SHAH ALAM: The government, it appears, has yet to decide which local company will partner Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) in providing the MRO services for RMAF upcoming FA-50M FLIT/LCA fleet. This looked likely to me when Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin visited the KAI plant in South Korea last week […]
SHAH ALAM: Last year, Malaysian Defence posted two stories on RMAF project teams send overseas to monitor procurement projects. The first one was on the MPA team and the second one was on the FLIT-LCA one. The posts were based on quotation notices for the MTO companies to be contracted […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in July, Malaysian Defence reported that a quotation notice (QN) was published in Eperolehan to send items of the RMAF MPA project team to Italy. On November 6, another QN was published this time to find the MTO to send the personal items of the RMAF FLIT-LCA […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Mohamad Hasan told Dewan Negara on June 27 that Malaysia should take the opportunity to become the regional maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) hub for the Korean Aerospace Industries KAI T/FA-50 trainer and light combat aircraft. He said the procurement of the 18 FA-50 FLIT/LCA […]
LANGKAWI: Thales received the Letter of Intent for the supply of a single long range air surveillance radar for the RMAF at LIMA 2023. The LOI was among the 43 contracts, LOI and Letter of Agreement signed or awarded at the show. The combined value of the deals is RM10.1 […]
SHAH ALAM: Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has won the tender to supply 18 FLIT-LCA to the RMAF, South Korean news agency, Yonhap reported today. From Yonhap: SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) — Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Friday it has won a 1.2 trillion-won (US$920 […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF assets purchase is not delayed by the change of the government, says its chief Gen Asghar Goriman Khan today. He was quoted as saying this by Bernama the national news agency. From New Straits Times: SEREMBAN: The change in government will not cause a delay in the […]
SHAH ALAM: Two days ago, Malaysian Defence reported that the MACC was investigating the FLIT/LCA tender process over alleged impropriety and that a caretaker government has no right to negotiate contracts. And it appears that the negotiations, were not limited to the FLIT/LCA tender but also for both the MPA […]
SHAH ALAM: Delayed, FLIT-LCA. Back in June, I wrote that RMAF chief Gen Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan said in an interview with Perajurit that a physical evaluation on the selected aircraft for the FLIT-LCA programme, will be conducted this June 22 and the contract is scheduled to be issued […]
SHAH ALAM: HAL to open office in Kuala Lumpur. India-state owned company, Hindustan Aircraft Limited (HAL) is clearly very bullish about in prospects in Malaysia as it will be opening an office here in Kuala Lumpur. It will be the company’s first overseas office. It signed an MOU today with […]
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