Defence Contract

Third MSA Delivered?

SHAH ALAM: Dirgantara Indonesia or PTDI – the manufacturer of the CN-235 aircraft – announced on June 7 that the third RMAF Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) was ready to be delivered to the service. The PTDI social media post stated that it had completed the job of converting the three […]

MACC

MACC Ready To Charge In LCS Case

SHAH ALAM: The Star newspaper is reporting that the MACC – the nation graft buster – was on the verge of pressing charges against several individuals over the LCS case. It quoted the MACC Commissioner TS Azam Baki as saying that the they were recommending charges against several individuals. From […]

Asean and Malaysia

All Is Well

SHAH ALAM: All is well. It was widely reported last week that the RMN together with RMAF had stopped a botload of Rohingyas from entering the country from the Andaman sea. One of the ships involved, KD Kasturi, handed over food and water to the boat before ensuring that the […]

Malaysian Defence

Mortars and Submarine Rescue

SHAH ALAM: TRAWLING the e-tender website of the Defence Ministry is a tedious affair but sometimes it has its rewards. For example, in August, there was a tender for a multi-modal transport operator (MTO) to transport “60mm mortar bomb, high explosive (HE), anti personnel and anti-material (MAPAM) for the Malaysian […]

Malaysia -Armed Forces

Deftech AV4, Blackhawks In; Mark V SOC Out

SHAH ALAM: ITS now confirmed, the Armed Forces are getting the Deftech AV4 and the Blackhawks for use by units operating in ESSCOM AOR. Unfortunately, the procurement of the ex-US Navy Mark V Special Operations Craft (SOC) also for ESSCOM has been shelved. Armed Forces chief Tan Sri Zulkifeli Zin […]