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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Malaysian navy needs modern assets

KD Kasturi ann KD LekirThe disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Lahad Datu intrusion and yet another kidnapping in Sabah by Filipino militants have boosted calls to acquire new assets for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).

RMN chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar said sophisticated technological assets were needed not just to protect the country's maritime territories, but also to boost search-and-rescue operations.

"To fulfil our geostrategic needs in the face of multilateral threats, we need to fortify ourselves with new-generation assets to enhance our capabilities as a formidable navy. RMN is turning 80 and it is time to heighten our preparedness against any spectrum of eventualities to protect our sovereignty," he said in an interview in conjunction with RMN's 80 anniversary on Sunday.

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