KUALA LUMPUR: Due to its late arrival, I was unable to cover the arrival of KD Tun Razak at Lumut on Friday. I am guessing however most are aware of the arrival of the second submarine of the Perdana Menteri-class.
The Star in its report on Saturday quoted the RMN chief as saying Speaking when receiving the submarine, Adm Abdul Aziz said the navy would not hesitate to take action against companies which leaked its secrets to the public.
He said the navy would recommend that the contracts of these companies, which have dealings with the navy, be cancelled or that legal action be taken against them.
Adm Abdul Aziz said that of late, there was a dangerous trend where information about the country’s strategic assets and sensitive information was made public via the Internet.
“Information about the submarines had also been purposely manipulated by certain parties for their own selfish reasons.”
Since I was not present at the PC I cannot say which company that is in danger of losing its contract for not being careful with their statements. As far as I know the only company that been issuing statements on RMN assets for the last three months is DCNS, the builder of two Perdana Menteri class submaines (though I am not suggesting that it was this company that Adm Aziz was referring too).
Although I was not in Lumut for the ceremony, linked below are pictures from the Lumut naval base, courtesy of a close friend. I hope no one will accuse me of making sensitive information open to the public as these images were taken from a ferry making its way to Pangkor Island. Hundreds of foreigners take the ferries to Pangkor as does thousands of locals on a daily basis….
–Malaysian Defence
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Take what action? Lodge a police report? Cancel contracts? It can recommend the cancellation of a contract but that is under the purview of the MOD and MOF. Perhaps he'll send a PASKAL team to hose down the offending persons.
Perhaps the good admiral should 'run silent, run deep' given the controversies associated with these boats.
Lest for example someone asks for reports concerning the 'coordination activities' of Perimekar S/B that warranted 114 Million Euros.
On another note, is there any plan to increase the number of subs in the next RMK plus would they cancel project brave be resuscitated
Marhalim: There was talk about getting more submarines for RMK12 but its a long shot....
I can't believe you would report that our subs are not operational. Reporting like this just gives strength to our enemies, who are legion and all servile to the Zionist Conspiracy(tm).
We must adopt the North Korean model of responsible reporting.
Maybe we should get Perimekar to coordinate a fix?
More??? Impossible. How dare you repeat that treasonous slander about the over priced missiles and torpedoes!
All hail the Beloved Leader, and his Wife.
Which action should be taken against Marhalim?
1) ISA, claim him as JI follower
2) Official Secrets Act, he leaked 'secret' information
3) Inciting Hatred/Slander
4) Shoot him, claim that he attacked police first (with parang of course)
Waiting for the 'more to come' part.. Good hunting.
Submarine warfare is all about secrets and deception.
Just sayin
I, personally believe what the Admiral tried to say is those people who are not responsible like the one in the opposition (please note the words personally), will manipulated the matter regarding the submarine for their own political purposes. I suppose that the problem regarding the sub have been resolved.
I didn't know corruption and utter incompetence were our strategic assets!
GGK,
'Secrets' and especially 'deception' apply to all kinds of warfare. The profound difference with undersea warfare I think the stealthy element involved.
many years ago, when the subs were an 'impian' I suggested that our subs be berthed in big sheds rather than tied alongside. It was a cheaper solution than a submarine pen. I also suggested building fibreglass dummies that we can be towed about. Classic maskirovka steps that would not break the bank. I got really dirty looks from the flag officers.
Simon