SHAH ALAM: In the post on the 2024 national security budget, Malaysian Defence wrote that the Defence Ministry’s Development Expenditure (DE) or budget for RMK12 was RM55 billion though the actual allocation is RM22.2 billion. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in Dewan Negara on March 24 stated that the ministry […]
SHAH ALAM: Work to upgrade the runway of Butterworth airbase started yesterday and is expected to be completed in June next year. A ceremony was held on the runway was held to mark the start of the work, RMAF said in a release on March 20. Australia is paying for […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has issued a tender for the relocation and development of RMAF museum at the Sendayan airbase. The tender was published on March 12 and closes April 15. A site visit at the airbase is scheduled on March 20. Not much other details are available for […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF hold a ceremony today at the Butterworth airbase to mark the handover of all surviving Hawk Mk 108s/208s from No 15 Skuadron to the No 6 Skuadron. No 15 is operating out of Butterworth at the moment while No 6 is based in Labuan airbase in Wilayah […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in his speech at Parliament today confirmed that the 28 helicopters involved in the 15-year leasing will all be from Leonardo. The helicopters are the AW109 Trekker; AW 139; AW139 VIP and the AW149. Unfortunately, he did not give a break-down of the […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has retire the Falcon 900 VIP jet on February 18 after some 35 years of service. The retirement ceremony was performed by RMAF Air Operations Commander Lt Jeneral Shahada Ismail at hangar A of No 2 Skuadron at the Subang air base. Tail number M37-01 joined RMAF […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in late January announced that RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM Flanker fleet will be in service for another ten years or 2035. He made the statement after visiting Gong Kedak airbase where No 12 Skuadron operates the Flankers. Although he did not say anything on […]
SHAH ALAM: AS reported a few days ago, General Nizam Jaafar,59, was appointed as the 23rd Panglima Angkatan Tentera/Chief of Defence Forces today. Nizam who was the Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters Assistant Chief of Staff Personnel Services was also promoted as a four-star general prior to his ascension as the […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has sent a second leased AW139 helicopter to the Kuching airbase as part of the No 3 Skuadron detachment there. Tail number M104-05 arrived at Kuching on January 20, a RMAF release on January 21, stated. Based on the release, it is likely that the detachment will […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in his new year message on January 16 2024 announced that the National Defence Industry Policy 2025 (DIPN25) will be launched at LIMA 2025 this May. The ministry also launched a portal for public feedback. Unfortunately, as of today the portal is still […]
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