SHAH ALAM: RMAF has appointed another female officer to command a flying squadron. The service on April 17 announced the appointment of Lt Kol Siti Suraida Mazlan as the commanding officer of the Pusat Latihan Terbang Taktikal (PLTT) Angkut (Tactical Flight Training Centre Transport) which is based at the Subang […]
SHAH ALAM: BHIC AeroServices Sdn Bhd (BHICAS) will be competing in the open tender for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for helicopters operated by the Malaysian security services, said its CEO Sevvale Sarvaesvaran. Speaking at the DSA 2024 exhibition, Sevvale said three MRO contracts will be up for open […]
SHAH ALAM: A RMAF Beechcraft King Air B200T MSA skidded off the runway at Subang airport this afternoon as it made an emergency landing due to an issue with the landing gear. The aircraft – tail number M41-02 – from No. 16 Skuadron, skidded off the runway shortly after it […]
SHAH ALAM: Two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Airbus A400M airlifters left from Subang last night for an aid mission to quake hit Syria. The aid delivery was finalised after the Foreign Ministry officials flew to Syria earlier this week, to assess the need of the quake hit country. Parts […]
SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Armed Forces have sent a 106-strong field medical contingent to Turkiye for the earthquake disaster response. Designated Op Starlight – the medical contingent is expected to conduct operations for at least sixty team. The medical team together with three field hospitals and their associated equipment took […]
SHAH ALAM: More ground support equipment for RMAF. Last month, Malaysian Defence wrote about RMAF getting fuel bowsers, procured from a South Korean company. This time around, RMAF is getting ten units of low-capacity baggage towing tractor to be used mostly by its air movement units. The tender for the […]
SHAH ALAM: Selamat Jalan Nuri, Part 2. Remember my story about the tender for wooden crates for Nuri components sometime back? Well the company that won the tender was Azianstocan Sdn Bhd, a company based in Penang. It appears that the wooden crates had been delivered to the Butterworth airbase […]
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