King of Malaysia Visits Turkiye
King of Malaysia Sultan Al-Mustafa Billah Shah pays an official visit to Turkiye following Prime Minister İsmail Sabri Yakub’s visit in July.
Malaysia News
Bilateral Relations
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Malaysia and India Attend Air Combat Exercises Shakti 2022
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF/TUDM) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) is currently conducting the first six-day joint air exercise, Vayu Shakti 2022. The drill was held in the Malaysian state of Kuantan airspace and its surroundings on 12-17 August. The Vayu Shakti is held at the Pokhran range every three years. The last event took place in 2019.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Malaysia is One Step Close to ANKA UAV
Malaysia is expected to acquire the Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV by 2025 and commence operations in early 2026.
Weapon / Missile
Four Countries will Acquire BrahMos Anti-Ship Missiles
BrahMos Aerospace CEO Atul Rane recently told TASS that about three or four countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East would buy the BrahMos missiles in cooperation with India and Russia. Among the countries that will buy these missiles, Rane mentions Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia for the Southeast Asian region. While countries in the Middle East that have the potential to buy these missiles are the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. "Oman has also shown interest in the BrahMos missile," Rane added.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
HAVELSAN's Relations with Malaysia Deepens
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, who made an official visit to Turkiye, has received HAVELSAN General Manager Dr Mehmet Akif Nacar.
Navy / Maritime
Air
The Malaysian Navy Receives two New AW139 Maritime Helicopters From Italy
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has officially received and commissioned its first two Leonardo AW139 multipurpose maritime helicopters.
Land
Air
Unmanned Systems
Malaysian PM visits TUSAŞ and MKE Corp Facilities in Turkiye
The Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob visited Turkey to take a closer look at the defence and aerospace companies.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Malaysia to receive the first CN-235 converted to Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
The Commander of the Malaysian Army, General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji Affendi Bin Buang, on June 22, 2022, visited PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) in Bandung.
Navy / Maritime
Malaysia to Resume LCS Programme
The Malaysian Cabinet approved the resumption of production of Maharaja Lela (Gowind)-class littoral combat ships (LCSs) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
Land
Turkish Companies Otokar and FNSS to Compete in Malaysia
Malaysia wants to acquire new wheeled Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to replace the Malaysian Army’s German-made Condor 4×4s and Belgian-made SIBMAS 6×6 armoured vehicles, which Malaysia had assigned to its United Nations peacekeeping unit in Lebanon. It is known that 12 companies presented their products to the Malaysian army to replace the 24 Condor 4x4 wheeled APCs. Two Turkish companies, Otokar and FNSS, are competing in the tender.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
CANIK M2 QCB entered Malaysia’s inventory
CANIK announced at NATSEX 2022 that the CANIK M2 QCB weapon had entered the Malaysian Land Forces' inventory.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
Havelsan Exports Parachute Simulator to Malaysia
HAVELSAN will export the Hezarfen Parachute Simulator for the first time to train commando and special forces personnel in Malaysia.
Air
Expo and Air Show
TUSAŞ involves in Malaysia’s Vision Valley 2.0 Project
TUSAŞ signed an MoU with NS Corporation as part of the Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0 project to explore collaborative business possibilities and cooperate.
Land
Expo and Air Show
FNSS Signed a new Cooperation Agreement with DEFTECH
FNSS and DEFTECH companies signed a Cooperation Agreement for the PARS Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicle Family to meet the Malaysian Land Forces.
