{"id":11144,"date":"2025-08-16T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=11144"},"modified":"2025-08-16T21:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T13:51:10","slug":"agong-orders-defence-ministry-to-cancel-proposed-purchase-of-30-year-old-black-hawk-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/agong-orders-defence-ministry-to-cancel-proposed-purchase-of-30-year-old-black-hawk-helicopters\/","title":{"rendered":"Agong Orders Defence Ministry to Cancel Proposed Purchase of 30-Year-Old Black Hawk Helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MERSING, 16 August 2025<\/strong> \u2013 His Majesty <strong>Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim<\/strong> has decreed that the Ministry of Defence must cancel its proposal to acquire ageing <strong>Black Hawk helicopters<\/strong> that are more than 30 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <strong>Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF)<\/strong>, His Majesty cautioned the ministry against repeating past procurement mistakes, citing the controversial acquisition of second-hand SkyHawk aircraft decades ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo not repeat the same mistakes we made when we bought second-hand SkyHawks. Do we want to put our pilots inside a \u2018flying coffin\u2019? Think carefully,\u201d His Majesty said during his <strong>Royal Address at the 60th Anniversary Parade of the Special Service Regiment (Rejimen Gerak Khas)<\/strong> at Kem Iskandar, Mersing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/cauliflowertoaster.com\/593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"container-593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sultan Ibrahim further expressed concerns about alleged <strong>middlemen and vested interests<\/strong> influencing defence procurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI believe this happens because the Ministry of Defence is full of \u2018agents\u2019 or retired generals turned \u2018salesmen\u2019, and even textile companies are now trying to sell drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If every purchase goes through middlemen, the allocation will never be enough. So do not try to deceive me. If you refuse to listen, I will not raise the issue again,\u201d His Majesty stressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The King\u2019s remarks serve as a strong reminder for <strong>greater transparency and accountability<\/strong> in Malaysia\u2019s defence acquisitions, reinforcing his long-standing commitment to the safety of military personnel and the prudent use of national resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MERSING, 16 August 2025 \u2013 His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim has decreed that the Ministry of Defence must cancel its proposal to acquire ageing Black Hawk helicopters that are more than 30 years old. 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