Malaysia Defence News

Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

ULAQ Reveals Search and Rescue Version in Malaysia

25 May, 12:43
2 min read

Meteksan introduced the search and rescue configuration of the ULAQ SAR at the LIMA 2023 Fair. The ULAQ SAR is designed to provide support to the Coast Guard.

Weapon / Missile Ammunition Expo and Air Show

Roketsan Shows its Interest in Asia-Pacific with LIMA

24 May, 08:56
1 min read

Aiming to increase its cooperation in Asia-Pacific, Roketsan exhibits its products at the LIMA expo. There are ten products at Roketsan’s booth.

Weapon / Missile

MKE's 155 Yavuz is Stuck in Finance Ministry in Malaysia

20 Apr, 10:15
1 min read

The Malaysian Defence Ministry has reportedly reviewed the planned acquisition of the Yavuz Self-Propelled Howitzer from Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Turkiye.

Air

Block 20 FA-50 For RMAF

16 Mar, 10:46
1 min read

Malaysian Defence Minister confirmed that the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) would be getting the latest version of the KAI FA-50 – the Block 20.

Navy / Maritime

Malaysia May Start LMS Bacth 2 with Turkiye

08 Mar, 07:00
1 min read

Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad bin Hasan said he will negotiate the procurement of the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 with Turkiye.

Air

Malaysia Prefers Korean TA-50 over TUSAŞ’s Hürjet

24 Feb, 07:37
2 min read

ROK sole aircraft manufacturer KAI, announced a $920 million contract to sell 18 fighter jets to Malaysia, with the first due for delivery in 2026.

Navy / Maritime

Malaysia reduced its order for Maharaja Lela-class Littoral Combat Ships to five

01 Feb, 01:04
1 min read

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has confirmed receiving only five Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) instead of the six ordered initially. The new head of the RMN, Vice Admiral Abdul Rahman Ayob, has confirmed to the Malaysian press that the reductions were made as part of efforts to resume the stalled project.

Country

Kementah Cancels Five Contracts

24 Jan, 01:33
2 min read

Malaysian Defence Ministry (Kementah) today announced the cancellation of five supply, services and infrastructure contracts. It did not name the projects, costs, beneficiaries, or reason for the cancellation. In a press release, the ministry said it took serious notice of the statement made by Prime Minister DS Anwar Ibrahim on expenditure leakages on January 17 2022.

Air

RMAF Arms the EC725s

18 Jan, 07:06
1 min read

Royal Malaysian Armed Forces (RMAF) is adding weapons capability to its Airbus EC 725AP (H225M) helicopter fleet. No 10 Squadron) airbases.

Unmanned Systems

Teaming Agreement Between Altınay and Malaysian G7 Aerospace

25 Dec, 06:49
1 min read

Malaysia is increasing defence cooperation with Turkiye. In this line, G7 Aerospace inked a "Teaming Agreement" with Turkish Altınay.

Ammunition Weapon / Missile

Malaysia Increases Infantry Firepower

28 Oct, 11:57
1 min read

Malaysia continues to make infantry firepower investments. The country showcases its new mobile weapons.

Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems

Malaysia selects TUSAŞ’s Anka UAV as Expected

10 Oct, 08:57
2 min read

Malaysian Defence Minister Hussein announced that the government had selected the Leonardo ATR72 MPA and the TUSAŞ Anka-S to meet the RMAF requirements.