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Malaysian Defence

If Only They Did The Same?

KUALA LUMPUR: The report below strikes a chord with me. Yes, the US is the most litigant country in the world but I wonder whether if our servicemen or their families decided to take up such a law suit against the manufacturer of our defence equipment. Certainly the pilot in […]

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Malaysian Defence

MINDEF Website Down

KUALA LUMPUR: Mindef’s website www.mod.gov.my is down tonight The page sported the now usual temporarily unavailable mode, a day after the minister resumed his duty. Lets hope this will be a temporary glitch. It may not be the world’s best site but at least the pages are updated almost daily […]

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Malaysian Defence

Political Expediency, the 90 per cent Rule

KUALA LUMPUR: With the current hot political climate, Malaysian Defence feels it is the right time to expand further on what his thoughts on the the term political expediency really means. Since this is a complex subject, Malaysian Defence expects this post to continue for several chapters and maybe even […]

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Malaysian Defence

Who Will Be The Next Defence Minister?

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence wishes to stay out of politics but the question needed to be asked. The word from Mindef before the election was that Datuk Seri Najib would not be re-appointed as Defence Minister this time around. With the outcome of the 12th General Election still being digested, […]

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Malaysia -police

Whats With PDRM and Walther?

KUALA LUMPUR: I know many high ranking cops, current and recently retired, carry their personal Walther PPK as their duty and off-duty hand gun. So it was no surprise to me when I was told that the police concluded a deal to purchase some 20,000 Walther P99 the current Bond […]

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Malaysia -RMN

Thank God for Small Miracles!

KUALA LUMPUR: The story below from AFP is self-explainatory but it seems to be something that we all thankful for. Around the same time, the Aussie was buying the Kaman SeaSprites, MINDEF, if I remembered correctly, was also on the verge of buying the same helicopters for the Navy. Actually, […]

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Malaysian Defence

Singapore Air Show Part III

KUALA LUMPUR: A friend asked me to share the pictures I took during the Singapore Air Show. Honestly I did not take too many pictures during the show as perhaps I was not too interested in capturing old products. Anyway here is some of the pictures I took during the […]