Defence Contract

No Goose?

SHAH ALAM: No Goose? Back in May I posted about a request for bids for 110 84mm recoilless anti-tank weapon which sounds and looks like the Army wanted to buy the latest generation Carl Gustav M4 anti-tank weapon. To Goose or Not To Goose. From the post: The Army has […]

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Par The Course

SHAH ALAM: Par the course. It appears that the Ismail Sabri administration will continue with the plans formulated by the Armed Forces for the last decade which was codified into the 2019 Defence White Paper. This was expected as the administration have only some 14 months to go before the […]

Kementerian Pertahanan

Hishammudin Back at Jalan Padang Tembak

SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister DS Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced his Cabinet this morning. With just 15 months before the next general elections, most of the ministers appointed were from the previous Cabinet with DS Hishammudin Hussein swapping his role at Wisma Putra to Jalan Padang Tembak for his second stint […]

Defence Contract

Selamat Jalan Nuri…Part 3

SHAH ALAM: Selamat Jalan Nuri…Part 3. In two previous posts we explored the possibility that the Nuri fleet will be kept in storage and ungracefully retired from RMAF service. This was looking inevitable since the fleet has been grounded since mid-2019 and RMAF was looking to lease their replacements until […]

Kementerian Pertahanan

Who Will Be The New Defence Minister

SHAH ALAM: Who will be the new Defence Minister? I believed most of you are aware that PM8 is expected to resign this afternoon (August 16, 2021) and the King may or may not accept his recommendation for a successor or even appoint a new temporary chief executive to head […]

Defence Contract

RMN AW139 MUH Rendered

SHAH SALAM: RMN AW139 MUH rendered. Galaxy Aerospace – part of the Gading Group – the company that won the contract to supply three maritime utility helicopters (MUH) to the RMN has published the CGI renderings of the helicopter. The helicopter in question is of course the Leonardo AW139. From […]

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Ammo For Keris Class Ships

SHAH ALAM: Ammo for Keris class ships. In a posting in 2017 on the LMS, I wrote that the Keris class ships will be fitted with a China made RWS and their ammo will likely be compatible with the current 30mm guns in service with the RMN. I was wrong, […]

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Black Hawks For Nuri Replacements?

SHAH ALAM: Black Hawks for Nuri replacements? Back in 2015, we were told by the-then Defence Minister that the RMAF will be getting four Black Hawk S-70 helicopters gifted from Brunei. That news were tempered somewhat when it was revealed later that the Black Hawks were not to be gifted […]

Defence Contract

Turkish Delights For Five Tonners

SHAH ALAM: Turkish delights for five tonners?. Malaysian Defence has previously reported that the Army in the last five years or so had procured an unknown number of five-tonne GS 4X4 cargo trucks to supplement the Hicom Handalan three-tonne trucks in the Army fleet. The trucks are mostly Iveco Eurotrekkers […]