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The Royal Thai Navy aims to proceed with the purchase of its first submarine from China, several month afer cancelling the deal due to the Chinese manufacturer failure to obtain German-made engine to be used by the submarine as agreed earlier.
Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin received a visit from Turkish defence company, Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM), responsible for constructing three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch II for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
The Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MRLS) “K239 Chunmoo” produced by Hanwha Aerospace from South Korea seems to be eyeing the Malaysian market, either to replace or complement the Brazilian-made ASTROS MLRS that has been used by the Malaysian army for quite some time.
What has become of the Ministry of Defence’s proposed acquisition of the 155mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) system? Is the Ministry still interested in procuring it?
In a show of precision strike on Ukrainian military facilities, the Russian armed forces successfully deployed the “Iskander-M” ballistic missile, obliterating a total of 32 D-20 152mm howitzers.
After successfully supplying 18 FA-50 Block 20 light fighter aircraft worth approximately RM4 billion to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is now said to be “targeting” the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
The decision on whether Malaysia will procure a second batch of 18 more FA-50M light combat aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) depends on the progress of the contract for the first batch of 18 jets.
Recently, Saudi Arabia received its first AN/TPY-2 high-powered air defense radar out of seven ordered from the United States under a $2.3 billion (RM9.48 billion) deal signed in 2020.
China’s North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) has announced the completion of the delivery of all 60 units of the VT-4 main battle tanks to the Thai Army.
The South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has unveiled its very-own fighter aircraft engine prototype, which is set to be used in the country’s next-generation 4.5 fighter jet, the KF-21 “Boramae”.