SHAH ALAM: MBDA announced at IMDEX 2025 that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s DSTA that will pave the way for joint efforts to explore innovative, low-cost solutions for countering drone threats in urban environments. The release: Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and European defence group […]
SHAH ALAM: In the previous post, Malaysia Defence posited that the MRSS will not be funded in RMK13, despite the RMN chief stating that it will be in the service’s funding priorities for the next five years. The RMN chief made the statement in an interview on RTM and in […]
SHAH ALAM: Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC) lost some RM14.82 million by selling its 51 per cent equity stake in Contraves Advanced Devices Sdn Bhd (CAD) to Rheinmetall AG, a German automotive and arms manufacturer. CAD was the company which was given the most contracts for the LCS project. […]
SHAH ALAM: United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of its second Gowind corvette Al Emarat on June 27 at Lorient, France. She is the second Gowind corvette ordered from Naval Group in 2019. She was built in Lorient and launched in May 2022. Her sea trials started in October 2023 […]
SHAH ALAM: Naval Group and PT Pal on March 28 signed a contract with the Indonesian government to built two Scorpene Evolved submarines. Naval Group is a state owned company of France while PT PAL shipyard is also owned by the Indonesia government . The two Scorpene Evolved submarines will […]
SHAH ALAM: United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of its first Gowind corvette – Bani Yas – in Lorient, France on October 21. Naval Group announced the delivery on November 9. Bani Yas is the first of Gowind corvettes ordered by UAE in 2019. Both ships are built at the […]
SHAH ALAM: IN the previous post on the nationalisation of Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), Malaysian Defence speculated that the cost of the project is now RM12.4 billion. This is because Ocean Sunshine Bhd (OSB) – the government owned company set up to take over BNS will be paying the BHIC […]
SHAH ALAM: After a four-year hiatus, Imdex Asia 2023, returns hosting 250 participating companies from 25 countries/regions, at the Singapore Changi Exhibition Centre from May 3 to 5. Malaysian Defence was however unable to attend the show due to reasons. However, thanks to the kind nature of defence journalist Dzirhan […]
SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan had more to say in Parliament yesterday about the LCS apart from what was reported earlier. As Parliament has yet to publish its official Hansard (statement) Malaysian Defence had to rely on what was reported by Air Times again. The report said the […]
SHAH ALAM: The LCS project, it appears is still in purgatory, waiting for the final decision by the Cabinet. Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan told Parliament today that work on the LCS will only start after two issues are resolve first. The two issues are the Cabinet memorandum and the […]
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