SHAH ALAM: Some 14 months after RMAF appointed the first female flying squadron commanding officer, another milestone was achieved today when the service appointed the first female pilot to head a Hercules squadron. Major Norlela Harun formally took over as the CO of No 20 Skuadron, the Subang based Hercules […]
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Ministry has issued tenders for uniforms in bulk which it has not done so in the last few years for unknown reasons. The biggest tender is for 334,485 pairs of No 3 uniform or dress for the Army for a period of three years. Two other […]
SHAH ALAML Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC) has appointed former RMAF chief TS Roslan Saad,68, as its independent non-executive chairman. The company which lost some RM14 million when it divested its stake in Contraves Advanced Devices Sdn Bhd earlier this week made the announcement on December 26. The Edge […]
SHAH ALAM: The government on December 19 signed the leasing deal for helicopters with Weststar Aviation Sdn Bhd for use of ministries and agencies. Not many details have been issued so far but RMAF posted on Facebook today on the signing ceremony at Putrajaya. RMAF release on the leasing arrangement. […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in August, Malaysian Defence wrote about the tender for the upgrade of six Hercules C-130 airlifter of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The tender is for the avionics upgrade for RMAF Hercules, with the first aircraft as the test bed for the programme. The tender was published […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army will be taking delivery of five medium cargo parachutes and thirty sets of firemen personal protection equipment, according to two separate posts by the Royal Service Corps – Kor Perkhidmatan DiRaja on its Facebook page. The cargo parachutes and PPE are among the slew of quotation […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that RMAF Alor Setar airbase which houses the Kolej Tentera Udara at Kepala Batas, Kedah, has been inundated by flood waters as with much of Alor Setar, the state capital, located some 12km away. The flooding also forced the closure of the adjacent Sultan Abdul Halim […]
SHAH ALAM: PMX has defended the decision to lease the helicopters for the military and other government agencies – RM16.5 billion for 15 years – during the Parliament session on Thursday. Among others he said the government adopted the leasing model to reduce maintenance costs and at the same time […]
SHAH ALAM: Work on the radar station in Bintulu is expected soon with the delivery of the Thales GM400 Alpha long-range radar expected in mid to end of 2026. The LRR station is expected to be operational by the end of 2026, Thales Malaysia country director François-Xavier Boutes said in […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has deployed a detachment from the No. 3 Squadron to the Kuching airbase to operate the AW139 helicopter there. Thirty-six personnel from squadron – 18 officers and 18 other ranks – led by Mejar M. Khairul Azwan Ismail were selected as the first group to operate the […]
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