SHAH ALAM: What happened to the NSM? On April 5, the Australian government announced the acquisition of AUS$3.5 billion (RM11 billion) worth of missiles and mines for its Defence Force (ADF). The weapons are the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for the Royal Australian Air Force; the Naval […]
SHAH ALAM: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) took formally delivery of three aircraft – two TAI T129 ATAK helicopters and a single Airbus C295W airlifter – at the Villamor Air Base, Pasay City in Manila yesterday (April 6 2022). The two TAI ATAK helicopters are part of six aircraft deal […]
SHAH ALAM: In the previous on how much is that helicopter in the window, I wrote the leasing contract for the RMAF’s four AW139 twin engine helicopters. Go there if you have not read it before. Well, this post is about the three Maritime Operations Helicopter (MOH/MUH) procured by the […]
SHAH ALAM: More on the 4X4/6X6 requirements. It appears that the 6X6 requirements has been transformed into a mixed 4X4/6X6 project. According to the Shephard, it is due to the lack of money (as usual). From Shephard: The Malaysian Army’s plan to acquire 6×6 AFVs has now transformed into a […]
SHAH ALAM: In the earlier post, I wrote about the Deftech deal for the three-tonne GS cargo truck. It was the only thing that was publicly announced that Deftech was getting although it also got the one-tonne GS Cargo and passenger buses for the Army which were awarded to it […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry today publicly announced the signing of 54 contracts – LOAs, contracts and LOIs worth RM4.6 billion at the third of DSA 2022. The release from the minister is below: 1. The signing ceremony of Contract Documents, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and the handing over of […]
SHAH ALAM: PAL Aerospace and Thales, at the Defence Services Asia Exhibition & Conference, have signed a strategic agreement to co-develop the next generation of AMASCOS mission system. As the result of this agreement, the next generation of AMASCOS will be backed by decades of special mission excellence to power […]
SHAH ALAM: – Advanced Defence Systems Sdn Bhd (ADS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nexter System (Nexter) focusing on the collaboration to widen the scope of Nexter’s Caesar 155mm 52 Calibre Wheeled Light Self-Propelled Artillery System. The ceremony took place during the Defence Services Asia (DSA) & […]
SHAH ALAM: Leonardo’s OTO 127/64 LightWeight (LW) Vulcano naval defence systems have been selected by Damen to equip German Navy’s new four F126 frigates, with the addition of two optional vessels. In addition, the contract includes the supply of support for maintenance activities, simulators for crew training and on-boardactivities for […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has set another flight record, this time involving the Airbus A400M air lifter. Airbus held a ceremony at the Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA), to celebrate the achievement of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) for being the first A400M operator to log more than […]
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