Army expected to get first Black Hawk chopper next month
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Army is set to receive the first of four Black Hawk helicopters in April. Army chief Gen Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan said yesterday the Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters were leased for use by the Army’s Air Unit. The first helicopter was initially supposed to be received by the Army in November last year, however, due to various […]
Towards optimum service delivery of Malaysian Army
SAMARAHAN: The Malaysian Army has organised the movement of thousands of personnel to Sarawak including three groups, namely the Third Brigade, the 9th Brigade and the 31st Brigade. Senior Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said this arrangement was to enable the operation of the Army under the Division 1 Headquarters to continue […]
43 earn stripes as Territorial Army officers
SAMARAHAN: A total of 43 cadet officers of the reserve officer training unit (PALAPES) from five public universities have been commissioned as officers in the Territorial Army Regiment. All cadets are students from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Kebangsaaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). […]
Eastern Field Command chief calls on TYT
KUCHING: Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, received a courtesy call from a delegation of the Malaysian Army led by the commander of the Eastern Field Command (EFC), Lt-Gen Datuk Zakaria Yadi on Monday (Aug 10). This is Lt-Gen Zakaria’s first visit after assuming the post on July 17, replacing Gen Datuk […]
