SHAH ALAM: PMX DS Anwar Ibrahim today announce an allocation of RM40.6 billion for the national security sector from the RM461 billion 2025 national budget. This is an increase of RM2 billion for the sector which includes Home and Defence ministries, from the 2024 budget of RM38.7 billion. Defence got […]
SHAH ALAM: Singapore Defence Ministry on November 20 announced it has signed a contract with German shipbuilder, Fassmer to acquire four OPVs to replace the existing Sentinel-class maritime security vessels. It said the ships are based on a proven OPV design by the German Federal police. The German Federal Police […]
SHAH ALAM: MMEA is scheduled to receive OPV1 on November 27, its deputy director-general (Operations) Vice Admiral (Maritime) Hamid Mohd Amin said on November 4 in Kuching. Once delivered – OPV1 – built by THHE Sdn Bhd at Pulau Indah – will be based in Kuching to boost the surveillance […]
SHAH ALAM: OPV1 – MMEA first new patrol vessel is expected to be delivered to the service by year end. The plan – Malaysian Defence was told – is for OPV1 to be delivered either this October or November. But given our luck with new build ships, it is, I […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in June, Malaysian Defence reported about the cancelled tender for the MMEA multi-purpose mission ship (MPMS) and the fact that the design was supposed to be from Fassmer. It will be the second ship design for MMEA if it is selected. The second one after the NGPC. […]
SHAH ALAM: The main picture of this post is the CGI of the Fassmer Defence 90 metre multi-purpose ship. The ship according to German-headquartered Fassmer is: A new breed of ships, Fassmer MPVs (Multipurpose Patrol Vessels) are oriented to meet Combat Support duties, while remaining at a reasonable size for […]
SHAH ALAM: Delays to the MMEA OPV. Destini Bhd which had divested itself from the MMEA OPV project in April this year has in its 2020 annual report explained what happened to the project. The company said the Covid 19 pandemic was partly responsible for the delays. Destini sold its […]
SHAH ALAM: More OPVs and NGPCs in the future. The MMEA plans to acquire up to eight OPVs and 14 NGPCs as part of its capitalisation programme, Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin said today. However plans for the new ships will depend on the funding by the government, with the requirements […]
SHAH ALAM: All is Well. In a recent media interview, the MMEA DG stated that it will received its first OPV later this year. What was not said however that the project was delayed as the government (previous one) had delayed the progress payment for the three ships built by […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the second NGPC – pennant 4542 – is undergoing sea trials even as KM Bagan Datuk, the lead of the six-ship class – has been officially handed over to the Malaysia Coast Guard or APMM. The handing over ceremony was held at the Destination Marine […]
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