SHAH ALAM: The RMN today took delivery of four Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) G2000 Mark II at the Kota Kinabalu naval base at Teluk Sepanggar. The four FICs are second batch of the Mark II combat boats delivered to the RMN. The first batch was delivered on January 11, last […]
SHAH ALAM: In the previous post on the delivery of equipment and items for the Army, I wrote that some of the things delivered were not mentioned in the release. I also mentioned that there were two foreign military officers at the ceremony which indicated that some of the equipment […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin in his new year message on January 16 2024 announced that the National Defence Industry Policy 2025 (DIPN25) will be launched at LIMA 2025 this May. The ministry also launched a portal for public feedback. Unfortunately, as of today the portal is still […]
SHAH ALAM: Trawling through the tender page on the Defence Ministry website recently – the Hercules upgrade project – I found other interesting things as well. Two of them are tenders for infrastructure projects – the first is to upgrade facilities at the Kuantan airbase for the FLIT/LCA. The second […]
SHAH ALAM: PMX in his 2025 budget speech announced that Defence Ministry is getting RM21.1 billion allocation. This is the last budget for defence under the five-year Rancangan Malaysia Ke 12 (RM12) spanning from 2021 to 2025. Operational Expenditure for Defence in 2025 is RM13.363 billion while Development Expenditure is […]
SHAH ALAM: PMX DS Anwar Ibrahim today announce an allocation of RM40.6 billion for the national security sector from the RM461 billion 2025 national budget. This is an increase of RM2 billion for the sector which includes Home and Defence ministries, from the 2024 budget of RM38.7 billion. Defence got […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN’s first submarine commanding officer, Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain, 56, has been appointed as the service’s 19th chief today. Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin announced the appointment on Twitter or X this afternoon. Setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Laksamana Datuk Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Panglima Tentera Laut baharu yang menggantikan Laksamana Tan […]
SHAH ALAM: Barely three days before the first anniversary of his appointment to the Defence Ministry as the secretary-general, DS Isham Ishak, 54, has been appointed to the same position at the Agriculture and Food Securities Ministry. He is replaced at Jalan Padang Tembak by Lokman Hakim Ali, 51, who […]
SHAH ALAM: A few months back I wrote about the industry preparing for a tender for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) for the Army’s six MD530G light scout attack helicopters. Today, the Procurement Division of the Defence Ministry issued a 22-day long tender process to find the bidder to […]
SHAH ALAM: T7 Global Bhd’s subsidiary T7 Kemuncak Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth RM74.6mil from the Defence Ministry. The contract is for a period of five years from Aug 5, 2024 to Aug 4, 2029. T7 Global said it was awarded a Letter of Award for the supply, […]
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