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Malaysian Defence

Malaysian Armed Forces Eyeing Cruise Missiles

KUALA LUMPUR: The title of this blog comes from the news story by Bernama below. Malaysian Defence has alluded to this possibility of MAF operating cruise missiles from its latest asset, the Sukhoi Su-30MKM Super Flanker. Although no missiles or platform was mentioned in the Bernama story, the fact remained […]

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Malaysian Defence

The Curse of the IGPs

KUALA LUMPUR: On Monday, the PM announced that the IGP contract has been extended although his mandatory retirement is about three months away. Bernama quoted Tan Sri Musa Hassan (below) as saying that he will do the out most to fulfill Pak Lah trust in him. But if you look […]

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Malaysian Defence

Batik and Pewter?

KUALA LUMPUR: MINDEF ran a news story today (June 27, 2007)on its website http://www.mod.gov.my/ about the courtesy visit of Pakistan military commander Left Gen Sallah Ud Din on Malaysian Armed Forces chief Jeneral Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Zainal today. First and foremost, I am very […]

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Malaysian Defence

Sukhoi, RMAF, Ragging and Antaltuya

KUALA LUMPUR: While the status of RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM Flanker status in Malaysia remained unclear (most probably the two lead planes have not arrived yet) 14 trainees from the service’s Air Training College faces sacking from the force. Why? They had ragged another trainee and with the wonder of modern […]

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Malaysian Defence

Did It Arrive?

KUALA LUMPUR: AS Malaysian Defence writes this, there is no word of the arrival of the first two Sukhoi Su-30MKM Super Flanker to the RMAF air base in Gong Kedak, Kelantan. Both planes, the first two of 18 examples, were supposed to arrive on Father’s Day 2007 on board an […]

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Malaysian Defence

Malaysian Defence ORBAT for RMN

KUALA LUMPUR: This is the second installment of Malaysian Defence very own Order of Battle for the Malaysian Armed Forces. The first was for the RMAF. Malaysian Defence realised that its easy to make such an ORBAT without any budget or responsibility to worry about nor political pressure and self […]