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KM Banggi Returns After 26-Months Refit

SHAH ALAM: KM Banggi – pennant number 7502 – one of two MMEA OPVs assigned to patrol Sabah waters, is returning into service after undergoing a 26-month refit. MMEA director-general Admiral (Maritime) Rosli Abdullah took official delivery of the OPV at the Kota Kinabalu port on April 17. The other […]

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More US Funding for MAF

SHAH ALAM: It appears that the United States is continuing to provide funding for upgrades of facilities of the Armed Forces. The latest funding is for the upgrade of the Kota Belud firing range in Sabah. Army Eastern Field Commander Leftenant General Mohd Sofi Md Lepi said in Tawau on […]

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Re-Certifying the Harpoons

SHAH ALAM: In the comments section there were some discussions on the missiles held by RMAF for its aircraft. The discussions were mostly on the Amraam and Sidewinders though. And what do you know there is a tender to find a multi-modal operator to send the AGM-84 Harpoon missiles and […]

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Tenders for Medium Calibre Ammo for RMN

SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry has issued six separate requests for bids for the supply of medium calibre ammunition for the RMN. Three of of the RFB are for live ammunition while the others are for training ammunition. The first tender is for five thousand rounds […]

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KSU Visits Otokar Plant in Turkiye

SHAH ALAM: Defence Ministry secretary-general Lokman Hakim Ali made a visit to the Otokar company manufacturing plant during his visit to Turkiye. He was in Turkiye as part of a Malaysian delegation which among others attended the keel laying ceremony for LMS Batch 2. His visit to Otokar is interesting […]

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Keel Laying Ceremony for LMS Batch 2

SHAH ALAM: Four months and four days (125 days) after the steel cutting ceremony for the LMS Batch 2, RMN chief Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain on April 8 officiated the keel laying for the first of three LMS Batch 2 in Istanbul, Turkiye. The keel laying marks the first phase of […]