Three Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Detected in Malaysia’s EEZ Waters
Three Chinese coast guard vessels were detected within Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters this morning, according to international maritime observer Ray Powell.
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Three Chinese coast guard vessels were detected within Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters this morning, according to international maritime observer Ray Powell.
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has confirmed that a RMN mine diver from the Diving and Mine Warfare Command (MSPPA) tragically lost his life during a diving operation as part of the salvage efforts for KD Pendekar in the waters off Tanjung Pengelih today.
Slovakia’s defense company, KONŠTRUKTA-Defence, has successfully completed a series of critical tests on the latest variant of its enhanced “Eva” 155mm 52 cal self-propelled howitzer.
The Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) 45-year-old fast attack craft, KD Pendekar, has fully sunk at a position two nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Penyusop, Johor, at 3:54 PM today, according to an official statement from the RMN this evening.
India is now targeting countries that operate the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet, including Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, as potential customers for its ASTRA BVRAAM long-range air-to-air missile, which the country claims is superior to the Russian-made R-77 missile.
In recent years, the Malaysian government has spent billions of Ringgit on acquiring several defense assets, such as Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), Littoral Mission Ships (LMS), and light combat aircraft to safeguard the nation’s sovereignty, particularly in the South China Sea.
Closer defence cooperation between Malaysia and South Korea will be a key focus when Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin visits the East Asian nation from September 8 to 13.
Two A400M transport aircraft belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will airlift 40 Palestinian civilians injured in the conflict in Gaza from Egypt to Malaysia today.
Local shipbuilding companies KN Aluminium & Engineering Sdn Bhd (KNAE) and Northern Shipyard Sdn Bhd have successfully completed the construction of two Nigerian Navy patrol vessels within 24 months from the date of the order.
A South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace and its local partner, Cendana Auto, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to upgrade the Malaysian Army’s K200 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (MIFV) tracked armored vehicles.