SHAH ALAM: Tarantula in Jakarta. Several Malaysian companies are taking part in the current IndoDefence Exhibition held in Jakarta starting on November 2. These companies are mostly participating in the Malaysian pavilion organised by the Defence Ministry’s Defence Industry Division. Interestingly, headlining the pavilion is Mildef Technologies Sdn Bhd’s Tarantula […]
SHAH ALAM: General elections and the 2023 National Security Budget. Malaysia’s ninth prime minister, DS Ismail Sabri announced the dissolution of Parliament on October 10, paving the way for the 15th general elections. The dissolution came just three days after the 2023 national budget was proposed in Parliament. With the […]
SHAH ALAM: So far so good. It appears even after the official visit of PM9 to Turkiye, there is no official deal for anything Turkish apart from some MOUs (which need official contracts to become valid). PM Ismail Sabri in his official statement stated when he met Turkish president Recep […]
SHAH ALAM: Who will be the new Defence Minister? I believed most of you are aware that PM8 is expected to resign this afternoon (August 16, 2021) and the King may or may not accept his recommendation for a successor or even appoint a new temporary chief executive to head […]
SHAH ALAM: Show me the money, part 2. Defence Minister DS Ismail Sabri has taken umbrage of his predecessor claims that the government had only taken the interest of Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) instead of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) in approving the resumption of the LCS project, which had […]
SHAH ALAM: Tarantula HMAV 4X4. Mildef Technologies Sdn Bhd High Mobility Armoured Vehicle (HMAV) 4X4 has been officially named as the Tarantula. Defence Minister DS Ismail Sabri performed the naming ceremony today. From the Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters. Ismail Sabri putting the name of Tarantula on the HMAV. MAF picture […]
SHAH ALAM: Gempita, Nexter LG1 Mk II 105mm guns deliveries and more. It appears that the Army has taken delivery 17 out of 18 Nexter G1 Mk III 105mm guns last year and one more is expected this year. The numbers was revealed by Senior Minister for Security DS Ismail […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has proposed more funds for the Science & Technology Research Institute For Defence (STRIDE) for the next Malaysian Plan, RMK12 which starts next year. Defence Minister DS Ismail Sabri said STRIDE had received RM96.18 million in RMK11 for research and development work for the defence […]
SHAH ALAM: Show me the money. Defence Minister DS Ismail Sabri visited the Lumut naval base on Nov.15 where he spend some time being briefed on the RMN activities there apart from visiting the various navy units headquartered there. He also visited the Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd, located adjacent […]
SHAH ALAM: New Home and Defence Ministers. PM Muhyiddin Yassin announced his Cabinet, this afternoon (March 9 2020), several hours after meeting the King earlier in the day. Muhyiddin, the Bersatu president, was sworn in as the Malaysian PM on March 1, 2020 ( a day after he was appointed […]
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