* With apologies to Sdr Rashid Gows and and family. KUALA LUMPUR: What makes a Malaysian Deputy Prime Ministers such a hot target for foreign intelligence agencies? First and foremost, there is no guarantee that every DPM will make it to the hot seat. Just asked Sdr Musa Hitam and […]
KUALA LUMPUR: MINDEF ran a news story today (June 27, 2007)on its website http://www.mod.gov.my/ about the courtesy visit of Pakistan military commander Left Gen Sallah Ud Din on Malaysian Armed Forces chief Jeneral Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Zainal today. First and foremost, I am very […]
KUALA LUMPUR: While the status of RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM Flanker status in Malaysia remained unclear (most probably the two lead planes have not arrived yet) 14 trainees from the service’s Air Training College faces sacking from the force. Why? They had ragged another trainee and with the wonder of modern […]
KUALA LUMPUR: If you are a regular reader of Malaysian Defence, you would have noticed that I have not updated the ORBAT series. If you are newbie scroll down on the archives column I know I need to finish the Malaysian Army ORBAT to complete the series but have since […]
KUALA LUMPUR: No update yet on the Sukhois. Will try to check later today If you like this post, buy me an espresso. Paypal Payment
KUALA LUMPUR: AS Malaysian Defence writes this, there is no word of the arrival of the first two Sukhoi Su-30MKM Super Flanker to the RMAF air base in Gong Kedak, Kelantan. Both planes, the first two of 18 examples, were supposed to arrive on Father’s Day 2007 on board an […]
KUALA LUMPUR: This is the second installment of Malaysian Defence very own Order of Battle for the Malaysian Armed Forces. The first was for the RMAF. Malaysian Defence realised that its easy to make such an ORBAT without any budget or responsibility to worry about nor political pressure and self […]
Deputy Prime Minister cum Defence Minister, Dato’ Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak received a courtesy call from the Chairman of US Joint Chief of Staff, General Peter Pace on Tuesday, 4 June 2007 at the Defence Minister Office, Ministry of Defence, Kuala Lumpur. KUALA LUMPUR: Five […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence have yet to get a copyright free picture of the new RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM Flanker. However, in 2003 Malaysian Defence captured the acrobatics of a Flanker owned by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It is similar to our MKM plus the Thrust Vector Control nozzles. The only […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence would like to celebrate Royal Malaysian Air Force 49th anniversary with its own Order of Battle, in time for the big celebration next year. RMAF is rather conservative when it comes to celebrating its 50th year unlike our Tourism Ministry! Anyhow, RMAF current ORBAT is rather […]
KUALA LUMPUR: An update to my earlier post “Sailor Suit and NTV7 News”. The New Straits Times carried a report in today’s edition. Navy man sues govt05 June, 2007JOHOR BARU: A naval serviceman who suffered severe burns during a training stint last year has sued the government, Defence Minister Datuk […]
KUALA LUMPUR: I caught a glimpse of a report on the NTV7 8pm news tonight. I was distracted by my kids and was not concentrating on the TV. As far as I could recall the report was about a 20-year-old sailor is suing the Govt and the Chief of the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: As everyone knows by now, the Altantuya murder trial has been postponed to June 18. Check out the full story at www.bernama,com. The Mongolian woman family also sued the three accused and the Govt of Malaysia for RM100 million. I am sorry to say this but I wonder […]
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