SHAH ALAM: Work on the radar station in Bintulu is expected soon with the delivery of the Thales GM400 Alpha long-range radar expected in mid to end of 2026. The LRR station is expected to be operational by the end of 2026, Thales Malaysia country director François-Xavier Boutes said in […]
SHAH ALAM: DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd – Deftech – has been awarded the contract for the supply of fourteen support vehicles for the Defence Disaster Logistics Support Depot, which tender was published in March this year. This was confirmed on the Eperolehan website on Saturday. The vehicles sought are […]
SHAH ALAM: Three weeks ago, the Madani government announced that it had struck a deal with China to lease 62 new train sets for KTM Bhd. The estimated cost for the deal is RM10.7 billion and it will be covered in installments over a 30-year lease period. How does this […]
SHAH ALAM: In his budget 2024 presentation, PMX announced the procurement of various asset for the National Security Sector which includes 733 support vehicles for the Army. Starting yesterday and today, Eperolehan published a slew of tenders for the procurement of support vehicles for the Army. The other day Malaysian […]
SHAH ALAM: Earlier this year, Army chief General Hafizuddeain Jantan announced that the main procurement programme for this year will be the High Mobility Armoured Vehicle (HMAV) and the High Mobility Light Tactical Vehicle (HMLTV). During the interview at DSA 2024, Hafizuddeain expounded further on the procurement of both vehicles. […]
SHAH ALAM: FNSS – the OEM and sub-contractor of the Gempita – earlier this week unveiled the new Pars Alpha 8X8 at a defence show in Saudi Arabia. Alpha -is the next generation Gempita – which the Malaysian Army will not be getting for next five years or so as […]
SHAH ALAM: The government has finally greenlighted the Service Life Extension Programme for its fleet of ACV Adnan 300 vehicles. The Army had proposed the SLEP for both the Adnan and MIFV fleet during this RMK but it appears only the former has been funded. The confirmation of the Adnan […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the Army has not repaired a Gempita IFV25 from 19 RMR (Mechanised) which got involved in a road accident in Sandakan in 2019. This was revealed in a post by the unit in its official Facebook page. 19 RMR used the vehicle in a briefing […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in June, General Hafizuddeain Jantan, was the deputy Army chief who witnessed the delivery of various equipment, mostly vehicles, small arms, boats, and its related equipment. Fast forward four months, Hafizuddeain, now the Army chief was the one who took official delivery of vehicles, combat accessories, boats, […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army has taken delivery of more new equipment – mostly trucks and support weapons – at a ceremony held today. Among the trucks delivered are three Scania prime movers, described as Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck- Multi Cargo Palletised System (HEMTT); 10 Iveco five-tonners and 40 Hilux […]
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