SHAH ALAM: The Army has issued a tender seeking to procure nine light recovery vehicles (LRV) or light tow/repair trucks for its combat support units. The tender was published on June 20 and closes on August 1. The public portion of the tender did not say much apart from that […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army has taken official delivery of trucks, 81mm mortars, boat trailers, assault boats, outboard motors and submachine guns in a ceremony held at the 92 Central Automotive Depot in Kuala Lumpur on June 8. Army chief General TS Mohammad Ab Rahman officiated the ceremony. Among the item […]
SHAH ALAM: Five bidders have been shortlisted for the tender of 18 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Medium Range (ATGW-MR) which was published on April 18. It was supposed to close on May 18 but the deadline was extended to June 1. The original tender was cancelled shortly after it was published […]
SHAH ALAM: IN the earlier article on the contracts signing ceremony at LIMA 2023, Malaysian Defence reported that 43 contracts, LOI and Letter of Agreement were signed or awarded on the third day of the show. The combined value of the deals is RM10.1 billion, Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan […]
SHAH ALAM: A check on the Eperolehan website today revealed a tender for a multi-modal transport operator (MTO) to ship 60mm mortars from the UK. The shipment will be air flown from Heathrow airport to Kuala Lumpur International airport before being transported to its final destination, the 91 Ordnance Corp […]
SHAH ALAM: Ammo quotation closed. On April 24, Malaysian Defence posted that the Defence Logistics Division of the Armed Forces issued a slew of quotation notices for the supply of small arms ammunition from live and blank 5.56 rounds; 9mm; 308; 338 and 12.7mm calibres as well as stun grenades […]
SHAH ALAM: Tim Nukleus Rejimen 882 is expected to take delivery of the two leased Black Hawk helicopters by year end, Malaysian Defence can reveal. The contract for the helicopters is expected to be signed anytime soon or at LIMA 23, at the end of this month. The delivery date […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in May, 2021, Malaysian Defence reported that a tender for the supply of 110 launchers of an 84mm anti-tank was floated in the Eperolehan website. Unfortunately, three months later, Malaysian Defence wrote that this tender was cancelled, as usual for no apparent reason. I was told recently, […]
SHAH ALAM: Apart from the usual suspects – the US made FGM-148 Javelin and the South Korean LIG Nex 1 AT-1K Raybolt – at least two China made anti-tank missile systems will be offered for the Army ATGW-MR. As reported previously the ATGW-MR tender was published on April 18 and […]
SHAH ALAM: Former Western Field Command commander Lt General Muhammad Hafizuddeian Jantan,55, has been appointed as the Army’s 26th deputy chief, effective today (April 19 2024). He took over from Lt General Mohd Sopi Md Lepi who had served as acting deputy chief since March 22. Mohd Sopi is the […]
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