Defence Contract

Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters Vehicles Tenders

SHAH ALAM: Last year, there were four tenders issued separately for vehicles for the Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters. The vehicles are thirty-four utility one-tonne trucks; forty-six GS Cargo one-tonne trucks; thirty-four three-tonne GS Cargo trucks and thirty-eight utility vans. Perhaps, they counted these vehicles as part of the Army support […]

Malaysian Armed Forces

23rd PAT/CDF Appointed

SHAH ALAM: AS reported a few days ago, General Nizam Jaafar,59, was appointed as the 23rd Panglima Angkatan Tentera/Chief of Defence Forces today. Nizam who was the Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters Assistant Chief of Staff Personnel Services was also promoted as a four-star general prior to his ascension as the […]

Defence Contract

Hovercraft Contract Awarded

SHAH ALAM: Back in October 2023, PMX when announcing the budget stated that the Army was getting hovercraft fast interceptors, among other things. In July last year, we know that six hovercraft fast interceptors were being sought in a tender. The tender: MEMBEKAL, MENGHANTAR, MENGUJI DAN MENTAULIAH 6 BUAH HOVERCRAFT […]

Defence Contract

Back Into The Future or The Return of Steyr AUG

SHAH ALAM: Last August, Malaysian Defence wrote about a slew of tenders published by the Procurement Division most of it for the Army. The tenders are for supply and delivery of 81mm mortars, heavy machine guns, reloadable LAW, anti-materiel rifles, Starstreak carriers, and nine-millimeter ball ammo for the Army. Also […]

Malaysian Armed Forces

23rd PAT/CDF To Be Appointed This Friday

SHAH ALAM: The Armed Forces Assistant Chief of Staff Personnel Services Lt General Nizam Jaafar will be promoted as General and appointed as the Chief of Defence Forces this Friday. He will be the first flag officer to be appointed as CDF without heading either one of the three services, […]

National Security Contract

Armoured SUVs for VVIP Protection

SHAH ALAM: UTK is getting two armoured Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) for VVIP protection duties. This was revealed when the Procurement Division of the Home Ministry issued a twenty-one-day tender for the supply of the SUVs on Eperolehan. The tender was published on January 23 and closes on February 13. […]

Malaysia - RMAF

Second AW139 in Kuching

SHAH ALAM: RMAF has sent a second leased AW139 helicopter to the Kuching airbase as part of the No 3 Skuadron detachment there. Tail number M104-05 arrived at Kuching on January 20, a RMAF release on January 21, stated. Based on the release, it is likely that the detachment will […]

Malaysian Armed Forces

22nd PAT is Retiring

SHAH ALAM: Even though the Defence Ministry and the Armed Forces are silent about the imminent change in the top leadership, thanks to the Singapore Defence Ministry, it is now confirmed that the current CDF TS Gen Mohammad Ab Rahman is retiring. As customary, Mohammad,61, today, made a farewell visit […]