KUALA LUMPUR: MINDEF has extended the closing date for the Nuri Replacement Programme by one month as confirmed by the link below: Pembetulan Bagi Kenyataan Tawaran : 72/2007 Bil 1 (Pembetulan Tarikh Tutup) 1. KP(PERO 3)F/T 521/2007 For The Supply And Delivery Of Twelve (12) Units Of Utility Helicopters With […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Another video from Lima. This time its the RMAF line-up, past, present and the future. Too bad the Nuri replacement have yet to be selected. The Sukhois are around as does the Fulcrum, Hornet, PC-7, Hawk, Tigereye, MB-336 and the planes of the past, Tebuan, Sabre and the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: This is the mock-up for the Jebat batch 2 Frigate. Although the final details have not been signed off yet, the real ship would probably end up like this mock-up. Basically the hul and superstructure remained the same as the previous ships. Only a few modifications were made, […]
LANGKAWI: More videos from the isle of Mahsuri tonight. I have decided to do a walkabout instead of shooting tiny pictures of planes flying in the skies. This will be the nearest you can get to Malaysian airplanes and helicopters without being an airman or pilot yourself enjoy. The first […]
LANGKAWI: LIMA 2009, Preview. This is my first posting from Langkawi. No updates yet but I would like to offer to offer condolences to the families of the three paratroopers killed in today’s incident. It was an accident that could have been avoided. The wind around Langkawi has been gusting […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Another large demonstration was held in the city centre today with the police firing tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Malaysian Defence will not got into over the merit of having street demonstrations, its up to the individual to decide on this but we must […]
From top: Blackhawk, UH-1Y Super Huey and the AW149 KUALA LUMPUR: After a couple of days of research and evaluation, Malaysian Defence would like to offer these helicopters pictured above as the most cost-effective solution for the Nuri Replacement Tender. With a budget of around RM1 billion (US$340 million) we […]
KUALA LUMPUR: After almost two years of waiting, the first batch of the last generation M16/M4s from Colt Defense, some 20,000 rifles are finally being shipped to Malaysia before year end. For those asking what contract?, MINDEF signed the deal with SME Ordnance in DSA 2006. With DSA 2008 coming […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The third Kedah-class PV, KD Perak was launched at the Lumut Naval base today. It was launched by Tuanku Bainun (see the story below). It is the third vessel of the problematic PV project. Interestingly, Malaysian Defence poll last month, readers overwhelmingly voted for the continuance of the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Thanks to reader N. Mohamed, we now know that in 2005, MINDEF purchased 20 Amraams from the US. The matter was reported to the UN Conventional Arms Register. What is the UN Conventional Arms Register? According to its website: On 6 December 1991, the General Assembly adopted resolution […]
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