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DSA Showcases Malaysian [ SHOW REPORT ]

Military Ambitions

MALAYSIA PLANS TO PROCEED WITH DEFENCE MINISTERS OF THE TCA WILL
MODERNISATION WERE ON DISPLAY AT THE FORMALLY MEET SINCE SEPT 2018
RECENTLY CONCLUDED DSA 2022 EXHIBITION IN MANILA AND WILL SERVE AS
AN IMPORTANT AVENUE FOR
SHARED SECURITY CONCERNS
Our Special Correspondent
IN COMMON MARITIME AREAS

Malaysia’s long overdue military modernisation plans are gathering BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES TO BE
momentum as was evidenced at the DSA 2022 exhibition held in ADDRESSED AT THE MINISTERIAL
Kuala Lumpur, in March. Deals worth RM7.1 billion were inked over LEVEL,” Hishammuddin said.
the course of the show, with the third day, alone garnering 54 deals The TCA was created to address maritime
worth RM4.6 billion. Malaysia’s government plans to upgrade the security threats in the waters of the three
infrastructure of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), and replac- countries. Home Ministers of all the three coun-
ing equipment used by the MAF’s special operations forces with tries are also expected to meet along with the
a budget of MYR16.14 billion (USD3.9 billion) in the year 2022. Defence Ministers.
The budget allocation represents a 1.8 per cent increase over the
original allocation in 2021 of MYR15.86 billion.
Army Procurements
Malaysia also announced its intention to revive and rejuvenate The Royal Malaysian Army is also pursuing
its Trilateral Cooperative Agreement (TCA) with Indonesia and an Armored Personnel Carrier acquisition
the Philippines, with Malaysia’s Senior Defence Minister Datuk programme for Malaysian United Nations
Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein meeting with his counterparts peacekeeper battalions in Lebanon. In addi-
from Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and the Philippines Delfin N. tion to this, it is looking to procure 155 mm
Lorenzana to discuss the maritime security in their region on the Self-Propelled Howitzers, Logistic Support
sidelines of the DSA exhibition. Bridges, 3-tonne GS Cargo Trucks for mobility
and logistics as well as Light Anti-Tank and Anti
Structure Weapon. Malaysian firm Advanced
“THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME ALL THREE DEFENCE Defence Systems (ADS) inked an MoU with

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