DH - Defence Helicopter
D&S 2019: No resolution in sight for Malaysian MD 530G saga
Malaysia’s MoD issued a press statement on 1 November stating that delivery of six MD 530G helicopters had been delayed as a result of various ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
D&S 2019: LCS delays throw Malaysian navy plans into turmoil
Malaysia’s troubled Maharaja Lela-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) continues to face further delays, with Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu disclosing in parliament on 29 October that ...
LWI - Land Warfare
Malaysia seeks new small arms
Malaysia’s MoD issued five tenders for infantry support weapons for the Malaysian Army on 15 October. These tenders are restricted to Malaysian-registered companies. The first ...
MLF - Military Logistics
Malaysia seeks additional logistics vehicles
The Malaysian government issued three vehicle procurement tenders on 3 October as part of the Malaysian Army’s Mobility Phases II and III vehicle recapitalisation programmes. ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Malaysia to nix helicopter and SPH purchases
4th September 2019
The Malaysian government is looking to cancel procurement of six MD 530G helicopters from Destini Berhad and MD Helicopters, as well as 29 M109A5 SPHs ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Malaysian Army looks to recapitalise vehicle fleet
2nd September 2019
Malaysia’s MoD issued seven separate calls for tenders to Malaysian companies during the last week of August to supply various vehicle categories under the Army ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Airbus Helicopters relocates busy simulator to Malaysia
12th August 2019
The Airbus Helicopters Malaysia Simulation Centre located in Subang, Kuala Lumpur, expects to meet its 2019 target of 1,300 simulation hours for its AS365 device, ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Malaysia finally moves on fast interceptor craft requirement
26th July 2019
Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence published a notice for the acquisition of fast interceptor craft (FIC) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) on 19 July. Adm ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Malaysia launches search for naval helicopters
25th July 2019
Malaysia issued a notice inviting tenders for maritime operations helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) on 19 July. No details of the programme value ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Malaysian MPA and UAV programmes approved
21st June 2019
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed to Shephard that the government has given approval for the service to prepare for the acquisition of ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
IMDEX Asia 2019: Australian Tigers deploy overseas by air and sea
29th April 2019
Australia despatched four Australian Army Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) to join the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE 19) task force in Malaysia, marking just the ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia 2019: China launches first LMS for Malaysia
23rd April 2019
Malaysia launched the first Littoral Mission Ship (LMS), Keris, at the Shuangliu base of Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group in Wuhan, China on 15 April. The ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
IMDEX Asia 2019: Indonesia orders additional LSTs
23rd April 2019
Indonesia’s MoD ordered the 8th and 9th Teluk Bintuni-class LSTs for the Indonesian Navy on 12 April, awarding shipbuilder PT Bandar Abadi an IDR360 billion ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Malaysia eyes new fast interceptor craft
11th March 2019
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is looking to start its fast interceptor craft (FIC) programme soon, according to Malaysian shipbuilding sources. They stated that the ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
ADECS 2019: Malaysia revamps naval fleet modernisation
22nd January 2019
Adm Mohamad Reza Mohamad Sany, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), announced a series of priority tasks, including readjustment of the 15-to-5 transformation plan, ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Malaysia reveals details of navy fleet renewal…but where’s the money?
5th December 2018
On 30 November, Adm Mohamad Reza Mohamad Sany took command of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) at a period where it faces significant operational, development ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Malaysia lays groundwork for ScanEagle 2 arrival
23rd November 2018
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) inaugurated a nucleus UAS team on 21 November in preparation for the 2019 induction of ScanEagle 2s provided by the ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Indo Defence 2018: Malaysia tests Starstreak missiles
31st October 2018
Malaysia conducted a firing of its Thales Starstreak Next Generation (NG) surface-to-air missiles on 25 October at the Tanjung Logok Ground-to-Air Firing Range in Johor, ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Indo Defence 2018: Indonesia continues tests of R-Han 122B rocket
31st October 2018
Indonesia carried out test firings of its indigenous 122mm rocket R-Han 122B on 23-25 October at the Indonesian Air Force range in West Java. The ...
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SOF - Special Operations
New Malaysian government disbands NSOF
5th October 2018
Sources have confirmed that the Malaysian government has disbanded the National Special Operations Force (NSOF) that had only been established on 27 October 2016 as ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Malaysia emerges as NLAW customer
26th July 2018
The Malaysian Army is expected to take delivery of an unknown number of Next-generation Light Antitank Weapons (NLAW) soon, with the recent issuing of a ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Government change likely to impact Malaysian defence procurements
23rd May 2018
The discovery by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed’s newly elected government that Malaysia has a MYR1 trillion ($251.7 billion) debt is likely to impact ongoing and ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Malaysia’s network-centric programme makes unclear progress
9th May 2018
Despite Phase 1A of the Network-Centric Operations (NCO) programme of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) being completed and handed over in December 2015 and officially ...
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MTSN - Training/Simulation
Malaysia finally commissions two training ships
3rd May 2018
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) formally commissioned two Samudera-class training ships on 26 April, five years past their targeted induction year of 2013. Both 75.9m ...
