SHAH ALAM: The government on December 19 signed the leasing deal for helicopters with Weststar Aviation Sdn Bhd for use of ministries and agencies. Not many details have been issued so far but RMAF posted on Facebook today on the signing ceremony at Putrajaya. RMAF release on the leasing arrangement. […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in August, Malaysian Defence wrote about the tender for the upgrade of six Hercules C-130 airlifter of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The tender is for the avionics upgrade for RMAF Hercules, with the first aircraft as the test bed for the programme. The tender was published […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army will be taking delivery of five medium cargo parachutes and thirty sets of firemen personal protection equipment, according to two separate posts by the Royal Service Corps – Kor Perkhidmatan DiRaja on its Facebook page. The cargo parachutes and PPE are among the slew of quotation […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that RMAF Alor Setar airbase which houses the Kolej Tentera Udara at Kepala Batas, Kedah, has been inundated by flood waters as with much of Alor Setar, the state capital, located some 12km away. The flooding also forced the closure of the adjacent Sultan Abdul Halim […]
SHAH ALAM: PMX has defended the decision to lease the helicopters for the military and other government agencies – RM16.5 billion for 15 years – during the Parliament session on Thursday. Among others he said the government adopted the leasing model to reduce maintenance costs and at the same time […]
SHAH ALAM: Work on the radar station in Bintulu is expected soon with the delivery of the Thales GM400 Alpha long-range radar expected in mid to end of 2026. The LRR station is expected to be operational by the end of 2026, Thales Malaysia country director François-Xavier Boutes said in […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has deployed a detachment from the No. 3 Squadron to the Kuching airbase to operate the AW139 helicopter there. Thirty-six personnel from squadron – 18 officers and 18 other ranks – led by Mejar M. Khairul Azwan Ismail were selected as the first group to operate the […]
SHAH ALAM: Public listed Destini Bhd announced on November 11 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Destini Prima Sdn Bhd (DPSB) has secured a three-year RM33.5 million contract from the Defence Ministry for airborne safety and survival equipment maintenance. Destini said with the contract, the group’s order book swells beyond RM800 million […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the leasing of helicopters for the military and other government agencies is likely to go ahead despite the RM16.5 billion plus change cost for 18 years. I am correcting this to 18 years as this was the first figure published on the Hansard (the official […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has deployed a single EC725 helicopter -M55-07 – to the Philippines for a HADR operation in respond to Typhoon Kristine. The helicopter from No 5 Skuadron left Labuan airbase at 7am today (October 26). 15 RMAF personnel will be deployed for the mission. The helicopter will be […]
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