no suprise

budget cut is otw. What malaysia lack is the political will to spend more on defense

most likely to be used with special force only

6 biji.. considering operation senario.. most 3 will operational while the rest on standby before switching

The helicopters to be operated jointly by the RMAF and the Army are expected to be deployed in ESSCOM once delivered.

Markets | Mon Dec 7, 2015 6:07pm EST

Lockheed wins $318 million contract for Hellfire missiles

Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) was awarded a contract for more than $318 million to sell Hellfire II missiles to the U.S. Army, Air Force and a number of countries, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Part of the contract would be through foreign military sales to South Korea, Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq, India, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Indonesia, the Department of Defense said in its daily digest of major contract awards.

The fight against Islamic State militants and other armed conflicts around the globe has fueled demand for U.S. missile defense equipment, helicopters and munitions.

I don't get why people are scared of heavy tanks in tropical environment. The tank's caterpillar tracks spread out its weight over a larger area. Instead of concentrating all of its weight on a few road tyres like a normal wheeled vehicle, a caterpillar track spread the vehicle's weight over a significantly larger surface area, lowering the ground pressure.

A 65+ ton M1 Abrams tank has a lower ground pressure (100 Psi) than an average 1 ton family car (190 Psi). The main problem tanks have on soft ground or off-road situations are the tracks themselves, which are made from hard metal that will do damage to driving surfaces by churning up the soft ground, but that is the inevitable effect of using tracks on soft ground, not due to the weight of the vehicles themselves. Even a 1 ton vehicle using a caterpillar track will do this type of damage, so the weight of a tank is irrelevant in this matter.