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25 Oktober 2018 KD Jebat frigates (photo : Indian Express) Royal Malaysian Navy Ship KD Jebat KOCHI: Marking a new chapter in Operational Sea Training, the Indian Navy has started giving OST to a Malaysian Navy Ship in Kochi. The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Ship KD Jebat, commanded by Commander Mohammed Noorsyarizal Bin Mohammed Noordin, got the first training from the Indian Navy. The vessel which arrived the other day will get 12 days training under the aegis of the Indian Naval Workup Team (INWT). This is the first time a Malaysian ship is undergoing such a training activity in India. "India traditionally has enjoyed warm relations with Malaysia due to its shared historical and cultural linkages. Malaysia is also an important country in the context of our dialogue partnership with ASEAN and our membership of the East Asia Summit," said a Navy release. The OST of KD Jebat is a major milestone in enhancing naval cooperation between India and Malaysia. It also forms an integra...

24 Oktober 2018 LMS of the Royal Malaysia Navy (image : TLDM) WUHAN (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday started building the second littoral mission ship (LMS) for Malaysia in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The new LMS is contracted by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group under China Shipbuilding Industry Co. and is being built at its Shuangliu base in Wuhan. The first ship China made for Malaysia entered the building phase on July 31 this year. According to the contract, China will design and build four LMS for the Royal Malaysian Navy. These ships will be used for patrol, anti-terrorism, rescue, and protection of fishery activities. The contract is the first large military equipment order between China and Malaysia. ( Xinhua )

20 Oktober 2018 MRSS could be delayed after 2019 (photo : Malaysian Defence) THE upcoming 2019 budget presentation will likely see cutbacks in military spending and delays in public infrastructure projects as the new government sets to reduce the country’s ballooning debt. Prime Minister (PM) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad pledged to cut Malaysia’s debts and liabilities — estimated at over RM1 trillion or 65% of GDP. The PM has cut minister’s salaries, scrapped Chinese-backed deals, delayed the high-speed rail project to neighbour Singapore and terminated hundreds of government contract staff. Budget 2019 — the first national budget in the “new Malaysia” era — is already being earmarked as a lean fiscal policy by experts with allocations for both operating and developmental expenditures expected to be trimmed. Sunway University Business School economist Prof Dr Yeah Kim Leng said Putrajaya may seek to lower its defence spending and shelve some nonessential infrastructure projects in a contrac...

17 Oktober 2018 RMAF fighter jet (photo : Chakrit Samithinan) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia does not have the capability yet, especially in terms of the financial aspect, to have its own fighter jet, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said that though researchers feel that Malaysia can produce a fighter jet in 2020, it will also depend on the country's financial capacity. "In the country's attempt to manufacture an aircraft, for example, we have been able to manufacture a passenger aircraft, but small in size. If we want to manufacture about 50 units, it is just not economical, so we have to mass produce but where can we sell them?" he asked. He was responding to a supplementary question from Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad (BN-Mersing) who wanted to know whether the ministry will be keen to collaborate with a university that has the expertise but not enough capital, to be coordinated with members of the Malaysian Defence Industry Council (MIPM), to ena...

15 Oktober 2018 Violvo FMX trucks (photo : Volvo Group) Volvo Group Australia has dispatched a shipment of specialised military vehicles to Malaysia, launching what it hopes will be a new export initiative for the company, for Queensland and for Australia. In a world-first export deal for Volvo in Australia, the team at the company’s headquarters in Wacol, Brisbane, took two years to plan and adapt the two civilian Volvo FMX trucks to meet the highly specific requirements of military heavy recovery vehicles. Vice president of state and federal sales at Volvo Group Australia, Jon Mclean, described the export as significant for Australian engineering and manufacturing, with the potential to be just the start of a new line of defence exports for Australia. "These vehicles are like nothing ever before produced here in Australia," Mclean said. Designed to operate off-road in demanding operational conditions, they can lift and tow the full range of military vehicles weighing up to ...