SHAH ALAM: Back in November last year, Malaysian Defence reported on the delivery ceremony of various equipment for the Army. Among the items delivered were 60 binoculars which was contracted to Global Combined Technology Sdn Bhd with a cost of RM3.9 million. I initially identified the binos as laser range […]
SHAH ALAM: OPV1 has started its patrol in Sarawak waters which will boost the Malaysian maritime zone security, Home Ministry Secretary-General Ruji Ubi said on January 18. Ruji said the ship will be a deterrent against illegal fishermen as well as to reduce the risk of robberies against oil exploration […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF conducted a simulated crash-landing exercise at a school field here on November 21 using a No 2 Skuadron Black Hawk – M46-01 – helicopter. The RMAF two Black Hawks are colloquially known as the White Hawk as they are painted white. Videos and pictures of the exercise […]
SHAH ALAM: IN an earlier article, Malaysian Defence wrote about how an earlier donated surveillance radar system – 1206 radar – has out live another system which we bought – Spexer in the eastern coast of Sabah which is part of the ESSCOM AOR. The Spexer Coastal Surveillance System (CSS) […]
SHAH ALAM: Earlier this year, Malaysian Defence reported that Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan told Parliament on March 16 that the Lockheed Martin TPS-77 long range surveillance radar, donated by the US, will be commissioned in Labuan by year end. He said it would replace the Alenia radar which has […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in 2006, the US gifted Malaysia an unknown number and type of coastal surveillance radars which were known colloquially as the 1206 radars. Some 17 years later the 1206 CSS radars have been upgraded which was also paid by the US. The 1206 radars were installed at […]
SHAH ALAM: The Army – after a long pause – is conducting its rotation/transfer exercise involving units and personnel from and around Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan, and Semenanjung. A tender for the rotation/transfer exercise was published on March 20 and closes on April 18. The rotation/transfer exercise also involved in transferring […]
SHAH ALAM: Who will be the next Home and Defence ministers? As you are aware, no coalition or parties won enough seats in the general election, yesterday, to form the government. And as you are aware, most of the leaders are now scrambling to get enough support for them to […]
SHAH ALAM: Two Abu Sayaff terrorists were killed by police at Timbang island, some 6km from Sandakan town today. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the duo was part of an ASG cell believed to be planning to kidnap the owners of oil palm plantations on the island for […]
SHAH ALAM: Five Abu Sayaff terrorists from the Philippines were killed by police, in Beaufort, Sabah, yesterday morning. Sabah police commissioner CP Hazani Ghazali, announced today that one of those killed were a sub-leader who was wanted in the Philippines. The shooting occurred at 11.27am on May 17, near a […]
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