Mindef plans to market defence products globally

By Shannon Teoh

The Malaysian Insider, 10 October 2011

Zahid said the agency will secure greater visibility for Malaysia's arms products on the global market. — File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The government said today it will set up a new agency to promote Malaysian defence products internationally.

The defence ministry said that a marketing company would be set up jointly with the main players in the industry.

"Our products have international recognition but there is no integrated support," Defence Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi told reporters today.

He said the move would allow Malaysia to showcase its defence products with more visibility, such as having its own pavilion at international arms shows.

The Umno vice president said that details such as contributions to paid-up capital will be announced later.

He added that the move will allow "cross-fertilisation" between the main companies and the ministry to exchange defence expertise and business knowhow.

The government has handed billion-ringgit procurement deals to local companies recently with the stated objective of developing the local defence industry.

DRB-HICOM and Boustead have secured deals worth RM8 billion and RM6 billion to deliver vehicles and naval vessels respectively this year alone.

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386 syarikat sertai Lima11

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KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 386 syarikat penerbangan seluruh dunia membabitkan 33 negara dijangka menyertai Pameran Antarabangsa Maritim dan Aeroangkasa Langkawi ke-11 (Lima11) yang akan berlangsung di Langkawi pada 6 hingga 10 Disember depan.

Pengarah Urusan HW Exhibition Sdn Bhd, Ahmad Dzuhri Abdul Wahab, berkata antara syarikat pesawat dan kapal yang sudah mengesahkan penyertaan adalah Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, Gulfstream, Embraer, SAAB, Sukhoi, Eurocopter, Agusta Westland, Sikorsky, Helikopter Bell, Fincantieri, Daewoo Shipbuilding, Navantia, Damen Shipyard, Blohm dan Voss, Lurssen, Goa Shipyard dan DCNS.

"Selain itu, pihak penganjur dimaklumkan pengesahan kehadiran 42 pesawat dan 30 kapal memeriahkan persembahan aerobatik udara dan statik antaranya Gulf stream G45 Business Jet, Cessna Caravan, A400M, Su30 MKM, F/A-18D, F-18 Super Hornet, MiG-29N, Super Lynx, Bombardier, Agusta A109, Mi17 S&R Helikopter, Eurofighter Typhoon, AH6i, Boeing dan banyak lagi," katanya.

Menurutnya, sehingga kini 85 peratus tapak pameran di Dewan Mahsuri, Langkawi sudah dipenuhi dan akan digunakan sebagai ruang komersial dengan penganjuran Lima pada kali ini memperkenalkan tiga sektor tumpuan baru iaitu sektor perdagangan, penerbangan komersial dan sektor pengurusan lapangan terbang.

Katanya, Lima11 yang mendapat kerjasama Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Kementerian Pertahanan menyasarkan mewujudkan pameran menarik yang mampu menyediakan peluang perniagaan terbaik, mempromosikan produk penerbangan, meningkatkan kesedaran syarikat dan produk, membina jenama selain meningkatkan pelaburan tinggi kepada peserta pameran.

"Bagi negara Asean, sebanyak 108 syarikat penerbangan dijemput menyertai acara dua tahun sekali itu dengan 20 peratus penyertaan Lima kali ini membabitkan syarikat penerbangan baru daripada sektor maritim dan aeroangkasa," katanya.

Katanya, Lima 2009 menarik perhatian hampir 400 syarikat pertahanan membabitkan 60 negara, 38,000 pelawat, 400 wartawan seluruh dunia dan 210 delegasi industri pertahanan antarabangsa.