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 […]
SHAH ALAM: The procurement division of the Home Ministry today issued a 40-day tender for the supply and delivery of four remotely operated Explosive Ordnance Disposal vehicle for the police Explosives Disposal Unit (UPB). The UPB currently operates various types of ROVs for bomb disposal work. They also operate – […]
SHAH ALAM: Last month, Chief of Defence Forces TS Muhammad Ab Rahman said that the RMAF will operate at least twelve Leonardo AW149 utility helicopters under a leasing programme mooted by the Prime Minister’s Department and the National Security Council. “The government has ordered the RMAF to follow a leasing […]
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: RMAF Mig-29N – tail number M43-14 – has been officially disposed off by the service and it will be put up as one of the monuments at the Dataran Pahlawan Negara, Putrajaya. The Fulcrum will join other monuments at the site which is now the official site for […]
SHAH ALAM: Some three years after it was announced, work has yet to start on the bare-bones RMAF base in Bintulu, Sarawak. It is the same with the site for the long-range radar which LOA was issued late last year. This was revealed when the newly appointed Defence Ministry secretary-general […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin and delegation arrived in Kuwait early on Sunday (Malaysian time) for an official visit. Among his delegation is RMAF chief TS Asghar Goriman and ministry officials. Saya selamat tiba di Kuwait, dalam rangka lawatan kerja rasmi. Ketibaan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuwait petang […]
SHAH ALAM: T7 Global Bhd’s subsidiary T7 Kemuncak Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth RM74.6mil from the Defence Ministry. The contract is for a period of five years from Aug 5, 2024 to Aug 4, 2029. T7 Global said it was awarded a Letter of Award for the supply, […]
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