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The Leonardo AW149 helicopter, set to replace the Nuri or Sikorsky S-61 for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), is specifically a military variant and meets the specifications outlined by the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).
In addition to Malaysia, the United States has also been reported as interested in acquiring F/A-18C/D fighter jets belonging to the Kuwait Air Force.
Industry sources have informed Defence Security Asia that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is “exploring” opportunities to supply the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) to the Malaysian Army.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence has announced that an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet belonging to the country’s air force crashed during a routine training mission in the northern part of the country on Wednesday.
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.
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.
A video showing two Malaysian Peacekeeping Battalion (MALBATT 850-11) vehicles being attacked by a group of civilians in Lebanon has been circulating on both domestic and international social media over the past two days.
Malaysia is gravely concerned about the recent use of communication devices as explosives across Lebanon since 17 September 2024, which have claimed at least 21 lives and left over 3,300 injured.
Another Chinese coast guard vessel has been detected entering the waters of Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, potentially joining several other Chinese vessels identified in the country’s EEZ waters in recent days.