KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence would like to celebrate Royal Malaysian Air Force 49th anniversary with its own Order of Battle, in time for the big celebration next year. RMAF is rather conservative when it comes to celebrating its 50th year unlike our Tourism Ministry! Anyhow, RMAF current ORBAT is rather […]
KUALA LUMPUR: An update to my earlier post “Sailor Suit and NTV7 News”. The New Straits Times carried a report in today’s edition. Navy man sues govt05 June, 2007JOHOR BARU: A naval serviceman who suffered severe burns during a training stint last year has sued the government, Defence Minister Datuk […]
KUALA LUMPUR: I caught a glimpse of a report on the NTV7 8pm news tonight. I was distracted by my kids and was not concentrating on the TV. As far as I could recall the report was about a 20-year-old sailor is suing the Govt and the Chief of the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: As everyone knows by now, the Altantuya murder trial has been postponed to June 18. Check out the full story at www.bernama,com. The Mongolian woman family also sued the three accused and the Govt of Malaysia for RM100 million. I am sorry to say this but I wonder […]
KUALA LUMPUR: With the tender for the new arms for the Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysian Defence would like to clarify a few matters on the price of military equipment. In this case the firearms mentioned in the two earlier postings. For the record, it is not an exact science, nor […]
Kuala Lumpur: Without the tender document on hand, Malaysian Defence could only speculate on the accessories that the Armed Forces is specifying for its weapons. Since the arms to be selected are not top-secret laser pulse weapons,. Malaysian Defence can be forgiven for speculating the accessories. In the future, however, […]
KUALA LUMPUR: IF you go here www.mod.gov.my and scroll down to the tender section, you will find that the latest the procurement tender 35/2007; dated May 29. There are 11 items on the tender and interestingly five of them are related to firearms. First item is For The Supply And […]
1) Airbus MRTT2) KC-767 Transport3) A RMAF Hercules. A globe-trotting taxi. KUALA LUMPUR: The local media went ga-ga over the flight of a RMAF C-130 Hercules to Irkusk in Russia for the official hand-over of the Sukhoi Su-30MKM. RMAF chief claimed that it was the first time that a Hercules […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Defence refers to the news story from Bernama. I hope the Antonov An-124 flies to Subang! Way back in 1995 however, the transport planes flew straight to Kuantan airbase. Bah humbug! Fighter Jets Demonstrated To Malaysian Air Force GeneralMay 24, 2007 16:38 PM MOSCOW, May 24 (Bernama) […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The news story below sounds interesting. Coconut husks as a replacement for kevlar. I will get more update on this. Bernama.comMalaysian National News Agency UTeM Prof Wins Gold Award For Coconut Fibres Hybrid Composite Armour GeneralMay 22, 2007 17:31 PM MELAKA, May 22 (Bernama) — A deputy dean […]
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