ATB 2

Spexer No More Part 2

SHAH ALAM: Spexer no more, part 2. Back in June, Malaysian Defence reported that the Defence Ministry issued a tender to dismantle, pack, transport and store the five Spexer radars and its associated equipment at a site to be determined by the Joint Force Headquarters 2 (ATB 2). The Spexer […]

ATB 2

Spexer No More

SHAH ALAM: Back in 2015, Malaysian Defence reported the then Defence Minister (same as the current one, except he is now known as the Senior Defence Minister) as saying that the ministry will be putting up a new coastal surveillance system (CSS) comprising of ground based radars in the eastern […]

Defence Contract

Army Takes Delivery of MD530Gs

SHAH ALAM: The Army Air Wing has today (February 28, 2022) taken delivery of the six MD530Gs Light Strike Attack Helicopters (LSAH) ordered some seven years ago. The in-country delivery ceremony took place at the Invation Hangar 2 in Subang, a week after the helicopters arrived by sea. The formal […]

Malaysia -police

Five Abu Sayaff Terrorists Killed In Beaufort

SHAH ALAM: Five Abu Sayaff terrorists from the Philippines were killed by police, in Beaufort, Sabah, yesterday morning. Sabah police commissioner CP Hazani Ghazali, announced today that one of those killed were a sub-leader who was wanted in the Philippines. The shooting occurred at 11.27am on May 17, near a […]

Malaysia -RMN

A Dozen ScanEagle Drones For Malaysia

SHAH ALAM: A dozen Scaneagle drones for Malaysia. It appears that Malaysia is getting more Insitu Scaneagle drones for ISR missions. Late last year it was announced that RMN is getting two ScanEagle drone system from the US under Pentagon Maritime Security Initiative. A typical ScanEagle drone system usually has […]

ESSCOm

MMEA and ESSCOM Officially under Home Ministry

SHAH ALAM: MMEA and ESSCOM officially under Home Ministry. The Attorney’s General Chambers on Jan. 22 published the Ministers of the Federal Government Order 2019, which listed the people appointed as Federal ministers by the King and their deputies, ministries, departments, agencies and laws under their responsibilities. According to the […]

Malaysia -RMN

ESSCOM Needs More Assets

SHAH ALAM: ESSCOM needs more assets. The RMN needs three more sea bases to secure the ESSCOM area-of-operations. The service currently operates three sea bases as “garrisons at sea” to extend its”operational reach”. The sea bases served to cut response time to any incidents or intruders and also serve as […]

Malaysian Army

Sunshine After The Storm

SHAH ALAM: Looking at some of the comments posted here and at the Malaysian Defence Facebook page, I sometimes feel uneasy about posting things like the failed Blackhawk deal. But I guess we cannot have sunshine without the storm. And the sunshine in our case this time around is the […]

Malaysian Army

Second Border Brigade Stood Up

SHAH ALAM: THE 31st Border Brigade (RS) – the second such unit in the country – has been stood up. The official formation of the five-battalion strong brigade to be headquartered in Bintulu, Sarawak, was announced by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein at Lundu, on Friday. “The setting up […]