SHAH ALAM: In the run-up to the unveiling of the 2014 budget, I was asked for my thoughts on the allocation for the Defence Ministry by a local newspaper. I was asked whether the defence budget for 2014 will be increased following the Lahad Datu incident. I answered that despite […]
PETALING JAYA: IT appears that Indonesia is set to follow on its second-hand F-16 deal with the procurement of surplus weapons from European countries, if the news story below is correct. We have not made similar moves, not that I heard off, to source second hand arms neither ships, planes […]
PETALING JAYA: With a budget of RM232.2 billion for 2012, the Government has allocated RM13.714 billion for defence, a reduction of some RM100 million compared to the RM13.823 billion which was spent in 2011. To read the full planned 2012 expenditure, go Here Although exact procurement plans were not mentioned, […]
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim unveiled the Pakatan Rakyat shadow budget today. To read the full read text go Here Anwar did not say anything about defence or national security allocations. So I assume we will have to guess Pakatan Rakyat policies and directions on defence and national security […]
PETALING JAYA: With reference to the news article below, it is my contention that Jalan Padang Tembak is walking on air, literally. How else can one explain the plans to spend more than RM15 billion within the next five years for new arms when the annual budget is only RM11 […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was featured in the Interview section of the latest Defense News newspaper. To read the full interview, read here. As expected the minister did not reveal much but his answers to questions on our procurement programme and defence budget is […]
SHAH ALAM: The statement below is self-explainatory. It is the confirmation of the contract for the AV8. As mentioned in the previous postings, the LOA for the AV8 signified the three mandatory Armed Forces projects for the RMK 10. As a reminder the other two projects are the SGPV/LCS and […]
SHAH ALAM: After crunching the numbers and a few words with those in the know, I must concede the billion ringgit price tag for the proposed SGPV/LCS is probably justified, with a few caveats of course. 1) One wonders why the ceiling price for the project was announced when the […]
PETALING JAYA: Its nice to hear after the SGPV confirmation (which is probably a boo-boo) that the second of the Malaysian Armed Forces “must buy” RMK10 list is on the way. Yes, I am talking about the Eurocopter Cougar. After almost five years in gestation, the programme has finally taken […]
You can bet that if next year, they proceed with the MRCA purchase, one smart aleck will start screaming again…sheesh […]
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