Malaysia’s defence budget sets out major procurement goals for 2026
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
easyJet is to launch a further 21 new routes in 2010, taking the total number of routes to be launched across its European network in the coming year to 70.
The addition of these new services means the airline will now offer choice of over 500 routes connecting its 19 bases across the UK and the continent to key airports across Europe and North Africa.
The new routes, with their start dates and frequencies in parentheses, are:
Liverpool to Bodrum (11 June – Mon & Fri); Bristol to Dalaman (16 July – Mon, Fri & Sun), Bodrum (17 July – Tue, Thu & Sat), and Heraklion (17 July – Wed & Sat); London Stansted to Bodrum (15 May – Tue, Thu & Sat), Dalaman (14 May – Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun), Dubrovnik (15 May – Tue, Thu & Sat) and Split (14 May – Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun); Amsterdam to Prague (14 May – daily); Geneva to Faro (3 April – Thu & Sat), Heraklion (19 June – Tue & Sat), Brindisi (3 April – Thu & Sat); Paris CDG to Palma (10 July – Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun), Split (10 July – Tue, Thu & Sat), Prague (28 March – daily), Malaga (14 May – daily), Toulouse (28 March – twice daily); Rome Fiumicino to Malta (12 March – daily), Nice (12 March – Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sun); Milan Malpensa to Mahon (date to be confirmed – Tue, Thu & Sat); and Paris Orly to Venice (28 March – twice daily).
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
The US Government Accountability Office recently released two reports; one into the availability of selected equipment and another looking at how the government gets data and intellectual property rights through contracting.
The Canadian Department of National Defence has been increasing efforts to accelerate the acquisition of new equipment and modernise its in-service inventory.
The partnership with the US airframer will see Palantir’s AI software leveraged to help streamline data analytics across Boeing’s 12 factories on defence and classified programmes.
DroneShield disclosed to Shephard its plans to increase its workforce and manufacturing capacities while strengthening partnerships with US suppliers.
The technology organisation is expecting a significant rise in the number of staff working across robotics and digital solutions as it becomes more of a focal point.