Malaysia -RMN

19th RMN Chief Appointed

SHAH ALAM: RMN’s first submarine commanding officer, Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain, 56, has been appointed as the service’s 19th chief today. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin announced the appointment on Twitter or X this afternoon. Setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Laksamana Datuk Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Panglima Tentera Laut baharu yang menggantikan Laksamana Tan […]

Defence Contract

ISS Contract for BHIC’s Subsidiary

SHAH ALAM: BHIC Submarine Engineering Services Sdn Bhd (BSES) has been awarded the LOA for an expansion of the Scope of Work and additional Contract Ceiling Price for the In-Service Support Interim for the Royal Malaysian Navy Prime Minister Class Submarines. The LOA is RM43.6 million, said BHIC in a […]

Defence Contract

FIC, Flares and Sonar Decoys

SHAH ALAM: In his first speech as Defence Minister, DS Khaled Nordin, spoke about the procurement of assets and items for the Armed Forces. Among the things he mentioned was the MALE-UAS, MPA, FLIT-LCA, LMS, FIC and flares and sonar decoys for the Perdana Menteri class submarines. The FIC and […]

Defence Contract

LIMA 2023 Contracts, RMN

SHAH ALAM: This is the second story on the contracts, LOI and LOA announced at LIMA 2023 on May 25. Due to time constraints Malaysian Defence was unable to post the whole story on the day itself. Yesterday, the first story on the Army contracts was published. This post will […]

Defence Contract

BHIC Awarded Submarine Support Contracts

SHAH ALAM: Boustead Heavy Engineering Corporation (BHIC) announced today that it has been awarded two contracts with a combined value of RM140.06 million from the Defence Ministry. According to its filing with Bursa Malaysia, its wholly owned subsidiary, BHIC Submarine Engineering Services Sdn Bhd (BSES) was awarded the two separate […]

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Extra Bumps On RMN Submarines

SHAH ALAM: It appears that both KD Tunku Abdul Rahman and KD Tun Abdul Razak , the two Perdana class submarines – were equipped with new equipment during their major refit a few years back. From the post on KD TAR refit: By all accounts – a refit or overhaul […]

Malaysian Defence

Another Day, Really

SHAH ALAM: The Auditor General in his 2019 report has found various weaknesses and deficiencies in the management of three Defence Ministry programmes, namely the the procurement of the Airbus A400M airlifter; In-Service Support (ISS) contract for the Scorpene submarines and the transfer of units from Simpang/Sg Besi airbase. Unlike […]

Defence Contract

Boustead Subsidiary Hit With Another Claim

SHAH ALAM: Boustead subsidiary hit with another claim. Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) Bhd’s subsidiary company – Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (BDNC) has received another claim from the Defence Ministry over its ISS contract for the Perdana-Menteri class submarines. The claim is made against the extended ISS contract […]