SHAH ALAM: It appears that the Defence Special Operations Division (DOSD/BOPKP) – the successor to the ill-fated National Special Operations Force (NSOF) – has taken delivery of a new 4X4 assault vehicle. DOSD may well call the new 4X4 as a rapid intervention vehicle (RIV). The RIV was made public […]
SHAH ALAM: Army chief Gen TS Mohammad Ab Rahman was promoted as the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) at a ceremony at Kementerian Pertahanan today. Mohammad, 59, replaces Gen TS Affendi Buang, 62, who is retiring. Defence Minister DS Mohamad Hasan was present at the ceremony. Mohammad – the 22nd […]
SHAH ALAM: The Armed Forces is set to have a new chief later this month as the incumbent, General TS Affendi Buang is due for retirement soon. Affendi, 62, made his first farewell visit as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) to deputy Prime Minister 2 DS Fadillah Yusof on […]
SHAH ALAM: Fait accompli. It appears that the LCS delivery deadline has slipped again, and it is likely that the first LCS – PCU Maharaja Lela – is only expected to be in service with the RMN in 2026. Of course, this was expected as the revised delivery deadline of […]
SHAH ALAM: New CDF in the new year. It appears that the Armed Forces will have a new chief – Chief of Defence Forces – in the new year. The confirmation of this taking place was made in two e-tender notices issued by RMN’s headquarters on Dec. 12. The two […]
SHAH ALAM: New Chief, Plan B, Sort Off. Former National Defence University (UPNM) vice chancellor and Army Chief Gen Zulkifli Zainal Abidin officially took over as the 20th Armed Forces Chief or Chief of Defence Force today (June 20, 2018). Zulkifli took over from Gen Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed […]
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