SHAH ALAM: TWO Indonesian AF F-16s were apparently scrambled to identify a RMAF C-130 Hercules which was flying some 24 nautical miles from Natuna island. Although press reports claimed that it was intercepted, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said that it was a visual identification only as the F-16s […]
SHAH ALAM: THE UK voted to leave the European Union on Thursday, leaving the world’s economy in turmoil. And unsurprisingly, in response to the Leave vote, Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation saying he no longer want to lead the government following the Brexit. With his resignation, the UK […]
SHAH ALAM: Army chief Jen Raja Mohammed Affandi Raja Mohammed will take over as Chief of Defence Forces by year end. Raja Affandi will replace on Dec 16, Jen Zulkifeli Mohd Zin who is retiring, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammudin Hussein today. Hishammudin said Zulkifeli would be going on his […]
SHAH ALAM: The Super Hornet remained in contention for the RMAF MRCA programme – officially. But it appears that even Boeing is not highly optimistic of its chances based on reports coming out from the US. In a press briefing in Florida on June 10, Boeing among others stated it […]
SHAH ALAM: LIMA 17 was officially launched at the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris yesterday. And as had been reported by Malaysian Defence, it will be a new company managing the show, EN Projects (M) Sdn Bhd. The launch of LIMA 17 was officiated by Army chief Jen Raja Mohammed […]
SHAH ALAM: Third A400M in Subang. RMAF’s third A400M air-lifter arrived at the Subang airbase this afternoon – four days after it was officially delivered to the service. The A400M – tail number M54-03 – flew some 9,100 km to get to Subang from the Airbus D&S A400M Final Assembly […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF took official delivery of its third A400M airlifter at the Airbus Defence and Space facility in Seville, Spain, today (June 9, 2016) The aircraft – M54-03 – was accepted by Defence Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Radzi. It is yet to be determined when the A400M […]
SHAH ALAM: Despite the apparent softness in the oil and gas and ship-building industries in Malaysia and the region, public listed Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd is building a new maritime hub in the East Coast, specifically, Kuantan, the capital of Pahang. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Monday, Muhibbah […]
KUANTAN: RMAF chief Tan Sri Roslan Saad today announced that its fleet of Russian made Mig-29 Fulcrums will slowly be phased out of service instead of being retired. He said the retirement of the Fulcrums will only be finalised after a full report is submitted to the Defence Ministry. As […]
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