SHAH ALAM: RMN investigation into the sinking of KD Pendekar found that navigational error led the Handalan-class FAC to sail on to a well charted reef. And once the ship’s hull was breached, her old age meant that efforts to save her were futile. The board also found that strong […]
SHAH ALAM: Fast Attack Craft KD Pendekar pennant number 3513 which sank on August 25 has been refloated on October 12. RMN said in a release dated October 13 stated the ship was refloated at 4.38pm. According to the RMN, the ship will undergo minor repairs before being handed over […]
SHAH ALAM: Deputy RMN Chief Vice-Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain, 56 has been appointed as the service’s acting chief replacing retiring TS Admiral Abdul Rahman Ayob. The hand-over ceremony was conducted at Wisma Pertahanan today. Armed Forces chief TS General Mohammad Abdul Rahman officiated the handing over ceremony witnessed by Deputy Defence […]
SHAH ALAM: The new RMN 15-to-5 plan, the Realignment, it appears, is now official. The launch of the new plan was supposed to take place at DSA 2024, but it was scrubbed. RMN did not say why the launch was scrubbed but I was told that the document was not […]
SHAH ALAM: Bersatu Information member, Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegu Bard has been remanded for two days by the Putrajaya magistrate’s court to assist in investigations into his revelations of corruption involving a RMN official. From Malaysian Insight: Chegubard’s lawyer, Rafique Rashid, said police sought a four-day remand […]
SHAH ALAM: The investigation into the crashes that killed ten RMN personnel on April 23 showed that one of the helicopters – the Airbus Fennec AS555 SN – was not flying at its designated path and altitude leading to the collision with the Leonardo AW139 MOH. The collision caused both […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN has introduced a new operational uniform for the service replacing the light blue digital camo introduced in 2016. The new operational uniform is also digital but sported a darker grey camo. The colour of the new digital camo/operational uniform is like the ones currently used by Royal […]
SHAH ALAM: In his speech for the RMN 90th anniversary, RMN chief Admiral Rahman Ayob said the new 15-to-5 plan is expected to be unveiled at DSA 2024. However, I have been told that the launch has been postponed. Why? According to the people who spoke to Malaysian Defence the […]
SHAH ALAM: Two RMN helicopters – a Fennec and an AW139 – crashed following a mid-air collision during a training flight at the Lumut airbase this morning. Pictures of the crash helicopter revealed that the two helicopters are M502-06 (Eurocopter Fennec) and M503-3, the Leonardo AW139, with the RMN designation […]
SHAH ALAM: The country’s first submarine commander, Vice Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain has been appointed as the deputy RMN Chief effective today. Zulhelmy, 55, the President of the National Defence College (Puspahanas) in Putrajaya, replaced Vice Admiral Sabri Zali. Sabri, 56, who was appointed as the deputy RMN chief on January […]
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