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MMEA Acquires New South African-Made VTOL ALTI Transition UAV

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has quietly acquired the new VTOL ALTI Transition UAVs from South Africa. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) boast an operational endurance of 12 hours and a range of up to 100 kilometers. The UAVs will be utilized aboard Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), with MMEA obtaining

RM2.4 Bilion to Upgrade RMAF F/A-18 Aircraft

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Oct – The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has allocated approximately RM2.4 billion from the 2023 Budget to implement the enhancement of the system capability and Sustainment Program of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) F/A-18D aircraft. Senior Minister of Defence, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussien informed that the maintenance

RMAF Expected to Acquire MALE UAS in 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, 3 August – The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is expected to acquire the Medium-altitude Long-endurance Unmanned Aircraft System (MALE UAS) in 2025 and will begin operations as early as 2026 to strengthen Malaysia's dominance of the air domain. Deputy Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz said,

U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur Defence Attaché Visited Kota Kinabalu Naval Base

27 December 2021 - Captain M Muzzafar Khan, the U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché, conducted courtesy calls with Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Navy Region Two Commander in Sandakan, Sabah and EASTERN FLEET Commander (EFC), Submarine Force Commander, and the 601 Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System squadron in

Malaysia Joint Force Commander Visits Scaneagle UAS Squadron

KOTA KINABALU, 7 April 2021, Lieutenant General Dato' Hj Yazid bin Hj Arshad RMAF, Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters (PAB) paid a working visit to SQN 601, Teluk Sepanggar RMN Base, Kota Kinabalu. This working visit aims to take a closer look at the operation of the Scaneagle UAS.

RMAF Unveils DJI Matrice UCAV Prototype

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has unveiled a prototype of its Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) which uses DJI Matrice small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) as its platform. The Drone is equipped with two SMEO/Colt M4 Carbine assault rifles. It is not known whether this is really an actual UCAV

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