SHAH ALAM: GGK Sig-Sauer MPX sub machine guns in the wild. At the Merdeka Day parade on August 31, the GGK brought out its newly acquired Sig-Sauer MPX sub-machine guns. The sub-machine guns were carried by GGK operators clad in black coverall in the parade (see below). As reported previously […]
SHAH ALAM: Early this month, Malaysian Defence wrote about the Army sending a company from 9th Royal Malay Regiment (Para) to the United Arab Emirates for Desert Tiger Exercise 6/2023. Yesterday, the King and UAE president Sheikh Mohammed Zayed Al Nahyan were present at the closing ceremony of the exercise,held […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army is sending a company strong of paratroopers to the United Arab Emirates for a three-week long bilateral exercise – Desert Tiger 6/23 – in the Middle East country. The bulk of the paratroopers are from Ninth Royal Malay Regiment (Para) which is part of the 10th […]
SHAH ALAM: Beretta SMGs out in the wild. Back in June, last year, Malaysian Defence posted about the Army putting back into service a Beretta firearm after a break of some 50 years. In the past it was the AR-70 assault rifle but this time around, it’s the Beretta PMX […]
SHAH ALAM: Aerial mine laying. It appears that the RMAF has or is developing the capability for Aerial Mine Laying (AML) using the Hercules C-130H and Airbus A4OOM transport aircraft based on a release from the RMN. It is also likely that the RMN’s Diving and Mine Warfare Headquarters is […]
SHAH ALAM: MIFVs For the Paras. It appears that the Scorpions light tank and Stormer AFV careers with the Army are at the end as the last unit to operate them, the Armor Squadron of 10th Para Brigade is getting seven MIFV K200s. The K200s are armed with the 12.7mm […]
SHAH ALAM: More stuff courtesy of Op Benteng. Op Benteng, the integrated operations against illegal immigrants, transnational crimes and smuggling launched in June, last year, has been a boon to the armed forces and the other government agencies involved in it. The Army for example has got scramblers, one tonners […]
SHAH ALAM: More FAST helmets being sought. The Joint Force Command via the Defence Ministry has issued a request for bids for the supply and delivery of 569 helmets for a three year period. The tender which opens on 1 July closes on 2 September. As for the helmets, according […]
SHAH ALAM: Nexter LG1 howitzers in the wild. The Army 1st Royal Artillery Regiment (Para) has undertaken a firing exercise involving the newly delivered Nexter LG1 Mk 3 105mm howitzers at the Gemas range, from Feb 22 to 25. This was the first time a firing exercise involving the newly […]
SHAH ALAM: Changes to Army leadership. Six months after the change at the top leadership – due to mandatory retirement – the Army has a change of command for its number two. The 24th Army Deputy Chief Lt Gen Hasagaya Abdullah handed over the job to Lt Gen Mohammad Ab […]
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