KUALA LUMPUR: At noon today, Deputy Army Chief Datuk Zulkifeli Mohd Zin officially obtained his fourth star, making him the 23rd Army chief. His ascension as the top soldier is a welcome relief to all at Jalan Padang Tembak and the army in general. His successor, Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail […]
KUALA LUMPUR: As promised, here is some news from Paris. First of all, the generous French had agree to extend the RM1.604 billion price for the 12 Eurocopter EC725 until February, next year. Initially, the deadline for the price was set to end next month but apparently they had decided […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Minister I am told is gracing the Paris Air Show being held this week at Le Bourget. Apart from promoting our local defence shows, I am sure the French will undoubtedly used the opportunity to market their products from the Cougar to new corvettes. The British, […]
KUALA LUMPUR: While our army still formulating the requirements for an advanced Land Warrior system, our next neighbour took a bold step towards realising the dream of a Stormtrooper ala Star Wars. SAF ordered the the Advanced Combat Man System through the the government owned ST Electronics (see story below). […]
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