SHAH ALAM: Back in 2021, Malaysian Defence posted the story on the request for bids (RFB)for 20,000 eco-friendly training hand grenades (EFTHG). The LOA of RM2.8 million for the RFB was awarded to Prima Technology Sdn Bhd.

In 2023, the training grenades were shipped home so it is likely that there are in service with the Army. On August 28, 8 Rejimen Renjer Di Raja (8 RRD) published a post and pictures of a training exercise they conducted at the Zulkiple’s Urban Combat Village (ZUCOV) at the Army’s Training Centre better known as Pulada, at Sungai Tiram, Johor. It was here the first picture of the use of the training hand grenade was made public.

The use of the blue training hand grenade showed that usefulness of the training devices for combat training especially in built-up areas. In the past, I believed, the Army used flash bang grenades for such exercise. Training hand grenades are more useful in such circumstances as these replicated the handling of a live grenade.

Posted here are the pictures at the ZUCOV facility and the firing range of Pulada conducted by the battalion. The only reservations I have about them was the lack of eye and ear protection for the soldiers as shown by the pictures. I am not blaming the leadership or the soldiers of course. As usual they make do with what they have.

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓 𝐔𝐏 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀 (𝐎𝐁𝐔𝐀)
𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐏𝐊𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐀 𝟖 𝐑𝐑𝐃 (𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀) 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐈 𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐒𝐈 𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐈 𝐊𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀
ULU TIRAM, JOHOR : Seramai 5 Pegawai dan 109 LLP terlibat dalam Eks URBAN HORNBILL Siri 1/24 yang telah dilaksanakan di Zulkiple’s Urban Combat Village (ZUCoV) mulai 8 hingga 17 Ogos 24.
Eksesais pada kali ini memberi fokus kepada pelaksanaan Taktik, Teknik dan Prosedur (TTP) OBUA di kawasan latihan bagi mencapai objektif yang telah ditugaskan kepada Komp D, 8 RRD (Para). Eksesais ini telah dirangka secara terperinci menggabungkan fasa perancangan, persiapan dan pelaksanaan yang menguji kemahiran dan leadership di setiap peringkat anggota Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) – OBUA di dalam senario peperangan yang relevan pada masa kini iaitu Hybrid Warfare.
Eksesais ini dimulakan dengan Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) OBUA seperti Rapid Drill Exercise (RDX), OBUA Drill Exercise (ODX) yang merangkumi Weapon Handling, Platoon Battle and Section Battle Drill. Tactical Exercise Without Troops (TEWT) juga dilaksanakan pada peringkat Komp bagi meningkatkan kemahiran serta pemahaman anggota dalam tugas dan pelaksanaan OBUA.
Di akhir eksesais, Hot Wash-Up yang melibatkan setiap peringkat kepimpinan sehingga Pegawai Memerintah untuk memberikan pandangan dan langkah penambahbaikan pada masa akan datang.
Eksesais ini adalah selari dengan Direktif Latihan 2024 Panglima 10 Bgd (Para) yang menjuruskan kepada pengekalan kompetensi setiap Paratrooper dalam Core Business iaitu berlatih untuk berperang. Ia juga sejajar dengan Perintah Ulung PTD Ke-30 Tonggak Pertama iaitu Sumber Manusia: Cakna Etos Kepahlawanan.

Pulada has a sentimental value to me as my late dad used to be an instructor there in the mid-1970s. I was a young boy then and the only thing I remember about Pulada was the Vespa ride from Kem Majidee – where my family stayed. A few years ago, I drove a car from the site of Kem Majidee to Pulada and the road there was full of traffic and the urban sprawl from Johor Bahru. In the past there was nothing along the roads apart from oil palm plantations.

Anyhow, as for the tender for more training grenades – 30,000 units – published early this year, eleven bidders took part in it. The highest bid is RM7.312 million while the lowest is RM6.750 million. Two bidders put in the same price which was RM6.9 million. Based on the bids, I am guessing the budget is RM7 million.

— Malaysian Defence

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