SABAH SECURITY : Allocation will be used to build initial infrastructure

LANGKAWI: THE government has approved an initial allocation of RM200 million for the Eastern Sabah Safety Zone (Ess-zone).Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said yesterday the allocation would be used to build the initial infrastructure for Eastern Sabah Safety Command (Esscom) in the form of cabins and camps as well as immediate procurement of assets for all the agencies involved in Ess- zone." I expect after this (initial allocation),......

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Ministry seals RM4.27b Deftech deal

AWV 8x8 PRODUCTION: RM100m to expand Pekan and Nilai plants DRB-HICOM'S Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (Deftech) has begun production for 257 units of 8x8 armoured wheeled vehicles (AWV) for the army, with delivery of the first batch in five years' time. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday said Deftech would develop, manufacture, supply and deliver 12 variants of the AWV over a span of 13 years through collaboration with......

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Lima third largest after Farnborough and Paris airshows

LANGKAWI: The Langkawi International Maritime and Air (LIMA) Exhibition 2013 is now recognised as the third biggest defence exposition in the world, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said LIMA 2013 was now ranked third after the Farnborough Air Show in the United Kingdom and the Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget Airport. He called on those, who had belittled LIMA by claiming that the exhibition was purportedly drawing......

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Taiwan vows to step up patrol in East China Sea

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan’s president has commissioned a new vessel to beef up patrol in a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea also claimed by China and Japan. President Ma Ying-jeou Ma on Saturday commissioned the 2,000-ton Xinbei cutter, which is equipped with machine guns and water cannons. The vessel will join a fleet of smaller ships to patrol the islands, known in China as Diaoyu and in Japan as Senkaku. On board the ship off......

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12 F-35 Lightning II For RSAF

Singapore is expected to announce within the coming days its plans to buy the first 12 of some 75 of the stealthy Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft. It is expected to submit a “letter of request” soon for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, said two U.S. government officials who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.The B version is a STOVL variant similar to those destined for the United States Marine Corp (USMC). The......

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Sukhoi, Malaysia Sign $100 Mln Deal on Fighters' Maintenance

LANGKAWI (Malaysia), March 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi and the Malaysian Defense Ministry have signed a $100-million contract for the technical maintenance of Malaysia’s fleet of Su-30MKM fighters, said a spokesman for the organizing committee of the LIMA-2013 aerospace exhibition. © RIA Novosti.Su-30 Multirole Fighter The contract covers technical maintenance as well as supplies of spare parts for 18 Russian Su-30MKM fighters......

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Need to buy new ships, aircraft

LIMA EXHIBITION: PM says govt has identified maritime and aerospace industries as key sectors to supportPrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (second from right), his deputy, Tan Sri Muhyidddin Yassin, and Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor at the 12th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition in Langkawi. Pic by Effendy RashidLANGKAWI: THE Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition is poised to become a gateway for defence spending......

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France says Malaysia can build jets if it buys Rafale

France dangled Tuesday the possibility of manufacturing its Rafale fighter plane in Malaysia if the nation selected the aircraft as its new combat jet. "We are considering an assembly line in Malaysia," said Eric Trappier, chief executive of the Rafale's builder Dassault Aviation, in a telephone interview from the Langkawi air show in northern Malaysia.Malaysia is looking to buy 18 combat fighters to replace its ageing Russian Mig-29s, with......

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LIMA 2013: Some News On RMAF

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) would upgrade 30 of the RMAF’s existing Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopter so that they could be used for combat support operation for another 12 years.  The upgrade works on these helicopters, reportedly worth RM 500 million would involved the installation of digital display system, advanced gear box as well as rotor blade. Works will be done by a local aerospace company.The RMAF Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-29N/NUB......

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LIMA 2013: DRB-HICOM Ink MoU With SAAB

DRB-HICOM signed an MoU with SAAB AB which outline an industrial cooperation to look into areas of technology and expertise transfer to Malaysia.  Saab is offering Erieye system to fill in RMAF AEW&C requirementThe MoU broadens and deepens the existing relationship between the companies which has already signed an Industrial Cooperation Teaming Agreement at LIMA 2011 to collaborate on AEW&C system. Through the MoU, both parties have......

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