SHAH ALAM: RMN will hold an open ship programme at six locations across the peninsula as part of its 89th anniversary celebrations, next week. Various RMN ships will be opened to the public on the two days, namely, April 27 and 28. Entrance is free though only Malaysians will be […]
SHAH ALAM: KD Terengganu sailing the waves again. Back in June 2019, Malaysian Defence wrote that KD Terengganu -pennant number 174 – will undergo a refit at the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut, Perak. BNS announced it got the RM96 million contract in an announcement to Bursa Malaysia. Late last […]
SHAH ALAM: Maintenance tender for MOH. The Eperolehan has issued nine separate quotation notices for the maintenance of the three AW139 Maritime Operations Helicopter (MOH) of the Royal Malaysian Navy. The helicopters are based at the air unit at the Kota Kinabalu naval base. The notices are for the three […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN has handed over its youngest Perdana-class FAC – KD Ganyang pennant number 3504 – to MSET Shipyard in Kuala Terengganu to undergo the Obsolescence Programme (OP). The handing over was done on April 12, RMN said in a social media post. The OP programme is an initiative […]
SHAH ALAM: Early this month, Malaysian Defence reported that Markas Wilayah Laut 2 (Mawilla 2) based in Sandakan, Sabah has issued three separate quotation notices for the purchase of six acoustic hailing devices for six CB90s fast combat boats. The three seven-day notices for two acoustic hailing devices each, published […]
SHAH ALAM: The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has taken delivery of its first China-made Type 071 LPD on April 9. The delivery was held at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, Thai media reported. HTMS Chang – once commissioned into RTN – is expected to arrive in Thailand on April 27. […]
SHAH ALAM: For the third day running (April 4 to 6), Dewan Negara debated on Defence Ministry issues. And for the second day running (April 5 to 6), it was about the LCS project. Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan was in parliament yesterday to answer questions from the senators. It […]
SHAH ALAM: More on the LCS. It has become apparent that the LCS project is the actual never-ending story. Thanks to questions in Dewan Negara or Senate we now know more about the project. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari answering the questions on the floor stated that since the government […]
SHAH ALAM: The Dewan Rakyat on March 30 approved the RM60.5 billion supplementary allocation for the 2022 budget. It is the highest supplementary budget in history. For more information, go here. From the supplementary allocation, the Defence Ministry got RM303.7 million. This means that the 2022 defence budget is RM16.4 […]
SHAH ALAM: Markas Wilayah Laut 2 (Mawilla 2) based in Sandakan, Sabah has issued three separate quotation notices for the purchase of six acoustic hailing devices for six CB90s fast combat boats, under its command. The three seven-day notices for two acoustic hailing devices each, published on April 1, were […]
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