Malaysian Defence

FLT/LCA & UAS by 2024?

SHAH ALAM: LCA/UAS by 2024. In an earlier post, we found out that a South Korean investment firm stated the decision for the FLIT/LCA in favour of Korean Aerospace Industries T-50/F-50 Golden Eagle will be made in the first quarter of 2022. I wrote that I believed that a decision […]

Malaysia - RMAF

Nothing To See Here

SHAH ALAM: Nothing to see here. The Kuwaiti Army through its social media – Twitter – has denied that the country is in negotiations with Malaysia for the use of its classic Hornets. The Kuwaiti Army post on Dece. 23 stated: The General Staff of the Army denies the news […]

Defence Contract

Still Waiting For You

SHAH ALAM: Still waiting for you. Malaysia wants to buy Kuwaiti Air Force (KAF) Boeing F/A-18 Hornets but has yet to negotiate with the government of the Middle East country for the deal, Deputy Defence Minister DS Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz told Dewan Negara today. He said the planned purchase […]

Defence Contract

Turkish CEOs Meet PM

SHAH ALAM: Two Turkish defence company CEOs had a meeting with PM DS Ismail Sabri yesterday. The duo were Turkish Aerospace CEO Temel Kotil and MKE CEO Yasin Akdere. They were accompanied by Turkish ambassador to Malaysia Dr. Merve Kavakcı to the meeting held at the PM’s office at Parliament. […]

Malaysian Defence

DSA 2022 Launched

SHAH ALAM: DSA 2022. The 17th edition of Defence Services Asia is scheduled to be held at the Mitec exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur from 28 March to 31st. The show is making a return after it was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Defence Minister DS Hishammuddin Hussein […]

Defence Contract

Funny Feeling

SHAH ALAM: Funny Feeling. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has confirmed it participation in the RMAF FLIT/LCA tender which closed last month. The confirmation of the participation of the TAI Hurjet was made by its president Prof Temel Kotil on Nov. 24 to Malaysian media at the opening ceremony of TAI’s […]

Asean and Malaysia

Keeping Up With The Joneses Part 2

SHAH ALAM: Indonesia has become the third nation in Asia to operate the the Airbus A400M airlifter – after Malaysia – after it signed a contract for two aircraft today. Indonesia also signed the LOI for another four A400Ms. The order and LOI was announced today on the last day […]

Malaysian Defence

Hawk Crashes, One Dead

SHAH ALAM: A RMAF Bae Systems Hawk Mk108 jet trainer crashed at the Butterworth airbase last night, leaving one of the pilots dead while the other hospitalised. The deceased pilot was identified as Capt Mohamad Affendi Bustamy by RMAF while Major Mohd Fareez Omar is undergoing treatment at the Seberang […]