SHAH ALAM: Chief of Defence Forces General Nizam Jaffar announced on April 5 that the Malaysian unit in Lebanon will receive new High Mobility Light Tactical Vehicles (HMLTV) at the earliest by mid-2026. A tender for the supply and delivery of the HMLTV is expected soon, according to my industry […]
SHAH ALAM: Chief of Defence Forces General Nizam Jaffar has announced that the Malaysian contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) take delivery of the new High Mobility Light Tactical Vehicle (HMLTV) at the earliest, the middle of next year. He said the number of HMLTV to […]
SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry has issued an open tender for the supply of spare parts and Arrius A1 engine maintenance for a period of four years specifically for the RMN’s AS555 SN Fennec helicopters. The tender for the contract was published on April 3 and […]
SHAH ALAM: In the previous article on the Caracal CAR816 assault rifles, I wrote that there were no plans to replace the M4A1 Carbine as the standard MAF assault rifle. It is simply too expensive, I was told. Despite this I have been told that there are plans in the […]
SHAH ALAM: Following the revelation of the RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Laut 4 (Mawilla) site in Muara Tebas, Kuching, yesterday, courtesy of the Armed Forces Headquarters we got more details on it. The release was issued by MAF later in the day. The release said the […]
SHAH ALAM: On Sunday, the Chief of Defence Force General Nizam Jaffar announced that the site for the RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Laut Empat (MAWILLA 4) will be at Muara Tebas in Kuching near the estuary of the Sarawak river. Nizam and RMN chief Admiral Zulhelmy […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that the long-delayed RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Empat (Mawilla 4) in Sarawak will be built at Muara Tebas district. The district is located on the edge of the Sarawak river estuary into the South China Sea. Chief of Defence Forces General Nizam […]
SHAH ALAM: Work to upgrade the runway of Butterworth airbase started yesterday and is expected to be completed in June next year. A ceremony was held on the runway was held to mark the start of the work, RMAF said in a release on March 20. Australia is paying for […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has issued a tender for the relocation and development of RMAF museum at the Sendayan airbase. The tender was published on March 12 and closes April 15. A site visit at the airbase is scheduled on March 20. Not much other details are available for […]
SHAH ALAM: UK company SEA has secured a contract extension with Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (Lunas) to supply its fixed triple configuration Torpedo Launcher System (TLS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The agreement, the company announced on March 13, will see five Maharaja Lela-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) […]
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