Defence Contract

Another OCCV Wanted

SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the Army is satisfied with the newly delivered and operational Outreach Command Control Centre (OCCV). So much so that it had issued a tender for another OCCV. A request for bids for another OCCV was published on the Eperolehan website on July 15 and closes […]

Defence Contract

Tender For Leasing of Army Helicopters

SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has floated the tender for the five year leasing of four medium-lift helicopters for the Army’s Air Wing. The request for bids was published on July 5 and closes on August 11. The Army is leasing the helicopters following the retirement of the Nuri in […]

Defence Contract

Rehulling or Replacing The Indera Saktis?

SHAH ALAM: Rehulling or replacing the Indera Saktis. Since the last two decades, the RMN has publicly announced that it wants to replace the two Indera Sakti multi purpose command ships (MPSS) with the more advanced multi-role support ships (MRSS). And despite claims of the need to replace this 1980s […]

Asean and Malaysia

MUH In Kota Kinabalu

SHAH ALAM: MUH in Kota Kinabalu. IT appears that the first two Leonardo AW139 Maritime Operations/Utility helicopters (MUH) have already been delivered to the RMN air wing unit at the Kota Kinabalu naval base in Teluk Sepanggar. This was revealed during the official visit of the Republic of Singapore Navy […]

Malaysian Defence

How Much Is That Helicopter In The Window?

SHAH ALAM: How much is that helicopter in the window. It depends actually but according to Wikipedia, the price of a single Leonardo AW139 twin engine helicopter, is around US$12 million (RM50 million). The actual sticker price will be according to the specifications of the buyer, of course. Anyhow, the […]