Exercise

MSA in First Joint Exercise?

SHAH ALAM: RMAF CN-235 MSA, it appears, is participating in its first joint exercise, OSTEXEast 1/23, organised by the RMN’s Eastern Command. It must be noted that RMN and RMAF had not officially announced that the MSA is involved in the on-going exercise – likely ending within the next few […]

Malaysian Defence

Labuan New Radar By Year End

SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan told Parliament on March 16 that the Lockheed Martin TPS-77 long range surveillance radar will be commissioned in Labuan by year end. He said it would replace the Alenia radar which has been decommissioned as it is no longer mission capable. The radar […]

Defence Contract

Block 20 FA-50 For RMAF

SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan today confirmed in Parliament that RMAF will be getting the latest version of the Korean Aerospace Industries FA-50 – the Block 20 – for its FLIT/LCA requirements. He said the Block 20 is the latest variant of the supersonic fighter jet, capable of […]

Asean and Malaysia

More Berretta Sub-Gun In Service

SHAH ALAM: More Berretta PMX sub-machine guns in service. It appears that the RMN Special Forces Unit – Pasukan Khas Laut (Paskal) is also operating the Berretta 9mm PMX sub-machinegun. This was revealed when at least three Paskal operators taking part in the joint Malaysian-Indonesian exercise (Latgabma Malindo Darsasa) were […]

Kementerian Pertahanan

LTAT Announces Five Percent Dividend For 2022

SHAH ALAM: Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) – the Armed Forces Provident Fund – today announced a dividend of five per cent with a total pay-out of RM476.45 million for its 122,935 contributors in 2022. This is comparable to the 5.3 per cent dividend for conventional savings for 2022 as […]

defence Industry

New Pilots Commissioned

SHAH ALAM: Eighteen newly minted pilots have been commissioned into the Armed Forces in a ceremony held on the Perdana Camp in Sungei Besi, Kuala Lumpur on March 11. Malaysian Defence reported on their passing out parade from Kolej Tentera Udara last year. Fifteen of the newly commissioned pilots are […]

Defence Contract

Its Black Hawks for PUTD

SHAH ALAM: Its Black Hawks for PUTD. The Army Air Wing will be equipped with four Black Hawk helicopters soon, Army chief General TS Zamrose Mohd Zain said today. Speaking at the Army Air Wing’s – Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat (PUTD) – 28th anniversary parade at the Kem Mahkota, Keluang, […]

Defence Contract

More on LCS and LMS Batch 2

SHAH ALAM: In a post earlier on LMS Batch 2, Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan was reported as saying that he will be going to Turkiye to negotiate the procurement of the LMS Batch 2 from that country. He was speaking in Parliament as part of the 2023 budget approval […]

Defence Contract

That Is Why…

SHAH ALAM: For those still not believing that the RMAF FLIT-LCA competition was won by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) T/FA-50, Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari today confirmed the story. For the record, Malaysian Defence has on various posts had stated/indicated that the Golden Eagle had been selected by RMAF. And […]

Defence Contract

KAI Wins RMAF FLIT-LCA Tender

SHAH ALAM: Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has won the tender to supply 18 FLIT-LCA to the RMAF, South Korean news agency, Yonhap reported today. From Yonhap: SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) — Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Friday it has won a 1.2 trillion-won (US$920 […]