SHAH ALAM: The new RMN 15-to-5 plan, the Realignment, it appears, is now official. The launch of the new plan was supposed to take place at DSA 2024, but it was scrubbed. RMN did not say why the launch was scrubbed but I was told that the document was not […]
SHAH ALAML After the two posts on the Ada class the Malaysian variant was published recently, the most questions were about whether the ship will be a full capable surface combatant or it will be just another Kedah class. As I had answered in the comments section, the Malaysian variant […]
SHAH ALAM: The manufacture of the three Malaysian Anka UAS – by Turkish Aerospace Industries – are on track with the first flight of the first airframe, is scheduled next month. The first flights of the other two UAS are also on track, Malaysian Defence was told. The other RMAF […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in June, last year, Malaysian Defence wrote two posts – here here– on the possibility of the Army buying a new assault rifles to replace/augment the Colt M4A1, the standard assault rifle of the Armed Forces. At DSA 2024, I was told that the deal to procure […]
SHAH ALAM: As mentioned in the earlier story, this post will be the main story for the DSA 2024 contract signing ceremonies, conducted on May 9. Seventeen Letter of Acceptance (LOA) (worth RM3.30 billion); seven contracts (RM1.90 billion) and four Letter of Intent (RM1.83 billion) were signed at the event […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army is still waiting for the leased Black Hawk helicopters, said Army chief TS General Hafizuddeain Jantan today adding that he will be discussing with Aerotree Sdn Bhd officials on the new delivery schedule for them. He said the company had also agreed to assume the Liquidated […]
SHAH ALAM: On September 4, last year, Malaysian Defence had exclusively reported that the Roketsan Karaok anti-tank guided weapon-medium range (ATGW-MR) was selected to meet the requirements of the Army for such weapon. The 18 Roketsan Karaok ATGW-MR system purchased will come with six missiles for each launcher. The package […]
SHAH ALAM: Mindmatics Sdn Bhd was awarded the Letter of Award for the tender to supply, deliver, install, integration and commissioning of a Fire Control System for KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin. Checks with the Eperolehan confirmed the LOA to Mindmatics. The tender for the FCS was published in November, last […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in March, Malaysian Defence reported that the Army intent to procure some 100 combat buggies for use by its forces to augment the scramblers in reconnaissance platoons. The extra capacity of the combat utes will allow scouts to carry more equipment. And it appears that the leading […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the RMN LMS Batch 2, the Ada class, will be a Malaysian variant after all. The front part of the ship will be like the Turkish, Pakistani and Ukrainian variants. The rear of the ship will be like the Pakistani and Ukrainian variants apart that […]
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