KUALA LUMPUR: The two Scorpene submarines for RMN are to be named KD Tunku Abdul Rahman and KD Tun Abdul Razak, after the first two premiers of the country.The names of the submarines was announced by Navy chief Tan Sri Ramlan Mohamad Ali in Cartagena, Spain at the joining ceremony […]
KUALA LUMPUR: A tender which appeared (see below) call for the supply of three (3) 7.62 mm sniper rifles complete with accessories for the Malaysian Government appeared in the Mindef website on July 24. Why is MINDEF looking to purchase three sniper rifles? Only about two months ago, a tender […]
KUALA LUMPUR: A failed football adminstrator and Member of Parliament recently suggested that a Federal Search and Rescue team be set-up following the tardiness of locating the crash Nuri. He said that the special team would be able to find the helicopter quickly, which is of course, hogwash. Without an […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Of course, the title of the Bernama story below explains everything. But why would they wait so long? Infact, they have been talking about it since almost two decades now. So what turned the screw? The fact that the money has already been allocated in the Ninth Malaysian […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Its confirmed that all six RMAF personnel perished in the Nuri crash. The wreckage was finally found about 1.24pm on Jan 17, five days after it went missing. Malaysian Defence offers condolences to their families and love ones The remains have yet to be recovered as the wreckage […]
KUALA LUMPUR: From the headlines below from Bernama, it is obvious that the search and rescue team have yet to locate the Nuri (Sikorsky Sea King S-61) which crashed into the jungles around Genting Highlands around 9.35am yesterday (July 13).July 14, 2007 21:46 PMNo Sign Of Copter As Aerial Search […]
KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysian Defence published these report, there is no word on whether the Nuri (picture above, Sikorsky Sea King) helicopter and its crew have been found. It crashed about 9.35am (almost 15 hours ago) and still they have yet to track it. Lets hope everybody on board survives […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence refers to the Bernama story below. Need we say further? Bernama.comMalaysian National News Agency Malaysia-US Armed Forces Exercise Ends With Amphibious AssaultGeneralJuly 12, 2007 19:50 PM MERSING, July 12 (Bernama) — The Malaysia-United States armed forces exercise “Carat 07” (Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training) which began […]
KUALA LUMPUR: If you ask questions like this, you will get answer like this! BTW, the first two Sukhois did arrive at Gong Kedak airbase on June 18. Only two days later the arrival made the local press. Didnt I tell you that RMAF is publicity shy? From Bernama Aquisition […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The story below (courtesy of Federation of American Scientists) is a clear example of how modern technology has transformed our world. What was used to be the purview of the military, is now widely available to the layman, with lower resolution and less up-date, if you look hard […]
KUALA LUMPUR: After almost two years , Malaysian Defence finally reached the century post. What started as just an outlet to let off steam after 10 years in the journalism trenches, it had become something more serious. Perhaps, it could become my second coming in the journalism world, the new […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The title of this blog comes from the news story by Bernama below. Malaysian Defence has alluded to this possibility of MAF operating cruise missiles from its latest asset, the Sukhoi Su-30MKM Super Flanker. Although no missiles or platform was mentioned in the Bernama story, the fact remained […]
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