SHAH ALAM: At LIMA 2023, Malaysian Defence reported that there was talk among the defence industry that the RMN is looking to upgrade the firepower capability of the six-strong Kedah class ships. The ship’s formal name is Skuadron 17 Patrol Vessel (PV). The ships are KD Kedah (171); KD Pahang […]
SHAH ALAM: During an interview with Selamat Pagi Malaysia on April 23, RMN chief Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain revealed the procurement plan for service in RMK13. A recording of the interview was published on RMN Facebook page. According to the admiral among the items to be procured for the five-year period […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN’s First Regional Headquarters or Markas Wilayah 1 (Mawilla 1) has issued a quotation notice for the supply and delivery of echo sounders for KD Terengganu pennant number 174 and KD Pahang, pennant number 172. The advertisement for the echo-sounders was published on October 20 and closes on […]
SHAH ALAM: A RMN clearance diver has died while conducting salvage operation on the sunken KD Pendekar, southeast Johor, today. RMN identified the diver as Leading Seaman 1 Arman San Hermasan,28. His body was recovered by other RMN personnel and was sent to the Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru […]
SHAH ALAM: Even though LMS Batch 2 was the underlying factor at LIMA 2023, there was also talk on upgrading the Kedah-class ships or known in the RMN as the Skuadron 17 Patrol Vessel (PV). PV17 Squadron is the formal name for the six-strong Kedah class ships, namely KD Kedah […]
SHAH ALAM: KD Terengganu sailing the waves again. Back in June 2019, Malaysian Defence wrote that KD Terengganu -pennant number 174 – will undergo a refit at the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut, Perak. BNS announced it got the RM96 million contract in an announcement to Bursa Malaysia. Late last […]
SHAH ALAM: Refit for KD Terengganu. KD Terengganu, the fourth ship in the Kedah class is expected to undergo a refit at the Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) in Lumut, later this year. Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation on June 20 announced to Bursa Saham that BNS, its associate company had accepted […]
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