in ESSCOM. Apart from a picture in the Star newspaper about the combat buggies during that time, I have no idea what had happened to […]

Defence Contract

E Bikes for the Army

SHAH ALAM: The Ordnance Department have issued three separate quotation notices for the supply of 15 e-bikes or 45 in total for the Army for use in the northern peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak. The notice is published on Eperolehan, today and closes on March 19. Unfortunately, the public portion did […]

Exercise

SOV Cleared For Air Transport

SHAH ALAM: The Cendana Auto Special Operations Vehicle (SOV), it appears, have been cleared for tactical air landing operations from RMAF C130 Hercules transporter. The SOV is operated by the GGK replacing the previous Vamtac SOV for such operations. The new SOV was delivered to GGK last year. The initial […]

Tentera Darat

Army Senior Officer Relieved of Command

SHAH ALAM: An Army senior officer based in Sarawak has been relieved of command after a police report was lodged against him by a lower ranked officer for alleged assaults. The Army said in a release (see below) that the action was taken to allow a “thorough and transparent investigation […]

Defence Contract

More Eco-Friendly Training Grenades

SHAH ALAM: Back in September 2021, Malaysian Defence posted the story on the RFB for 20,000 eco-friendly training hand grenades (EFTHG). The LOA of RM2.8 million for the RFB was awarded to Prima Technology Sdn Bhd. The MTO contract for the EFTHG was awarded to Multi Modal Freight Sdn Bhd […]

Defence Contract

Bad Moon Rising, Black Hawk Edition

SHAH ALAM: Back in 2015, Malaysian Defence posted that the armed forces was not getting the four Black Hawk helicopters that were to be gifted by Brunei. The cost of maintaining the helicopters was likely the main reason the government in the end decided not to take up the offer. […]

Defence Contract

Boats and Trailers to the Fore

SHAH ALAM: If you have been reading Malaysian Defence for a while now, you would have read that the Army had taken delivery a large number of assault boats and trailers within the last one year or so. The procurement of the boats was mandated by the government to allow […]

Defence Contract

Changes to Special Operations Vehicle

SHAH ALAM: In the recent post on equipment delivered to the Army, Malaysian Defence stated that the Cendana Auto SF-21X Special Operations Vehicle (SOV) looked slightly different from the one that was displayed at DSA 2022. I was told this by people who attended the show as I did not […]

Defence Contract

Spexer Radars Replacement in RMK13

SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan told Dewan Rakyat on October 30 that the ministry is planning to procure six coastal surveillance radars for Eastern Sabah in RMK13 or in three years in time. The six radars will replace the Spexer CS radars which have been decommissioned last year […]