Defence Contract

Beretta Once More

SHAH ALAM: After a break of some 50 years, the Army is putting back a Beretta firearm into service. In the past it was the AR-70 but this time around, its the Beretta PMX 9X19 sub machinegun. Army chief Jen Zamrose Mohd Zain took delivery of 11 PMX sub-machine guns […]

Asean and Malaysia

The Joneses…More Details on the PN New OPV

SHAH ALAM: In a previous post, Malaysian Defence wrote about the 11 new ships the Philippines Navy is buying. Among the 11 ships are six OPVs which it is buying from South Korea. On June 27, the Philippine government signed a contract with South Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) […]

Malaysian Army

PGB Holder Retiring

SHAH ALAM: PGB holder retiring. Mej Jen Mohd Halim Khalid, the fifth Fifth Division commander and the highest ranking PGB decorated soldier is retiring. He is replaced by Mej Jen Rahman bin A. Wahab, whose promotion, was made public on June 28 but effective on June 7. Mohd Halim, if […]

Defence Contract

05 Still in Bandung

SHAH ALAM: 05 still in Bandung. It appears that I was wrong to post that the first MSA to return to Malaysia after the conversion process was M44-05. In fact tail number M44-05 is still at the PTDI facility in Bandung as part of the conversion process. The presence of […]

Malaysian Defence

RMN KK Airbase and Helo Unit Ceremony

SHAH ALAM: RMN KK Air and Helo unit ceremony. Senior Defence Minister DS Hishammuddin Hussein is scheduled to officiate the opening ceremony of the RMN Kota Kinabalu air station soon. He will also officiate the newest RMN helicopter squadron, Skuadron 503, equipped with the three Leonardo AW139 maritime operations helicopters […]

ATB 2

Spexer No More

SHAH ALAM: Back in 2015, Malaysian Defence reported the then Defence Minister (same as the current one, except he is now known as the Senior Defence Minister) as saying that the ministry will be putting up a new coastal surveillance system (CSS) comprising of ground based radars in the eastern […]

Malaysian Defence

MCRS Likely From Kongsberg

SHAH ALAM: Remember the rare Iveco Daily MCRS (Multi Channel Radio System) vehicle featured in Malaysian Defence back in March 2021, at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic? It appears that the MCRS fitted on them are procured from Kongsberg, the Norway based defence and security company. I am […]

Defence Contract

First MSA in Kuching

SHAH ALAM: It appears that the second CN-235-220 tail number M44-03 to undergo the conversion into a MSA has returned to Kuching, Sarawak. I was told that the aircraft landed at the Kuching airbase on June 17 about 6pm, some 20 months after it flew to the PTDI facility in […]

Defence Contract

FAT Done, MD530Gs Now With the Army

SHAH ALAM: Destini Bhd has officially handed over the six MD 530G light scout attack helicopter to the Army, the company said today. The handover was made following the completion of the the Final Acceptance Test which deemed the helicopters as airworthy, the company said in release/announcement to Bursa Malaysia. […]