Defence Contract

RMAF MPAs Sighted Again

SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin stopped in Italy on his way for a UN Peacekeeping summit in Germany this week. He stopped in Italy to make a visit to the Leonardo facility in Turin to see for himself the progress of the production of the two MPAs. It […]

Defence Contract

Para ATSV Contract Awarded

SHAH ALAM: Back in July, last year, Malaysian Defence reported that Eperolehan published a slew of tenders for the supply and delivery of support vehicles for the Army. Among the support vehicles sought were weapon carriers, one tonne cargo truck, medium recovery vehicles and all terrain support vehicles (ATSV) for […]

Defence Contract

Goose M4 Out in the Wild

SHAH ALAM: Back in October 25, last year, Malaysian Defence reported on the delivery of the Carl Gustav M4 Recoiless Rifles and various other stuff to the Army. The part of the Goose delivery: As for the Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifles, 110 units were delivered today. The contract was […]

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MRO Tender for AW109 LOH

SHAH ALAM: On May 2, Malaysian Defence wrote about a tender to provide maintenance, repairs, and spares for the Army’s Air Wing MD530G light scout attack helicopters. This is likely the MRO tender for six MD530G helicopters. Likely, as the public specification of the tender is very sparse. On May […]

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LCS 2 Down Slip, Updated

SHAH ALAM: Lumut Naval Shipyard (Lunas) down-slip LCS2 – PCU Raja Muda Nala – pennant number 2502 – this on May 8 at its facility at Lumut. The ship is now tied up next to LCS1/Maharaja Lela pennant number 2501 at the Lunas main jetty. The work to downslip LCS […]

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Fire Rescue Tenders Delivered

SHAH ALAM: Back in November 2021, Malaysian Defence wrote a post on the MTO to ship two new Fire Rescue Tenders (FRT) or fire engines from Austria. The MTO was for two FRTs even though the tender for the RMN Lumut Bomba was for two vehicles only. From the original […]

Defence Shows

MBDA Signs With DSTA at IMDEX 2025

SHAH ALAM: MBDA announced at IMDEX 2025 that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s DSTA that will pave the way for joint efforts to explore innovative, low-cost solutions for countering drone threats in urban environments. The release: Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and European defence group […]

Defence Shows

Will MRSS be Funded in RMK13, Part 2

SHAH ALAM: In the previous post, Malaysia Defence posited that the MRSS will not be funded in RMK13, despite the RMN chief stating that it will be in the service’s funding priorities for the next five years. The RMN chief made the statement in an interview on RTM and in […]

Airshow

Flight Training for LIMA

SHAH ALAM: RMAF today announced that its aircraft – helicopters and fixed wing aircraft – will be conducting training flights as part of preparation for the LIMA 25 show scheduled for May 20 to 24. The first phase of the training flights starting on May 6 to May 13 will […]

Defence Contract

Another Attempt for MD530G MRO

SHAH ALAM: Last August, Malaysian Defence wrote about the tender to provide maintenance, repairs, and spares for the Army’s Air Wing MD530G light scout attack helicopters. The tender went nowhere as it was cancelled after the deadline for submissions. This despite the industry preparing to bid for the maintenance contract […]