
Malaysian Defence


Waiting for UNIFIL
Adnan APCs during Merdeka Parade. Pix courtesy of Mindef As I have foreseen, the Israelis are baulking over plans to have Islamic countries sent peacekeepers […]

Lebanon Peace Keeping Force (UNIFIL)
The bombs are still falling in Lebanon and Palestine as I write this, about 30 days since it all started.Our govt, as other Islamic countries, […]

Frigates, Oh, Frigates Part III
It seemed puzzling to me that the navy is getting more frigates even though its two FAC squadrons are among the oldest in the fleet.Some […]

Frigates, Oh, Frigates Part II
The Curse of Local Content With apologies to the POC.The two new frigates according to the DPM will be built at a shipyard in Labuan […]

One Man Turret or A Cheaper Armoured Car?
PETALING JAYA There was a video shot of Malaysian peacekeepers in action in Timor Leste recently and shown by the local TV. What was interesting […]

AEW: RMAF, MAS and PMB
For almost two decades now, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) have identified the need for the AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft( or […]

AIROD: To be or not to be
I was wondering when Airod will pop-up on these pages after the amount of ink spilled on the matter over the years.As usual Airod came […]

No Agents Please, We are Malaysians
The news article from Press Trust of India is self explanatory. Even the French do not want to kill the Golden Goose. Over here in […]

The FUN FAIR’s back!! Part II
I refer to my earlier post on Lima 2007. As I have predicted, Le Proton Lima is not taking it lying down. But as a […]