LANGKAWI: T7 Global Bhd subsidiary TCM Innovations Sdn Bhd has become the first Malaysian company to supply a combat management system (CMS) to the Royal Malaysian Navy.
The CMS naval technology was co-developed by Marine Crest Technology (MCT) and T7 Global together with C2C-DB Systems Pvt Ltd.
T7 Global chairman Datuk Seri Dr Nik Norzrul Thani Nik Hassan Thani said CMS was capable of integrating all weapons and sensors on board a warship.
“We are currently installing the system on board the RMN frigate KD Jebat to replace the 25-year-old legacy system. We expect to completely install the whole system by this year, including all the necessary trials and testing, which will be conducted by the RMN,” he told reporters during the company’s signing ceremony with partners at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition (Lima) 2019.
Nik Norzrul Thani said the CMS enabled RMN to reduce operating costs, while optimising local resources.
Last year, MCT won an international tender from Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd to supply and install the CMS for RMN’s requirements for its fleet of warships.
Meanwhile, T7 Global’s T7 Aero Sdn Bhd also entered into a collaboration agreement with Beijing Aerospace Yilian Science & Technology Development Co Ltd.
The partnership helps in various activities pertaining to security products, security systems and security integration projects, making T7 Aero the exclusive provider of these products in Malaysia.
“This partnership is also an important step for T7 Aero to increase our portfolio, equipping the group with capabilities to provide customers with end-to-end security integration service,” he added.
Beijing Aerospace is a high-tech enterprise integrating product development, production, system integration, sales, engineering implementation and service consulting.
Nik Norzrul Thani said modern security threats required Malaysia and other countries to continue upgrading and modernising strategic assets.
“We plan to make Malaysia a leading aerospace nation in Southeast Asia and an integral part of the global market.
“Our initiatives amplify the Malaysian’s government call for local companies to focus on highly-skilled knowledge base manufacturing,” he said.
There to witness the signing of the agreements was Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu. Also present were T7 Global executive director Tan Kay Vin, Beijing Aerospace representative Li Gang, MCT chief executive officer Captain (Rtd) Sivalingam Muniandy and C2C-DBS president L.S.S. Narendra.
Business continues to grow as Lima 2019 sees RM4b in deals inked
March 28, 2019 @ 2:40pm
LANGKAWI: More than RM4 billion in deals have been struck during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition 2019 (Lima’19).
It represents a slight increase from the previous edition two years ago at RM3.8 billion.
The vast majority of the deals involved the government, in particular the Defence and Transport ministries.
A total of RM3.67 billion worth of procurement contracts were signed in a ceremony today, a large amount of which was for the purpose of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for existing strategic defence assets.
Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said the MRO contracts were to ensure that the country's current security and defence readiness are at optimum level, even while the government continues to consider the procurement of new strategic defence assets, taking into account current technological advancements and non-traditional security threats.
“As you can see, our focus this time around was towards MRO.
“We are not focusing yet on the procurement of assets,” he said after the signing ceremony.
Asked whether this year’s deals were more than the previous edition of Lima in 2017, Mohamad reiterated that the focus was more on MRO services, but he said he was satisfied with the amount.
“Looking at the amount (of contracts signed), it is quite encouraging.”
In addition to the government contracts signed during the ceremony, some RM500,000 worth of agreements and memoranda of understanding were inked among companies throughout Lima 2019, thus bring the total to just over RM4 billion.
At the signing ceremony, seven procurement and industrial collaboration programme contracts between the Defence Ministry and various companies were inked, witnessed by Mohamad.
Meanwhile, six MoUs were exchanged, of which four were witnessed by Transport Minister Anthony Loke and two by Mohamad.
The ceremony also saw the handing out of eight letters of intent (LoI) and 10 letters of acceptance (LoA).
The contracts signed were with Global Komited Sdn Bhd for the supply, delivery and commission of Starstreak Air Defence System; Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation Sdn Bhd for the refit of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s two Prime Minister class submarines; Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for the provision of surface-to-surface missile launching systems and related services for the RMN’s second generation patrol vessels with littoral combat ship capability; and, Kongsberg again for the supply of the missiles.
Contracts were also signed with Zetro Sdn Bhd for the maintenance and recovery of air traffic control radar systems and Qiblatin Synergy Sdn Bhd for the supply of high explosive 30mm rounds and tracer rounds and target practice 30mm rounds and tracer rounds for the RMN.
Meanwhile, MoUs were signed between Politeknik Banting and the nation’s two biggest airlines, Malaysia Airlines Bhd and AirAsia for strategic collaboration and on job training, respectively.
Other MoUs included one between Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and International Green Training Centre and between Universiti Malaysia Pahang and Bintulu Port Authority.
The National Defence University of Malaysia, meanwhile, had an MoU with Boustead Heavy Industry Corporation Bhd for a collaboration on maritime technology, and another with Science and Technology Research Institute for Defence for research and development of defence and safety products.
PM impressed with Malaysian defence companies, attributes success to Lima'19
LANGKAWI: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is impressed with the capabilities of local aerospace and maritime industry players, and it’s all thanks to the Langkawi International Aerospace and Maritime exhibition 2019 (Lima’19).
The prime minister said he had toured the booths at both segments of the exhibition and seen just how far Malaysian industry has come, adding enthusiastically that he was impressed.
“Since we have had Lima, our industry has improved tremendously,” he said.
“We are capable of producing defence products that can be exported to the world.
“With our record, we hope that we can continue and reap the benefits of having Lima,” he said.
Dr Mahathir said, from what he saw of this year’s Lima so far, it was one of the best exhibitions since the inception of the series in 1991.
He said he hoped that Lima would continue to help grow the nation’s aerospace and maritime industries, bring in investments and allow Malaysian technology to improve.
With the end of trade days for the biennial exhibition, it was announced that Lima this year had seen more than RM4 billion worth of deals being struck either by the government or from business-to-business. This surpassed the amount set in 2017.
Saying that he was amazed by what he saw when he toured booths set up by Malaysian companies at the exhibition, Dr Mahathir touched on one example.
“I see how we have developed a control tower (system)... how they control flights.
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| Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad tries a VR headset during the Lima’19 exhibition in Langkawi. - NSTP/EIZAIRI SHAMSUDIN
“I am told now the control towers at airports (is so easy that it) can be done by someone without much education... as long as he has the interest (in learning the system), he can take off and land planes,” he said.
Asked if there were any plans to export Malaysian talent overseas, Dr Mahathir said no such discussion had taken place.
“But, we hope that those who have the expertise will return to Malaysia to help build our abilities in the aerospace industry.”
Asked whether having an arms industry would help spur the nation’s economy, Dr Mahathir said it would.
“The arms industry requires knowledge of technology and modern systems, and if you want to become a developed country, you have to have command of this,” he said.
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