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31 December 2018 Kawasaki P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft (photo : Tomo Papa) KUALA LUMPUR: Japan is willing to offer new defence equipment and technologies, including military aircraft to Malaysia as part of enhanced bilateral security ties, Japan’s envoy to Malaysia said. Dr Makio Miyagawa told the New Straits Times the offer by Tokyo would help strengthen Malaysia’s capability of “maintaining peace and stability” in Southeast Asia. He said in an interview that in this regard, Japan was “willing to offer our equipment and technologies to Malaysia, which include aircraft, vessels, radar and other items”. Japan and Malaysia had, in September, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to intensify defence and security cooperation. The MoU was signed in Japan on Sept 11 by Japan’s then defence minister Itsunori Onodera and his Malaysian counterpart, Mohamad Sabu. Tokyo has said the MoU provided a structure for expanded collaboration across a range of activities, including defence equipmen...

15 Desember 2018 Beechcraft Super King Air B200T TUDM (photo : AstroAwani) KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) amat kritikal memerlukan pesawat rondaan maritim (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) berspektrum penuh sejajar dengan perkembangan geostrategik serantau dan kepentingan ekonomi negara, persidangan Dewan Negara diberitahu hari ini. “TUDM turut menggariskan keperluan ‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’ (UAV) yang akan digandingkan bersama pengoperasian pesawat rondaan maritim bagi pemantauan dan pengawasan kawasan tanggungjawab maritim negara secara lebih efisien dan efektif,” kata Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Liew Chin Tong.  Pada masa ini, operasi pemantauan di kawasan Laut China Selatan dilaksanakan oleh pesawat TUDM daripada jenis Beechcraft B200T, katanya. Beliau menjawab pertanyaan Senator Datuk Razali Idris yang ingin tahu sama ada kementerian bercadang mendapat pesawat pemantau (reconnaissance aircraft) TUDM bagi melakukan operasi pemantauan kedaulatan negara ...