Breaking News: Dassault Aviation today (April 30, 2015) announced that Qatar is to acquire 24 Rafales. The deal is to be signed on May 4. SHAH ALAM: The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies has come out with a report titled “Maximising European Combat Air Power Unlocking […]
SHAH ALAM: YES its a week after LIMA, I am only starting to write about the MRCA programme. It is just to show there is not much really moving on the MRCA even at the country’s premier airshow. Three of the MRCA candidates were present at LIMA 2015 but only […]
SHAH ALAM: At least four Hawk Mk 208s have now been deployed to the Labuan Air Base as part of the measures to boost the security of Sabah and Sarawak. RMAF chief Jen Datuk Seri Roslan Saad said they hoped to have at least eight Hawks at the airbase within […]
SHAH ALAM: IF someone were to check out the Star website yesterday, it would have been reasonable for him or her to think that the Government was on the verge of deciding on the Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) for the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Alas the report failed to mention […]
LANGKAWI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak formally launched Lima 2013 today. He did not make any announcements on the GE or the contracts to be signed at the show. Despite the commitments in Sabah, the Armed Forces namely the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) tried its best to […]
PETALING JAYA: Since I am threading on sensitive grounds, lets just say that our very own MRCA programme is moving forward, despite my reservations about funding issues. And since I am not able to divulge the details at the moment, let us look at this matter via the Switzerland example. […]
PETALING JAYA: No, there is nothing new about the MRCA programme at the moment. But it appears that behind-the-scene moves for the programme are being actively pursued. As off-sets are supposed to be the deal-maker one has to wonder whether the needs of the Armed Forces will again be the […]
SHAH ALAM: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be in London this week for an official visit. As part of his visit, he will be treated to a dinner by the Defence Secretary. One wonders what will be the conversation when it comes to defence matters when the PM and […]
PETALING JAYA: In The Malay Mail on June 6, I wrote that: “FRENCH aerospace company Dassault Aviation is set to open an office in KL soon, signalling its intention to win a lucrative fighter aircraft contract from the Malaysian government. The Malay Mail was informed by defence industry sources that […]
PETALING JAYA: No one at Kementah will say the MRCA tender is on but from the Press release below Boeing is confirming that it is on! “Boeing is on contract to deliver 24 two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornets to the Royal Australian Air Force. The Super Hornet also is a competitor […]
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