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 […]
SHAH ALAM: Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) has appointed Feroz Razi Ramli, 45 as its new chief executive officer. Feroze replaces Sharifuddin Zaini Al-Manaf, 53, who completed his tenure as CEO after holding the post since April 1, 2020, the group said in a bourse filing on March 31. […]
SHAH ALAM: ST Engineering Marine Ltd is expected to deliver the first of six Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCV) to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) by 2028, it was announced on March 27. Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its subsidiary, ST Engineering had received the contract for […]
SHAH ALAM: MSA first joint exercise. Four days ago, Malaysian Defence made an educated guess that RMAF CN-235 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) is taking part in its first joint exercise, the RMN Eastern Command organised Operational Sea Training Exercise East (OSTEXEast 1/23). And by luck, I was proven correct. And […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan is in Turkiye today for a two-day official visit. In his social media post, Mohamad said that he arrived at the Istanbul Grand Airport and met on arrival by the Malaysian ambassador to the country; Consul general and the Defence Attache. He left […]
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