Chief of Defence Force Message 2022 MY ATM 24th January 202224th January 2022 KUALA LUMPUR, 24 January 2022 - The Chief of Defence Force (CDF), General Tan Sri Dato' Haji Affendi bin Buang RMAF delivered the Chief of Defence Force Message 2022 at the MINDEF Auditorium, Wisma Pertahanan today. The presentation session began with CDF first recalling the successes achieved by the Malaysian
2022 Senior Minister New Year Mandate Ceremony MY ATM 17th January 202217th January 2022 KUALA LUMPUR, 17 January 2022 - The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji Affendi bin Buang RMAF today accompanied the Senior Minister of Defence, YB Dato' Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein to officiate the 2022 Senior Minister New Year Mandate Ceremony at Wisma Perwira MAF
Malaysia Ministry of Defence to Focus on Eight Thrusts under PT22 MY ATM Technology 17th January 202218th January 2022 KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) will give focus to eight thrusts under its 2022 Action Plan (PT22). The thrusts are relating to welfare; preparedness and capability of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF); international defence collaboration; empowerment of MAF veterans; defence competency; public-military cooperation; national defence industry; and preparedness against
National Task Force to be Disbanded by 30 June 2022 MY ATM 13th January 202213th January 2022 PUTRAJAYA: The ad hoc National Task Force (NTF) will no longer be maintained after June 30 and its duties of protecting the country's borders during the Covid-19 pandemic will be handed back to agencies under the Home Ministry. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the NTF was set up at
KD Sri Perak Sank in the South China Sea MY ATM 8th January 20228th January 2022 SundayJanuary 8, 19844 Rabiulakhir 1404 On this day in 1984, the KD Sri Perak sank when it was hit by big waves in the South China Sea while on a voyage from RMN Lumut base, Perak to Labuan, Sabah. KD Sri Perak was one of the 22 patrol ships of the
If Singapore and Malaysia Go to War, Who Will Emerge Victorious? MY ATM 30th December 202130th December 2021 If Malaysia invades, Singapore will win. Malaysia doesn’t have the ability to launch large scale invasions. It announced in 2013 (amid the backdrop of Chinese assertiveness in the SCS) that it wanted to establish a marine corps to have that ability but no further news was heard since. Singapore is close
The Military Stable Belt MY ATM 30th December 202130th December 2021 Originally stable belts are used when Cavalrymen were cleaning their stables, but in the 50’s stable belts were introduced into the whole British Armed Forces. Initially they were resisted by many senior officers, who saw them as too individualistic, but they soon became accepted throughout the forces. The long history
The “Mersing Line”, Reality Or Nonsense? MY ATM Security & Sovereignty 28th December 202128th December 2021 The "Mersing Line" is a hypothetical line that shows that if an armed conflict between Malaysia and Singapore occurs, the Republic's army is said to invade, advance and conquer part of Johor land from Johor Bahru to the district of Mersing in Johor to create the Mersing Line. DEFENSE SECURITY ASIA
Sultan of Johor Donates to GGK Personnel Affected by the Floods MY ATM 27th December 202127th December 2021 DYMM Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, made personal donations to 24 families of the Special Service Group (GGK) who were affected in the recent flood disaster. GGK Commander Major General Nubli Hashim received the donation from His Majesty Tuanku Sultan who is also GGK Colonel-in-Chief at Istana
Could Malaysia Armed Forces Win a War against Singapore? MY ATM Security & Sovereignty 23rd December 202130th December 2021 The short answer here is that the readiness of the MAF is not good. The more nuanced answer is it depends on which service you are looking at. The Army is in a decent state. The main strategic units in armor and artillery, the PT-91 Twardy and the Astros II MLRS,
