SHAH ALAM: The procurement division of the Defence Ministry has issued a tender for the supply, delivery, and commissioning for eight Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) ground-based air defence system for the Army. The VSHORAD system is listed as the Army’s main asset and equipment for 2024 The 23-day tender […]
SHAH ALAM: Almost three months after the RMN chief was appointed, the appointment of his deputy was made public today. RMN said that Vice-Admiral Shamsuddin Ludin reported work as the Deputy RMN chief at the RMN headquarters at the Defence Ministry today. Shamsuddin handed over his duty as Western Fleet […]
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: RMN investigation into the sinking of KD Pendekar found that navigational error led the Handalan-class FAC to sail on to a well charted reef. And once the ship’s hull was breached, her old age meant that efforts to save her were futile. The board also found that strong […]
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: Fast Attack Craft KD Pendekar pennant number 3513 which sank on August 25 has been refloated on October 12. RMN said in a release dated October 13 stated the ship was refloated at 4.38pm. According to the RMN, the ship will undergo minor repairs before being handed over […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN’s first submarine commanding officer, Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain, 56, has been appointed as the service’s 19th chief today. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin announced the appointment on Twitter or X this afternoon. Setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Laksamana Datuk Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Panglima Tentera Laut baharu yang menggantikan Laksamana Tan […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN has appointed a new Warrant Officer of The Navy (WOON) – the highest ranking non commissioned officer – in a ceremony on September 9. Warrant Officer 1 Mohd Osis Onan replaced Warrant Officer 1 Noorfazli Ariffin as the eight WOON. The new WOON is rated as a […]
SHAH ALAM: A RMN clearance diver has died while conducting salvage operation on the sunken KD Pendekar, southeast Johor, today. RMN identified the diver as Leading Seaman 1 Arman San Hermasan,28. His body was recovered by other RMN personnel and was sent to the Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru […]
SHAH ALAM: 45-year-old fast attack craft – KD Pendekar -pennant number 3513, sunk off Tanjung Penyusop, south-east Johor, this afternoon (August 25) almost four hours after colliding with an underwater object. The thirty-nine crew members of the Handalan-class FAC were rescued by passing a merchant ship. The ship struck the […]
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