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robotech posted on 18-11-2013 09:50 AM 
TLDM terima Timbalan Panglima baharu
SAAB optimis terima kontrak ganti MiG-29N Oleh SOFIAN BAHAROM
sofian.baharom@utusan.com.my
Pesawat tempur JAS-39 C/D Gripen keluaran SAAB dari Sweden.
KUALA LUMPUR 20 Nov. - Syarikat pengeluar pesawat tempur, SAAB yang berpangkalan di Sweden, optimis Malaysia akan menimbang untuk menggantikan pesawat tempur pelbagai fungsi (MRCA) milik Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, MiG-29N Fulcrum, dengan pesawat tempurnya, JAS-39 C/D Gripen.
Pengarah Urusan SAAB International Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (SAAB), Thomas Linden berkata, TUDM buat masa ini sedang mengkaji kemungkinan itu selepas barisan pegawai-pegawai tertinggi ketumbukan tersebut mengadakan lawatan ke pangkalan syarikat itu di Sweden baru-baru ini.
Pesawat pejuang JAS-39 C/D Gripen, yang dikeluarkan oleh SAAB, merupakan antara empat pesawat yang dikatakan pilihan untuk menggantikan MiG-29N Fulcrum.
Pesawatpesawat yang lain termasuk Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Rafale dan Eurofighter Typhoon.
"Kita telah disenarai pendek oleh kerajaan Malaysia walaupun program penggantian MiG-29N Fulcrum itu ditunda. SAAB kini aktif mengikuti sebarang perkembangan berhubung program itu.
"Kita optimis Gripen akan menjadi pilihan bagi TUDM atas kapasiti pesawat itu sebagai sebuah aset yang berprestasi tinggi dan pada masa sama kos efektif dalam memenuhi tuntutan pertahanan Malaysia," katanya kepada pemberita di Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) di sini hari ini.
Setakat ini jelas Thomas, pasukan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) telah menggunakan pelbagai produk keluaran SAAB termasuk Senjata Anti Kereta Kebal Carl-Gustaf, Sistem Pengurusan Tempur Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) 9LV dan Radar Pertahanan Udara Giraffe 40.
Yang turut menjadi kegunaan pasukan pertahanan negara, kata beliau, adalah Radar Pemantau 150 Sea Giraffe milik Kapal Diraja (KD) Lekiu, Radar Pengesan Senjata Artileri Arthur, EW milik Sukhoi 30 MKM dan Sistem Pengesan Automatik (AIS) untuk pengesanan pesisiran maritim.
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Malaysia, China ink defence pact
Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein ( second left) paying an official visit to his Chinese counterpart, General Chang Wanquan, (second right) at the Bayi Building in Beijing yesterday.
REGIONAL COOPERATION: Joint exercises for all three military branches in future
MALAYSIA and China are to engage in joint military exercises beginning next year, nine years after having signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, who is on his maiden visit to Beijing following his appointment to the post in May, said they would encompass the three disciplines of land, sea and air.
He said the military exercises was one of the matters agreed to during his meeting with China's Defence Minister, General Chang Wanquan, yesterday to forge a more comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries.
"Both sides have agreed to foster greater cooperation in defence, particularly in holding joint exercises, exchange of military personnel, establishing cooperation in the defence industry and fighting terrorism and transnational crime," he said in a statement sent to Bernama from Beijing.
Hishammuddin's visit was aimed at strengthening bilateral defence relations and following up on the state visit of China's President Xi Jinping to Malaysia from Oct 3 to 5.
Malaysia had officially established cooperation with China in 2005, but it had hitherto been confined to an exchange of visits.
Hishammuddin said his visit also coincided with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, which would be celebrated next year.
He said he had invited Chang to visit the Royal Malaysian Navy base in Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah, to jointly launch the establishment of direct contact between Malaysia's Naval Region Command 2 (Mawilla 2) and China's Southern Sea Fleet Command.
Hishammuddin also met with several of China's top leaders, including Vice Chairman 1 of the Central Military Commission, General Fan Changlong.
He was taken on a visit to the headquarters of the Southern Sea Fleet Command in Zhanjiang and the Guangzhou Military Region, which is one of seven military administrative regions in China.
"It is hoped that this visit will enable Malaysia-China defence ties to expand and encompass other fields and consolidate interaction between the two countries" said Hishammuddin.
- Bernama |
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China and Malaysia To Hold Maritime Exercises: What Gives?
China and Malaysia will conduct their first military exercises next year.
By Ankit Panda
November 15, 2013
In a somewhat novel maritime development in the South China Sea, China and Malaysia have agreed to hold joint military exercises next year, following up on a Memorandum of Understanding the two signed in 2005. The exercises were confirmed by Malaysian defense minister Hishammuddin Hussein towards the end of October. The two states formally held their first defense and security consultation in Kuala Lumpur in late 2012.
Despite the vagueness of the statement, Hishammuddin confirmed that the exercises would contain a strong maritime element. Beyond the fact that the drills are planned for next year, there are no details about their scope, location, or which military branches will participate. According to Defense News, Hishamuddin invited his Chinese counterpart, General Chang Wanquan, "to visit the Malaysian naval base of Mawilla 2 in the South China Sea on the island of Borneo.”
The announcement came just two weeks after reports that Malaysia would establish a marine corps and a naval base close to the James Shoal, which in waters in the South China Sea (SCS) claimed by both China and Malaysia. According to IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is expected to set up a base at Bintulu in the South China Sea "to protect the surrounding area and oil reserves.”
The James Shoal – 60 nautical miles from this location – was the site of a PLAN exercise in March 2013. Janes cites that exercise as an example of "China asserting its claims to most of the SCS.” It continues that the marine corps announcement "follows a number of unpublicised incursions by Chinese naval and maritime surveillance forces into Malaysian waters off East Malaysia and the Malaysian portion of the Spratly Islands.”
In a piece written in March 2013, appearing in the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s blog The Strategist, Shahriman Lockman underscored the muted Malaysia reaction to China’s exercise at the James Shoal. Lockman said, "the exercise was also notable for the distinct lack of a visible public reaction from Malaysia. Neither the Malaysian Prime Minister nor the Foreign Ministry has made even the most perfunctory statement on the matter. Never mind that a Malaysian naval offshore patrol vessel, the KD Perak, monitored the exercise and issued orders for the PLA Navy to leave the area. And never mind that a standard protest may have been quietly expressed through diplomatic channels.”
In Lockman’s analysis, Malaysia is somewhat of an exceptional case in ASEAN vis-à-vis China on security matters owing to its historical significance, among other factors. On defense issues, the two have pledged to establish high-level cooperation since 2000, when they signed a long-term cooperative framework agreement. Southeast Asia expert and fellow Flashpoints columnist, Carl Thayer writes that the agreement "included a defense clause calling for an exchange program of high-level visits, study tours, seminars, ship visits, and cooperation in training, research and development, and intelligence sharing. In addition, the agreement also called for cooperation between national defense industries to include reciprocal visits, exhibitions, seminars and workshops to explore the possibility of joint or co-production projects.” Thayer notes that China and Malaysia conduct bilateral relations on the level of “strategic partners."
Xi Jinping has also talked of establishing a “maritime silk road” with ASEAN states – a proposal that was met with considerable skepticism across Southeast Asia given the scope of territorial disputes with China in the SCS. Xi’s proposal is expected to direct Chinese attention and investment towards establishing "a web of trade links and better connectivity between ports and maritime co-operation.” The move to conduct maritime exercises with Malaysia may be an attempt to foment the latter – Xi and Li, during their recent visits to Southeast Asia, did emphasize the concept quite a bit.
The decision to conduct these exercises also flies in the face of ASEAN’s strategy against China. The ten-member body has been trying to present a united front against China, which is perceived as a regional “bully” by some. The Diplomat was unable to determine if the decision to follow-up on the 2005 MOU on Defense Cooperation was initiated by the Chinese side or the Malaysia side. The reaction from other ASEAN states to the decision is sure to be negative, especially considering the very recent flare-ups of maritime disputes between China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. At this point, it's anyone's guess if Malaysia and China are maritime partners or competitors in the South China Sea.
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Malaysia, Britain to enhance partnership in security and defence
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) welcomes Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (R) to 10 Downing street in London on October 29, 2013. Najib joined Cameron and other global leaders for the opening day of the World Islamic Forum earlier in London. AFP
London: Malaysia and Britain will enhance its partnership in areas of security and defence, including fortifying cyber security.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said aside from global and regional issues, he had discussed matters related to cyber security and cross-border interests with British prime minister during his bilateral talk at 10 Downing Street two days ago.
Najib, who met Cameron while on his working trip for the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) here, said Britain had advanced expertise in handling cyber security issues.
Najib, who is the WIEF patron, said he had also received a request from the deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan, Asset Issekeshev for a Malaysian bank to set up operations there.
Issekeshev paid Najib a courtesy call at the Dorchester Hotel here late yesterday.
Najib also spoke on the success of the WIEF, saying it had exceeded expectations.
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http://www.nst.com.my/latest/mal ... nd-defence-1.389096 |
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Malaysia, Vietnam may link naval bases
Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein and General Phung Quang Thanh at the Defence Ministry in Hanoi yesterday
INCREASED COOPERATION: Ties will enable two countries to contact each other should problems occur in operations
KUALA LUMPUR: MALAYSIA is looking to boost its defence ties with Vietnam by establishing a direct link between the two countries' naval bases near the South China Sea.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein said efforts to create a connection between Malaysia Maritime Region 1 Base in Kuantan and Vietnam Southern Command was discussed with his Vietnamese counterpart, General Phung Quang Thanh, on Friday.
Hishammuddin said the establishment of this link would enable the two countries to contact each other should any problems occur at sea during an operation.
"I have also conveyed our intention for Malaysia and Vietnam to cooperate to make the Asean Defence Industry Collaboration a reality."
Hishammuddin is in Hanoi for a working visit after a three-day working visit to China.
It is his first visit to Vietnam since assuming the portfolio as defence minister in May.
"The purpose of this visit is to strengthen bilateral defence relations between Malaysia and Vietnam," he said, adding it was also in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, which began in 1973.
On his meeting with Thanh, he said they had agreed to improve the defence relationship, including holding annual meetings at the executive level.
Other efforts were exchanging personnel in training and education, conducting joint exercises, exploring new areas of defence industry and increasing cooperation in maritime security, he said.
Hishammuddin said Malaysia and Vietnam had signed a defence cooperation agreement in 2008.
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http://www.nst.com.my/nation/gen ... aval-bases-1.390605 |
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Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief On India Visit
By M. Saraswathi
NEW DELHI, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- The Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Gen Tan Sri Rodzali Daud, is on an official visit to India from Nov 25 to 29.
He is heading a four-member delegation to mainly explore fresh areas of collaboration and strengthen relations between India and Malaysia.
Rodzali is scheduled to call on India's Defence Minister A.K. Antony as well as his counterparts in the Indian air force, navy and army.
He would also visit India's Air Force Station in Agra, Pune as well as Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in Nasik, Maharashtra.
Malaysia and India participate in various joint defence exercises.
Besides bilateral visits of key people in the sector, the Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Meeting (MIDCOM) marks the importance of both countries' relationship and cooperation in the area.
MIDCOM meetings, jointly chaired by the two defence secretaries, are held regularly to review the progress in defence cooperation on an annual basis.
The last MIDCOM meeting was held in New Delhi in June this year.
- BERNAMA |
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Entulu wants more military college slots for East Malaysians
SIBU: At least 10 per cent of the slots in the national military colleges should be earmarked for Sabahans and Sarawakians, says Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Joseph Entulu.
Entulu, however, felt in order to catch up with Peninsula in all aspects of development, the number should be more than 10 per cent.
He supported the call from Sarawak Veteran Armed Forces of Malaysia Association and Association of Ex-servicemen of Malaysian Royal Navy of Sarawak president Thomas Ling for more slots for Sarawakians in the country’s military colleges.
Ling reportedly said too few candidates had been selected from Sarawak for admission to the Royal Military College (RMC) and University of National Defence Malaysia each year, appealing to the government through the Defence Ministry to take in 40 students from the state annually.
“In fact, I don’t know why they said 40 (students). But just like in the case of scholarship and so on, they should set aside at least 10 per cent for Sabahans and Sarawakians to keep pace, what I feel is equitably ours.
“I am sure Sarawakians will be able to fill the quota and gladly so,” Entulu, who is Selangau MP, said yesterday.
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Defence chiefs reaffirm commitment to FPDA
The defence chiefs of Singapore, Australia, Britain, Malaysia and New Zealand have reaffirmed their commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA).
The defence chiefs of the FPDA member-nations meeting in Singapore to convene the 15th FPDA Defence Chiefs Conference which takes place from Wednesday to Friday.
SINGAPORE: The defence chiefs of Singapore, Australia, Britain, Malaysia and New Zealand have reaffirmed their commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA).
The grouping lets member countries cooperate in enhancing regional security and stability.
A Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) statement on Thursday said the defence chiefs met in Singapore this week, and discussed and issued the FPDA Exercise Concept Directive.
The directive guides the development of future FPDA exercises and activities to boost cooperation between the five armed forces in conventional and non-conventional operations.
The 15th FPDA Defence Chiefs Conference (FDCC) takes place from Wednesday to Friday.
Hosted alternately by Singapore and Malaysia, the FDCC is the highest military professional forum of the FPDA.
The statement said the FPDA's ability to evolve and adapt to the changing security environment over the years has enabled it to remain relevant to the needs of its members and become an integral part of the regional security architecture.
This week's meeting is chaired by Singapore's Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Ng Chee Meng, and attended by Australia's defence chief General David Hurley, Britain's defence chief General Nicholas Houghton, Malaysia's defence chief General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin and New Zealand's defence chief Lieutenant General Rhys Jones.
The defence chiefs will also attend Exercise Bersama Lima held in Penang, Malaysia, a multilateral drill to boost interoperability among the five countries.
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Malaysia, China to further strengthen defence cooperation
BEIJING: Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, who is on a three-day official visit to China, held talks with Chinese defence minister General Chang Wanquan at the Bayi Building here, Tuesday.
"The state visit aims to further strengthen both countries' defence cooperation and to encourage military activities between both countries," Malaysia's Defence Attache in Beijing First Admiral Zualkafly Haji Ahmad told Malaysian reporters here.
Zualkafly said the two leaders also discussed issues on exchange of personnel, holding small-scale joint military exercises and issues on enhancing the defence industry.
He said in conjunction with the 40th anniversary celebration of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China in 2014, Hishammuddin's Chinese counterpart was expected to visit Malaysia mid-next year.
Hishammuddin arrived in China on Tuesday for a three-day official visit. He is scheduled to visit Vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong on Oct 30.
He would visit Zhanjiang, the headquarters of the South Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy in the evening on Oct 30, and leave for a visit to Vietnam on Oct 31, said Zualkafly.
This is Hishammuddin's maiden visit to China after his appointment as defence minister in May this year. He is with a nine-member delegation, including Malaysian Ambassador to China Datuk Iskandar Sarudin and Zualkafly.
Early this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a three-day official visit to Malaysia.
During a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the Chinese president expressed keen interest to step up cooperation in law enforcement, combating trans-national crime, cyber security, as well as, stronger and deeper military cooperation with Malaysia.
-BERNAMA
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Singapore and Malaysia conclude bilateral military exercise
Singapore's Chief of Army Major-General Ravinder Singh and Malaysian Chief of Army General Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor co-officiated at the closing ceremony of Exercise Semangat Bersatu on Thursday afternoon.
Infantry soldiers from both armies training together during a combined battalion field exercise.
Chief of Army Major-General Ravinder Singh (2nd R) and Chief of Army of the Malaysian Armed Forces General Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor (2nd L) co-officiating at the closing ceremony of Exercise Semangat Bersatu.
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Chief of Army Major-General Ravinder Singh and Malaysian Chief of Army General Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor co-officiated at the closing ceremony of Exercise Semangat Bersatu on Thursday afternoon.
This year's exercise, the 19th in the series of bilateral exercises between the two armies, was conducted in Singapore from November 14 to 21.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said this year's exercise involved a total of 300 personnel from the two armies.
The eight-day exercise included professional exchanges and culminated in a combined battalion field exercise.
First conducted in 1989, Exercise Semangat Bersatu underscores the warm and long-standing defence relations between Singapore and Malaysia, said the statement.
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/n ... alaysia/894966.html
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Malaysia, Singapore to resume jetfighter cross deployment exercise after 15 years
BUTTERWORTH: The air forces of Malaysia and Singapore will deploy jetfighters to each other’s air bases in the first cross base exercise between them since 1998, said Armed Forces chief Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin.
He said this was part of the two-week joint exercise of the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) member states involving 2,000 members of the defence forces, 68 aircraft, 10 ships and a number of ground-based air defence units starting Nov 6.
The cross deployment stipulated under the Base Support Arrangement (BSA) would enabled the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to cooperate and assist each to cater to the needs and requirements in terms of security of both countries.
“It is also aimed at enhancing ties and understanding among members of RMAF and RSAF,” he told a news conference in conjunction with the opening ceremony of Exercise Bersama Lima 2013 (Ex s BL 13) at the RMAF airbase here yesterday.
He said the joint exercise entailed the army, naval and air firepower among FPDA member states comprising the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia.
Zulkifeli the exercise involved command post exercise at the Butterworth Airbase and field training exercise over the South China Sea.
He said the training would boost bilateral cooperation between Malaysia and Singapore as it would enhance understanding during mutual cross deployment of aircraft between the two countries.
“Five Hawk MK 208 will be deployed by the RMAF while five F-16C/D will be dispatched by the RSAF during the exercise,” he added.
The Ex s BL 13 opening ceremony was also attended by Australia chief of defence force Gen David John Hurley, Singapore chief of defence force Lt-Gen Ng Chee Meng, New Zealand chief of defence force Lt-Gen Richard Rhys Jones, and British RAF Regiment’s Commandant General Air Commodore Nick Bray.
The FPDA was put in place in 1971 as a “loose consultative political framework” to replace the Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement when Britain pulled its troops out of Singapore and Malaysia.
— Bernama
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Australia to participate in Exercise Bersama Lima 2013 in Malaysia
CANBERRA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Australian Department of Defence has announced in a statement on Thursday that Australia will take part in 2013, an air and maritime exercise that involves the country's regional security partners, which will commences Nov. 7 in Malaysia.
According to the statement, Exercise Bersama Lima 2013 is a Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) activity involving Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand. It concludes on Nov. 21.
"The FPDA is the longest standing multilateral arrangement in South East Asia and has maintained relevance in the contemporary security environment," the Department of Defence said.
The exercise was designed to share operational methods between the FPDA militaries and provides an opportunity to enhance relationships and interoperability with Australia's security partners, Commander Australian Contingent, Wing Commander Louis Nuttycombe said Thursday.
According to Nuttycombe, Exercise Bersama Lima 2013 involves planning and rehearsing air and maritime operations in the South China Sea, Malaysia and Singapore. The exercise will involve about 300 Australian Defence Force personnel alongside those from other member nations.
In addition, Royal Australian Air Force aircraft including F/A- 18 Hornet, AP-3C Orion, E-7A Wedgetail and KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft will support the exercise. Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Sirius will also provide a replenishment capability in support of the Maritime Component Commander.
And many of the Australian participants will be operating at Headquarters - Integrated Area Defence Systems (HQ IADS) at Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth, which is where the exercise will be commanded.
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Polis masuk kampus
Ketua Jabatan Pengurusan Kontijen Selangor , SAC Hasanuddin Hassan (kiri) bersama Naib Canselor UPM , Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Fauzi Ramlan (dua dari kiri) mengibarkan bendera sebagai gimik pelepasan pelajar-pelajar dan polis pada Kayuhan Bersama PDRM di Bangunan Pentadbiran
Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) sentiasa berusaha mendekatkan diri dengan masyarakat menerusi pelbagai program termasuk yang terbaharu Komuniti Kepolisan Kampus.
Program diperkenalkan beberapa bulan lalu itu membolehkan hubungan antara polis dan satu lagi komuniti masyarakat penting iaitu mahasiswa Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA) dapat dieratkan.
Ini dilakukan oleh 20 pegawai dan anggota dari Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Serdang yang mengambil inisiatif menganjurkan program berbasikal bersama mahasiswa Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
Dalam program tersebut, lebih 200 pelajar UPM menyertai acara kayuhan bersama PDRM.
Ketua Polis Daerah Serdang, Asisten Komisioner Abdul Razak Elias berkata, program berbasikal bersama penuntut UPM baru-baru ini merupakan salah satu jaringan kerjasama di antara PDRM dengan orang ramai khususnya mahasiswa yang mahukan jaminan keselamatan walaupun ketika mereka berada di dalam kawasan kampus.
"Dalam program ini kita akan dapat lihat mereka bersama-sama dengan anggota serta pegawai polis beramah mesra di samping melakukan aktiviti riadah.
"Ini merupakan inisiatif kami untuk cuba merapati golongan ini dan memberi pendedahan kepada mereka mengenai peranan golongan muda dalam membantu pihak polis membanteras jenayah.
"Kita ada perancangan untuk menganjurkan program ini di peringkat Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Swasta (IPTS) pula selepas ini," katanya sebelum melepaskan konvoi berbasikal di Bahagian Pentadbiran UPM.
Kayuhan membabitkan laluan sejauh tujuh kilometer itu dilakukan di dalam kawasan kampus universiti itu.
Sementara itu, Naib Canselor UPM, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Fauzi Ramlan dalam ucapannya berkata, pihaknya menguar -uarkan program itu melalui panggilan dibuat kepada pelajar yang mendaftar bagi memohon rebat pembelian basikal ditawar kerajaan.
"Di samping aktiviti riadah untuk kesihatan mahasiswa, mereka juga tidak sia-siakan peluang dan kemudahan yang diberikan kerajaan kepada mereka," katanya.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Selangor, Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar dalam teks ucapan yang dibacakan Ketua Jabatan Pengurusan Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Selangor, Senior Asisten Komisioner Hasanuddin Hassan berkata, warga kampus merupakan golongan tepat bagi merealisasikan objektif Kepolisan Masyarakat.
"Ini kerana mereka boleh dianggap mata dan telinga PDRM sebagai medium komunikasi berkesan. Sebarang informasi berkenaan trend jenayah akan dikongsikan bersama ahli keluarga dan rakan selain menghebahkan di media-media sosial," katanya.
Beliau menegaskan, aktiviti berbasikal yang dijalankan bukanlah sekadar sukan semata-mata tetapi juga bagi berkongsi maklumat mengenai inisiatif mencegah jenayah iaitu rondaan berbasikal.
"Rondaan berbasikal tidak asing di negara luar kerana Perancis, Jerman dan Australia telah lama melaksanakannya dan ini adalah antara objektif utama kita mengadakan program ini.
"Iaitu mendedahkan kepada anak muda mengenai kaedah mencegah jenayah yang diperkenalkan di bawah Jabatan Pencegahan Jenayah yang telah ditubuhkan di semua peringkat daerah dan kontinjen," katanya.
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Pertahan asas profesionalisme
RAJA Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail menitahkan supaya anggota Rejimen Renjer Diraja (RRD) mempertahankan asas profesionalisme ketenteraan melalui amalan nilai-nilai rejimental dengan meneguhkan disiplin dan wadah perjuangan.
Baginda bertitah, warga RRD perlu mempertahankan asas ketenteraan dan wadah perjuangan agar rakyat terus menjadi bangsa yang berjaya dalam menghirup udara kemerdekaan.
"Pengorbanan anggota RRD dalam menegakkan kedaulatan negara harus dikenang kembali kerana mereka sanggup mengharungi pelbagai peristiwa pahit dalam melaksanakan amanah mempertahankan tanah air sehingga ke titisan darah terakhir," titah baginda selepas menyempurnakan Istiadat Penganugerahan Panji-Panji Rejimen Batalion Ke-9 RRD di Kem Perdana Sungai Besi baru-baru ini.
Baginda yang juga Kolonel Yang Dipertua RRD bertitah, penganugerahan panji-panji adalah pengurniaan tertinggi bagi menghargai perkhidmatan dan kesetiaan yang ditunjukkan batalion kepada negara.
"Beta percaya istiadat ini akan menjadi denyut nadi dan penyuntik semangat kepada warga RRD untuk terus mencurahkan kesetiaan dan khidmat bakti dengan lebih cemerlang.
"Beta juga menyeru kepada seluruh warga RRD supaya mengibarkan panji-panji yang dianugerahkan dengan megah walau di mana sahaja berada sebagai memperingati anggota yang gugur demi mempertahankan negara," titah baginda.
Sumber:
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Gempur Renjer
PENCEROBOHAN pengganas Kiram di Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu pada Februari lalu yang mengorbankan 10 wira negara pastinya tidak akan dilupakan terutama dalam kalangan sahabat yang turut sama berjuang demi mempertahankan keamanan tanah air.
Begitulah yang dirasai oleh anggota tentera Batalion Ke-9 Rejimen Renjer Diraja (RRD) ketika ditugaskan untuk menentang pencerobohan pengganas dalam Op Daulat.
Pegawai Memerintah Batalion Ke-9, Leftenan Kolonel Ahmad Suhaimi Navinder Abdullah berkata, pasukannya sangat berbangga dan beranggapan arahan yang diterima untuk menyertai Op Daulat bagi membanteras pengganas adalah satu penghormatan.
Menurut beliau, tidak semua anggota tentera diberi peluang untuk menyertai operasi berkenaan dan RRD sebagai barisan hadapan telah menggunakan peluang itu untuk menunjukkan tanda kesetiaan serta perjuangan dalam mempertahankan kedaulatan negara.
"Cogan kata Agi Hidup Agi Ngelaban yang bermaksud selagi ada hayat selagi itulah akan berjuang menunjukkan bahawa anggota tentera sentiasa bersedia untuk bertempur memerangi musuh.
"Pencerobohan pengganas Kiram menjadi satu realiti sejarah yang makin menyedarkan kita tentang erti kedaulatan negara," katanya ketika ditemui baru-baru ini.
Jelas beliau, selain Op Daulat, Batalion Ke-9 juga pernah terlibat dengan tugasan gerakan memerangi pengganas komunis bermula tahun 1976.
"Kejayaan yang dicapai bukanlah mudah kerana beberapa anggota pasukan juga terkorban dan cedera demi mempertahankan kedaulatan agama, bangsa dan tanah air tercinta," jelasnya.
Menceritakan mengenai penubuhan Batalion Ke-9 RRD, Ahmad Suhaimi Navinder menjelaskan, asalnya pasukan tersebut dikenali sebagai Batalion Infantri Ke-14 Askar Wataniah (RAW) pada 1 April 1971 di Tawau, Sabah.
Menurutnya, keanggotaan RAW pada ketika itu terdiri daripada anggota-anggota tempatan iaitu Pasukan Pertahanan Tempatan (PPT) Sabah.
"Batalion ini ditubuhkan atas hasrat Ketua Menteri Sabah, Tun Datu Mustaffa Harun yang inginkan satu pasukan tentera terdiri daripada anak-anak watan negeri Sabah daripada berbilang kaum dan suku.
"Bagaimanapun, anggota dari semenanjung Malaysia telah dimasukkan ke dalam pasukan ini bagi menambah kekuatan.
"Bagi rancangan pelarasan Tentera Darat, Kerajaan Persekutuan telah menjadikan semua anggota sebagai pasukan tetap dan diberi nama Batalion Ke-9 RRD pada 1 Mac 1979 di Kem Batu Uban, Pulau Pinang," katanya.
Panji-panji rejimen
Tanggal 28 September baru-baru ini merupakan hari bersejarah bagi Batalion Ke-9 RRD apabila dianugerahkan Panji-Panji Rejimen oleh Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail dalam Istiadat Penganugerahan dan Perarakan Panji-Panji Rejimen di Dataran Panglima Tentera Darat, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi.
Istiadat dimulakan dengan Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin memeriksa perbarisan 21 pegawai dan 290 anggota yang diketuai Ahmad Suhaimi Navinder.
Turut berangkat menyaksikan istiadat penganugerahan ialah Raja Perempuan Perlis, Tuanku Tengku Fauziah Abdul Rashid.
Yang hadir sama ialah Panglima Angkatan Tentera, Jeneral Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd. Zin; Pengerusi RRD, Leftenan Jeneral Datuk Mohd. Zaki Mokhtar; Panglima Tentera Darat, Jeneral Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor dan Panglima Medan Tentera Darat, Leftenan Jeneral Datuk Sri Zulkifli Kassim.
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WPC jaguh jatuhan piring
DATUK Mohmad Salleh (tengah) disambut petugas media sebaik sahaja tiba untuk menyertai Ujian Kemahiran Menembak.
DALAM Ujian Kemahiran Menembak yang diadakan di Lapang Sasar Markas Briged Tengah Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Sabtu lalu, pasukan konstabel polis wanita (WPC) menyerlahkan bakat masing-masing apabila muncul sebagai juara dalam kategori jatuhan piring.
Menurut wakil kumpulan tersebut, Lans Koperal Diani Shazlizan Ahmad Rasdi, pasukannya amat gembira dengan kemenangan itu kerana membuktikan latihan yang diamalkan mereka selama ini berbaloi.
a€œSeminggu sekali kami akan berlatih bersama-sama pasukan lain yang bertanding. Terkejut juga apabila kami berjaya mengalahkan pasukan lain dalam kategori ini,a€ katanya.
Selain Diani Shazlizan, tiga lagi peserta kumpulan itu ialah Koperal Nor Azila Abd. Latip, Lans Koperal Siti Noraida Suria Baharudin dan Lans Koperal Nor Hafizah Rosli.
Menurutnya, latihan menembak diadakan sekali dalam tempoh seminggu dan ketika latihan setiap peserta memberi perhatian yang serius.
a€œAcara seperti ini dapat memberi peluang kepada kami untuk mempraktikkan apa yang dipelajari dan secara tidak langsung dapat meningkatkan kemahiran dalam mengendalikan senjata api,a€ ujarnya ketika ditanya rahsia kejayaan mereka.
Tambah beliau, pihaknya berharap dengan adanya program seperti ini dapat mengukuhkan lagi semangat kerjasama antara polis dan masyarakat terutama dalam usaha membanteras jenayah.
Sumber:
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/ ... aguh-jatuhan-piring
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Menembak tingkat kemahiran
TENANG... Salah seorang petugas media diberi keyakinan oleh anggota polis sebelum menarik picu.
SEMPENA Sambutan Peringatan Hari Polis Ke-206 yang bertemakan `Komuniti Sejahtera Komitmen Kami', Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Kuala Lumpur mengadakan Ujian Kemahiran Menembak di Markas Briged Tengah, Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Cheras.
Program yang diketuai oleh Pegawai Turus Persenjataan IPK Kuala Lumpur, Deputi Supritendan Zainal Abidin Atan itu turut menjemput kira-kira 30 wakil daripada agensi media cetak dan elektronik di ibu negara.
Ujian Kemahiran Menembak itu memberi peluang kepada petugas media untuk merasai dan melihat sendiri jenis senjata yang digunakan dalam mempertahankan negara khususnya bagi memerangi jenayah.
Menurut Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Mohmad Salleh, program ujian menembak yang diadakan ini turut mendapat kerjasama daripada Yayasan Pencegahan Jenayah Malaysia (MCPF) dan disertai lebih 100 peserta terdiri daripada kakitangan dan pegawai agensi media selain penyertaan pegawai serta anggota beberapa buah balai di ibu negara.
Kata beliau, acara itu yang diadakan setiap tahun akan diteruskan bagi menjalinkan hubungan yang baik antara polis serta petugas media.
Malah pemilihan acara menembak sebagai salah satu daripada program antara media dan polis dilihat dapat membantu meningkatkan kemahiran menembak dalam kalangan pegawai dan anggota polis terlibat.
€œMenembak bukan satu tugasan yang mudah kerana memerlukan latihan yang mencukupi termasuk penggunaan serta pengetahuan mengenai jenis senjata.
"€œSelain pengetahuan, menembak juga memerlukan kemahiran dan mempunyai ciri-ciri peribadi kerana dalam menangani penjenayah, anggota dan pegawai polis perlu cekap mengendalikan senjata dan tidak mendatangkan kecederaan kepada orang awam,"€ katanya ketika ditemui Gaya Polis selepas merasmikan majlis tersebut.
Menurut Mohmad, pihaknya turut menjemput pengamal media dalam program seperti ini bagi mengeratkan hubungan yang terjalin antara satu sama lain.
Katanya, kerjasama antara polis dan media ibarat pepatah isi dan kuku, di mana tidak dapat dipisahkan serta saling memerlukan dalam menyampaikan maklumat.
Polis menjalankan tanggungjawab dengan menangani kes jenayah manakala media pula memainkan peranan dengan menyampaikan perkara sebenar kepada masyarakat.
"€œKita mengekalkan hubungan baik yang terjalin ini dengan menjemput media untuk melihat senjata biasa yang digunakan PDRM dalam membanteras jenayah,"€ katanya.
Sumber:
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Malaysia mulls changes to anti-piracy mission in Gulf of Aden
Dzirhan Mahadzir, Kuala Lumpur - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
20 November 2013
RMN naval auxiliary Bunga Mas Lima, seen here with next-generation patrol vessel KD Perak in the Strait of Malacca, has been providing anti-piracy escorts to Malaysian shipping in the Gulf of Aden.
Source: Royal Malaysian Navy.
Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said on 19 November that a decision will be made by the end of 2013 on whether to continue Operation 'Fajar', the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN's) anti-piracy escort mission in the Gulf of Aden for ships belonging to the Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC).
"It has been decided that within the next two months ... that the government, RMN, and MISC will assess the mission and decide upon the mission's future," he said at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
RMN Chief Admiral Aziz Jaafar told IHS Jane's that an alternative being considered was for MISC to station private security teams on its ships, a course of action being considered because MISC ships faced the threat of pirate attacks beyond the range that they are under escort.
The MISC security teams would comprise ex-RMN navy commandos "so we have no reservations about the security teams' capabilities as they were formerly our men," Adm Aziz said.
Should the option to field private security contractors be undertaken, the RMN auxiliary ships carrying out the mission on a rotational basis, Bunga Mas 5 and Bunga Mas 6, both of which are loaned by MISC, would be de-flagged and revert back to their merchant status under MISC.
Operation 'Fajar' began on 30 August 2008 when an RMN task group carrying a tri-service commando force with helicopters was dispatched to rescue the crew of two MISC tankers hijacked by Somali pirates (although the force did not go into action as the hostages were freed after a ransom was paid).
A series of RMN warships then carried out the escort mission until it was taken over by the Bunga Mas 5 in June 2009. The vessel was supplemented by a second auxiliary, the Bunga Mas 6, in August 2011.
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RAAF contingent arrives in Malaysia for Exercise Bersama Lima
Leading Aircraftman Tyler Turner carries out a routine inspection of the flight control computer of an F/A-18 Hornet.
Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A/B Hornets and personnel from Number 3 Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown, have arrived in Malaysia to join defence forces from Malaysia, NZ, Singapore and the UK for Exercise Bersama Lima 2013.
The two-week international exercise, which commences on 7 November, will see air, ground and naval assets from participating nations exercising in various locations over the Malaysian Peninsula and South China Sea.
Exercise Bersama Lima promotes a shared understanding of air and maritime operations, the protection of the marine environment and disaster relief.
For the first time in Malaysia, the RAAF will be supporting the exercise with a full complement of integrated air support, including the E-7A Wedgetail, AP-3C Orion, KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport and a KA350 King Air.
Commanding Officer of Number 3 Squadron, Wing Commander Tim Alsop, said “This is a very complex exercise for the participating nations, due mainly to the level of activity taking place throughout the Malaysian Peninsula and Singapore during the activity.”
“The exercise starts with five days of Force Integration Training, where we learn how each others’ aircraft and aircrew work, and gain an understanding of the airspace and terrain.
“This year we have brought an integrated fighting package, including the KC-30A MRTT to keep us in the fight longer, and the E-7A Wedgetail that will provide greatly increased battlespace awareness. This is the first time we have had this level of support on a Malaysian deployment,” Wing Commander Alsop said.
The Orion and King Air will also participate, as well as RAAF air and ground crews who will train alongside Australia’s regional partners and build on existing relationships.
“We always look forward to deploying to Malaysia and Singapore; they are fantastic hosts and great friends. We learn so much from the unique training opportunities presented here, some of which are not available back in Australia,” Wing Commander Tim Alsop said.
Exercise Bersama Lima is part of the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA). The exercise will conclude on 21 November.
Source:
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Australia and Malaysia complete maritime exercise
KD Lekiu's Super Lynx aircraft completes winching operations with HMAS Ballarat.
Approximately 300 Royal Australian Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy personnel have concluded the maritime security exercise, Exercise Mastex.
The Australian ANZAC Class Frigate, HMAS Ballarat, joined the Lekiu Class Frigate KD Lekiu in the North Malacca Straits for the week long bilateral maritime exercise.
Mastex provided both navies with the opportunity to improve understanding of how the other operates in common aspects of naval warfare.
Commanding Officer Ballarat, Commander Matthew Doornbos, said the exercise was part of an ongoing program of engagement between the two navies.
“The navies of Australia and Malaysia have conducted Exercise Mastex together since 2002,” Commander Doornbos said.
“It is an important part of the Royal Australian Navy’s exercise program and helps to foster a close and long lasting relationship between our two nations.
“Mastex started with a harbour phase – which included a range of briefings and professional exchanges – before we undertook the sea phases of the exercise. While at sea, Ballarat and Lekiu undertook a graduated series of maritime security activities, which culminated in complex warfare serials.
“By regularly conducting exercises like Mastex, we ensure that the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy are ready and capable of working together on a common task.”
Australia’s strong relationship with Malaysia is underpinned by cooperation through the Five Power Defence Arrangements, which includes extensive people-to-people links between its two defence forces.
Source:
http://www.australiandefence.com ... e-maritime-exercise
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