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Malaysia -RMN

What A Good Deal!

PETALING JAYA: It was announced on Apr 6, 2011 that the Royal Australian Navy had won the bid to purchase an almost brand new amphibious ship for some RM320 million (see story below). The ship will be in service by next year. We on the other hand will probably see […]

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Malaysian Army

78th Anniversary Army Parade (2011)

SHAH ALAM: The Army will have a parade at Dataran Merdeka on Sunday (Mar 6 2011) as part of its 78th anniversary celebration. The Army is also having an exhibition at Dataran Merdeka this weekend. The parade starts at 8am. https://www.malaysiandefence.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=nextgen-gallery For close-up pictures of equipment though make your way […]

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Malaysia -RMN

SGPV or LCS…Part II

SHAH ALAM: Here are the latest buzz on the SGPV/LCS project. It appears that the Boustead proposal is not exactly the slam dunk that the company officials was wishing for. With six foreign shipbuilders vying to become the technology partner for Boustead there is a high probability that the SGPV/LCS […]

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Malaysia - RMAF

First Macchi MB339A at RMAF Museum

SHAH ALAM (Aug 9, 2010): The first of the last remaining batch of the Aermacchi MB-339As was put on display at the RMAF Museum at the Sg Besi Airbase last week. The plane serial number M34-12 is pictured here courtesy of NST journalist Sager Ahmad, who has a long history […]

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Malaysia -RMN

KD Tun Razak and Lumut Naval Base

KUALA LUMPUR: Due to its late arrival, I was unable to cover the arrival of KD Tun Razak at Lumut on Friday. I am guessing however most are aware of the arrival of the second submarine of the Perdana Menteri-class. The Star in its report on Saturday quoted the RMN […]

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Malaysia - RMAF

TUDM 52nd anniversary

KUALA LUMPUR: TUDM celebrated its 52nd anniversary at the Kuala Lumpur Airbase on June 1, probably the last time the celebrations will be held at the historical airport. The celebrations muted somewhat mostly probably due to budget constraints. Some aircraft took part in flypasts even in a diamond nine Su-30MKM […]