SHAH ALAM: Highest ranking decorated soldier in service. The new Fifth Division commander, Maj Gen Mohd Halim Khalid is now the highest ranking decorated serviceman. Mohd Halim, 58 earned his PGB while serving with the UN in Somalia in 1993 with the 19th RMR (Mek). Mohd Halim was appointed as […]
SHAH ALAM: Walk like an Egyptian Part 4. The Egypt has taken delivery of its first locally build Gowind corvette, ENS Port Said – pennant number 976 on January 6. The handover ceremony was conducted at the Alexandria Shipyard where the ship and two others – Al Moez (977) and […]
SHAH ALAM: Sarawak MMEA to get OPV this June. Sarawak MMEA is expected to receive its first Offshore Patrol Vessel this June. Its director First Admiral (M) Zin Azman Mohd Yunus said the OPV was supposed to be delivered earlier but it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. He […]
SHAH ALAM: Tactical gear for the PDRM Narcotics Department. The PDRM has issued last month an open tender for the supply of tactical gear and other equipment – from head to toe – for its Narcotics Department RMK11 project. The open tender was issued on Dec 17 and closes on […]
SHAH ALAM: UAE has signed the contract for the purchase of two more Saab GlobalEye airborne surveillance system. Saab on Jan. 4 announced the signing of the contract, an amendment to the contract signed with UAE in 2015. With the confirmation of the contract, UAE will be getting five GlobalEyes […]
SHAH ALAM: From Aludra to Matrice. On Dec 21, the Joint Force Command Headquarters 2 based in Tawau, Sabah announced the deployment of a drone unit to its quick reaction force (QRF) as part of Ops Benteng operations in its AOR. The deployment of the drone unit it said was […]
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