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BHIC'S JV AWARDED EURO 193MILLION AND RM 532 MILLION

IN SERVICE SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR MALAYSIAN SUBMARINES

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 August 2010 – BousteadDCNS Naval Corporation Sdn Bhd (BDNC), a Joint Venture Company between BHIC Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd and French world leader in naval defence, DCNSS.A., recently received a Letter of Award from the Malaysian Ministry of Defence(MINDEF) for the contract to undertake In Service Support (ISS) for the two Royal Malaysian Navy's Prime Minister Class Scorpene Submarines. The value ofthe contract totals EURO 193 million and RM 532 million and is effective for a period ending 30 November 2015.

In June 2009, Boustead Heavy Industries CorporationBerhad (BHIC) announced that BDNC had received a Letter of Intent from MINDEF for the said ISS for an estimated six-year contract valued at RM 600 million.

The difference in contract value being awarded from the initial Letter of Intent was due to the inclusion of a full Submarine Integrated Logistics Support package. This consists of a comprehensive spareparts package as well as the outfitting of workshop equipment, respective yard facilities and equipment, submarine safety conditioning facilities and their corresponding upkeep and maintenance. The contract also covers tug boat services and the operation and maintenance of the shiplift, transfer system and submarine "umbilical services".

YBhg. Laksamana Madya (B) Tan Sri Dato' Seri AhmadRamli Haji Mohd Nor, Managing Director of BHIC, said, "The contract negotiations between BDNC and the Malaysian Government emphasised on the effective delivery of the ISS and the targeted technical availability of thesubmarines. It also includes the transfer of technology and know-how from our partner, DCNS."

"The transfer of technology, know-how and skills-set fromthe French to the Malaysian personnel is crucial to ensure local participation,self reliance and local content in accordance to the National Defence Industry Policy."

In carrying out the ISS, BHIC and DCNS operational staff will be working together in pairs. This will enable BHIC personnel to acquire the necessary technical know-how on thejob from their DCNS counterparts. The transfer of technology and know-how timelinesare set to last between two to three years according to the respective specialist skill levels to be acquired. In the crucial initial period, DCNS operational personnel seconded to BDNC will also be taking on the key role oftrainers. Once the transfer of technology is completed, BHIC operational personnel seconded to BDNC will take on the responsibility to perform the ISS, whilecontinuing to transfer the skills-set to other Malaysian personnel and local industries. DCNS personnel will then be gradually phased out.

"The transfer of technology and know-how will beprogressively monitored via the maintenance of individual task books, periodic reviews and interviews with personnel. A final certification process is also in place to ensure that the Malaysian personnel will be fully competent to undertake the ISS tasks on completion of the transfer period," Tan Sri AhmadRamli explained.

In addition, during the first two years, BDNC and its sub-contractors will also be working together in a collaborative manner to achieve the extremely tight deadlines in delivering the critical spare partsand to set-up the submarine facilities. Upon completion of these milestones,BDNC will have access to the full submarine infrastructure, facilities and equipment,thus enabling it to meet the technical availability demand of the Malaysian SubmarineForce.

"We would like to acknowledge the positive cooperation and responsiveness of our French partners throughout this entire process.We believe that the long contract negotiations have strengthened the partnership between BHIC and DCNS. We are committed to the effective delivery of the ISS and the transfer of technology initiative."

Both DCNS and BHIC seconded personnel have been fullymobilized to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah since September 2009 and are already performing the maintenance tasks on the submarines. BHIC personnel have also undergone theoretical, practical and hands-on submarine maintenance training since 2008in France and Lumut. To date there are a total of 33 BHIC engineers and technicians trained, and more are being planned to acquire these new skills.

"BDNC is extremely confident that with the support ofits shareholders and the spirit of smart partnership with the key sub-contractors,it can deliver an effective and efficient ISS to the Royal Malaysian Navy, and hence meet the demanding targeted technical availability of our Malaysian Submarine Force," Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli concluded.

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Dzirhan Mahadzir - Defence Journalist

The DAP's defence spending proposal for 2010


I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read the DAP's proposal for defence purchase spending for 2010 which stated that they would only allocate RM310 million. That works out to USD96 million or USD32 million per service. I did some calculation on that and here's what each service can buy for that amount:

Army - about 30 AFVs
RMN - 1 lightly armed patrol vessel
RMAF - 1 M-346 trainer

Obviously the DAP did not put much thought about this though I'm kinda surprise since I did hear they have a former defence journalist advising them, well thankfully they are not in charge and there I was thinking the current and past government have screwed up defence pretty bad but looks like opposition wants to outdo them.

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atreyudevil wrote:The DAP's defence spending proposal for 2010


I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read the DAP's proposal for defence purchase spending for 2010 which stated that they would only allocate RM310 million. That works out to USD96 million or USD32 million per service. I did some calculation on that and here's what each service can buy for that amount:

Army - about 30 AFVs
RMN - 1 lightly armed patrol vessel
RMAF - 1 M-346 trainer

Obviously the DAP did not put much thought about this though I'm kinda surprise since I did hear they have a former defence journalist advising them, well thankfully they are not in charge and there I was thinking the current and past government have screwed up defence pretty bad but looks like opposition wants to outdo them.

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Dzirhan silap sebenarnya... Bajet tuh sebenarnya lebih dari cukup kerana ATM akan kembali kepada basic guna parang, cangkul dan pengorek gigi! people power lorr!!

buat menda macam ni dan depa ngadu undi pos konon bias against them

standupper wrote:

atreyudevil wrote:The DAP's defence spending proposal for 2010


I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read the DAP's proposal for defence purchase spending for 2010 which stated that they would only allocate RM310 million. That works out to USD96 million or USD32 million per service. I did some calculation on that and here's what each service can buy for that amount:

Army - about 30 AFVs
RMN - 1 lightly armed patrol vessel
RMAF - 1 M-346 trainer

Obviously the DAP did not put much thought about this though I'm kinda surprise since I did hear they have a former defence journalist advising them, well thankfully they are not in charge and there I was thinking the current and past government have screwed up defence pretty bad but looks like opposition wants to outdo them.

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Dzirhan silap sebenarnya... Bajet tuh sebenarnya lebih dari cukup kerana ATM akan kembali kepada basic guna parang, cangkul dan pengorek gigi! people power lorr!!

ampess sungguh dorang nih... maklumler dorang bukan keje askar, nak berperang pun bukan dorang duduk frontline...

diaorang ingat sekarang ni zaman lembing dengan pemuras ke hape??

Macam dzirhan cakap, feel free to share. Jadi share cepat kat fb tu. Biar ramai orang tau peel depa dalam bab ni.

mumuchi wrote:Macam dzirhan cakap, feel free to share. Jadi share cepat kat fb tu. Biar ramai orang tau peel depa dalam bab ni.

wa dh share...

Nampak. Biar ramai2 share

Lembing dengan pemuras takde electronic signature...stealth oooo at minimal cost!

alphawolf wrote:Lembing dengan pemuras takde electronic signature...stealth oooo at minimal cost!

kalau begitu, kita kena ambil serius dengan missile BAM-B00 Runching...

Dzirhan ada log in ni, taknak ulas apa2 ke?

Hi, takde apa nak ulas sebenarnya, sekali sekala saya login kalau ada masa, biasanya sekarang di facebook atau twitter

selalu2 lah jengah sini bro

Suka baca your facebook pages. Tapi lama jugak tak update notes bro!

dapat dari FB Dzirhan..sedap ja mulut amoi ni paggey kita cowards...tak ada sapa2 nak caj dia bawah akta hasutan ke?

tak tau jaga mulut punya amoi

sabtu mlm lepas dah terperasan ini amoi nyer posting
tak baca abis pun.. tgk tajuk ngan opening pun sudah malas
ni pure political bullshit..

maaf cakap laaa.. kita nyer menteri KDN sekarang ni manyak bertoleransi(?)
ni wa guna ayat lembut ni tuk pak menteri
kalu zaman tun M dulu.. siap laaa
kalu tak duk dlm pun, sure kena panggil tuk sesi suai kenal

hmmm, tuhler kelebihan zaman tun M, x berani org nak melalut x tentu pasal...

tu lah seis suai kena l patut diperkenal semula

dia lupa.. tau saja buat-buat lupa
situasi kat negara ni tak sama ngan negara-negara yg dia sebut tu

seperkara lagi.. peralihan kuasa macam tu punyer cara
boleh buatkan negara ni mundur 1, 2, 3 tapak ke belakang

ko tak suka.. ko pangkah laaa kat calon idola ko masa PRU nanti
dah terbukti.. itu PRU bleh berubah maaa
masakan tak 4 negeri bleh tukar pemerintah

mumuchi wrote:dapat dari FB Dzirhan..sedap ja mulut amoi ni paggey kita cowards...tak ada sapa2 nak caj dia bawah akta hasutan ke?

tak tau jaga mulut punya amoi

orang msia ni bukan cowards tp terlalu manja dan tak reti bersyukur!

time2 macam ni la patut elok ada ancaman komunis macam dlu!
baru depa tau

Layan sebelah telinga jer ler komen-komen macam nie... kalau ler jadi apa-apa suatu hari nanti (mintak dijauhkan lah).. yang pertama-tama-tama berpusu-pusu cabut lari puak-puak nie juga ler.

marc_zman wrote:dia lupa.. tau saja buat-buat lupa
situasi kat negara ni tak sama ngan negara-negara yg dia sebut tu

seperkara lagi.. peralihan kuasa macam tu punyer cara
boleh buatkan negara ni mundur 1, 2, 3 tapak ke belakang

ko tak suka.. ko pangkah laaa kat calon idola ko masa PRU nanti
dah terbukti.. itu PRU bleh berubah maaa
masakan tak 4 negeri bleh tukar pemerintah

sejarah telah membuktikan bahawa acap kali puak yg menggantikan pemerintah yg digulingkan menjadi lebih zalim daripada sebelumnya. Ex: gamal abd Nasser.

In Malaysia, terus-terang wa cakap wa tak yakin dgn oposisi walaupun kerajaan sekarang boleh tahan juga zalimnya.

at this juncture, better the devil you know. In the future, tataulah.

like you said power corrupts...cuma aku aku bersyukur kat malaysia belum absolutely...and this goes for both sides of the fence kalau kita betul2 memerhati dengan ikhlas..

mumuchi wrote:like you said power corrupts...cuma aku aku bersyukur kat malaysia belum absolutely...and this goes for both sides of the fence kalau kita betul2 memerhati dengan ikhlas..

Memang syukur setakat ni kita taklah terang2an ditindas spt yg dilakukan oleh rejim2 di timur tengah & afrika...

Tapi kalo jadi sampai camtu... tak mustahil rakyat bangkit macam kat Tunisia & Mesir.

atreyudevil wrote:

mumuchi wrote:dapat dari FB Dzirhan..sedap ja mulut amoi ni paggey kita cowards...tak ada sapa2 nak caj dia bawah akta hasutan ke?

tak tau jaga mulut punya amoi

orang msia ni bukan cowards tp terlalu manja dan tak reti bersyukur!

time2 macam ni la patut elok ada ancaman komunis macam dlu!
baru depa tau

Bagi wa pemikiran perempuan bernama Clarissa Ai Ling Lee yang dah tentu bukan islam memang kurang ajar. Jangan jadikan Umat Islam alat untuk korang pergunakan mencapai tujuan, matlamat dan kepentingan diri.

Ironically, Malaysia sent tonnes of its ‘religion-studies’ students to Egypt to Al-Azhar but none of them have ever imbibed or learned anything from that cradle of civilization with thousands of years of history because they spent much of their years there immersed in their own little ghetto, trying to simulate the life of the different little villages they came from in Malaysia.