Parliament

Former HMAS Anzac Not Suitable for RMN

SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has found that the former HMAS Anzac of the Royal Australian Navy is not suitable for RMN even as an interim vessel. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin told Parliament today that they were looking at retired or soon to be retired naval vessels to serve […]

Defence Contract

LOA For LMS Batch 2 Delivered

SHAH ALAM: Turkish Defence Industry Secretariat announced that the Letter of Acceptance for the Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 has been handed over in Turkiye today. This means that STM Defence has been awarded the contract to build the LMS Batch 2, Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin confirmed in a […]

Defence Contract

Maharaja Lela is off the Hardstand, Part 2

SHAH ALAM: A day after Malaysian Defence posted on PCU Maharaja Lela, Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin visited the Lumut naval base and Lumut Naval Shipyard (Lunas) and announced that the LCS project was on track and on schedule. Khaled said that the ship was down-slip on May 23 and […]

Kementerian Pertahanan

Pendekar SLEP Still Up In the Air

SHAH ALAM: The Army is still in the planning phase on the service life extension programme (SLEP) on the Pendekar PT-91M main battle tank, Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin told Parliament. Once the decision is made the funding for the programme is expected to registered in current RMK (2021-2025) or […]

Defence Contract

Its the Ada Class, Which One?

SHAH ALAM: Its now confirmed, the LMS Batch II will be an Ada class corvette. Though which variant is selected and the equipment fit is currently being determined. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in a written reply to a question in Parliament on March 13 stated that the government had […]

Defence Contract

First LCS Down Slip Delayed?

SHAH ALAM: In his testimony to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in January this year, Defence Ministry secretary-general DS Isham Ishak said that the first LCS – PCU Maharaja Lela – is expected to be put into water (down slip) on schedule this May. That said, he said a slight […]

Parliament

EVA SPH for the Army?

SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin has denied a claim by a member of parliament that the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has issued a letter of intent for the Eva 8X8 SPH which is represented by Global Komited Sdn Bhd, a company under the Weststar Group. Speaking in Parliament […]

Malbatt

Pantheras IOC in April

SHAH ALAM: The 20 Nurol Makina Panthera armoured 4X4s for the Malaysian contingent in Lubnan is expected to be operational in April. This is following their pre-delivery inspection and acceptance tests to be conducted early this month, Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin said in a written response in Parliament on […]