SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DSU Mohamad Hasan spoke at length on national security and defence issues at Dewan Negara on March 4, 2023. Unfortunately, as usual the minister spoke on general terms only and nothing specific. He did mention that the ministry was procuring LMS but did not even say […]
SHAH ALAM: Forward operating base. At the recent Parliament session, PM announced that a bare-bone airbase will be set up at Bintulu in Sarawak. Malaysian Defence reported that it is likely to be operating from the current Bintulu airport and it appears that RMAF designation for such a base is […]
SHAH ALAM: 601 UAS Squadron launch. The RMN has formally launched up the 601 Squadron, which was established back in 2018 to operate the ScanEagle UAS system gifted by the US. The 601 is the first squadron to operate an UAS in Malaysian military service though the second operator after […]
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