DefenceTalkKUALA LUMPUR: France has submitted a proposal to Malaysia for the purchase of 18 Rafale fighter jets, its defence minister said during a visit to Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. “We provided a full offer to the Malaysian authorities,” Jean-Yves Le Drian said at a news conference with his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein. “This offer will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-submits-rafale-purchase-proposal-to-malaysia-65245/

DefenceTalkSikorsky’s newest commercial aircraft, the S-76D helicopter, arrived in Malaysia, beginning the Southeast Asia leg of its demonstration tour. The international demonstration began at the SkyPark Aviation Center in Subang, Malaysia, and this week, the aircraft will be on display at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) ‘15 until March 21. Sikorsky is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-exhibits-and-demonstrates-s-76d-helicopter-in-malaysia-63585/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) today officially received its first of four Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, ordered from Airbus Defense and Space. Chief of RMAF, General Dato’ Sri Roslan Saad officially took over the aircraft from Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space. The ceremony took place at the Langkawi International Maritime […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-hands-over-first-a400m-to-malaysia-63549/

DefenceTalkOn Thursday, when a Malaysian Airlines plane was apparently shot down over Ukraine, a Ukrainian Buk anti-aircraft missile battery was operational in the region, the Russian Defense Ministry said, contradicting Kiev’s statements. The battery was deployed at a site from which it could have fired a missile at the airliner, the ministry said in a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukrainian-buk-battery-radar-was-operational-when-malaysian-plane-downed-60196/

DefenceTalkMalaysia: Exercise Cope Taufan kicked off today, a biennial Large Force Employment exercise between the Royal Malaysian Air Force and Pacific Air Forces. More than 450 Airmen are participating, as well as four U.S. Air Force airframes, which includes the inaugural deployment of the F-22 Raptor to a Southeast Asian exercise. The Hawaii National Guard’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-22s-deploy-to-malaysia-for-exercise-59864/

DefenceTalkMalaysia is likely highly interested in acquiring Russia’s latest air defense missile systems, building on existing bilateral military-technical cooperation, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Monday. “Experts at Rosoboronexport expect an increased interest on the Malaysian side in the medium-range surface-to-air missile system Buk-M2E and the short-to-medium-range ground-based air defense system Pantsir-C1, the Kornet-E/EM and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/malaysia-potentially-interested-in-russian-air-defense-systems-59319/

DefenceTalkAs the United States continues to support the search for the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, the Navy is sending a towed pinger locator, as well as a Bluefin-21 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, to Perth, Australia, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. The pinger could be used to locate the missing airliner’s black […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-sends-sea-search-equipment-to-australia-59148/

DefenceTalkChina and Malaysia will hold their first-ever joint military exercises next year, the Southeast Asian nation’s defence minister said Wednesday, despite their rival claims to the tense South China Sea. The announcement by Hishammuddin Hussein, who is in Beijing to meet Chinese military leaders, follows a visit to Kuala Lumpur earlier this month by China’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-malaysia-to-hold-joint-military-drills-49533/

DefenceTalkWarships from 17 countries steamed into Sydney Harbour Friday for a nautical extravaganza marking the centenary of Australia’s emergence as an independent sea power. Naval vessels from nations including China, France, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States and former colonial power Britain passed through the entrance of the famous harbor where they joined 16 tall […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-armada-steams-into-sydney-for-naval-centenary-49286/

DefenceTalkFrance will about halve its purchases of Dassault Rafale jet fighter planes over the next six years, under defence estimates on Friday, and is counting on at last clinching the first sales abroad to keep production lines going. French officials say that among potential clients are India, Qatar, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-clips-rafales-wings-hopes-for-first-export-order-48672/