SHAH ALAM: The nationalisation of Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) – the builder of the LCS – has been delayed again, for the third time. The new deadline is now December 31, extended from the previous deadline of December 1. I am pretty sure that the process will be delayed for […]
SHAH ALAM: The 20 Nurol Makina Panthera 4X4 armoured tactical vehicle is expected to be delivered to the Malaysian UNIFIL unit in Lebanon, next year, the Armed Forces chief Gen Mohammad Ab Rahman said today. He was quoted as saying by Air Times News Network that 20 vehicles will be […]
SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the Army has not repaired a Gempita IFV25 from 19 RMR (Mechanised) which got involved in a road accident in Sandakan in 2019. This was revealed in a post by the unit in its official Facebook page. 19 RMR used the vehicle in a briefing […]
SHAH ALAM: An earlier version of this post stated that Japan has agreed to donate at least a single airfield surveillance radar (ASR) to Malaysia for use by the RMAF. This is not the case as a a tender for the supply of the ASR was published earlier this year. […]
SHAH ALAM: Even though she was not handed over to the APMM on November 27, PCU Tun Fatimah took part in some portions of the current Eksesais Maritim Perkasa Barat. According to APMM release (below) Tun Fatimah will take part for four days in the exercise, from November 28 to […]
SHAH ALAM: In the article entitled More Stuff Delivered for the Army, October 2023, Malaysian Defence reported that the Army took delivery of field ambulances. The contract for the field ambulances was awarded to AVP Engineering Sdn Bhd for an LOA of RM10.08 million. The tender to supply and deliver […]
SHAH ALAM: The Portuguese Navy has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for the design, construction and outfitting of a multi-purpose vessel (MPV), it was announced on November 24. The MPV is a helicopter landing ship (LHD) but it is not amphibious assault ship as it does not have a well deck. […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in July 2021, Malaysian Defence reported that the Civil Defence Department (Angkatan Pertahanan Awam -APM) issued a RFB for 100 units of 4X4 ambulances. The specifications called for a 4X4 vehicle which must be fully laden for the whole of its service life. The ambulances must be […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in August, Malaysian Defence reported that the MMEA’s OPV1 – OPV Tun Fatimah – will be delivered by year end. This was even though the plan was for her to be delivered by October or November. MMEA DG Admiral Maritime Abdul Hamid Amin speaking on November 11 […]
SHAH ALAM: Portuguese Air Force (PAF) on November 22 took delivery of two Black Hawk UH-60A helicopters configured for fire-fighting. The two are part of a six-helicopter deal ordered from US Black Hawk conversion specialist, Arista Aviation Services on August 12, 2022.’ The six-helicopter contract is worth US$47 million which […]
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