Malaysia’s defence budget sets out major procurement goals for 2026
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
Frontier Airlines has announced the launch of seasonal nonstop service between Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) and two Florida destinations.
Service between OKC and Orlando International Airport (MCO) begins on 15 January 2010, with four weekly nonstop flights, while service between OKC and Tampa International Airport (TPA) begins on Sunday 17 January, with two weekly nonstop flights.
“We are thrilled to bring the Oklahoma City community its only nonstop service to the sunshine state,” said Daniel Shurz, Frontier’s vice-president of strategy and planning. “Customers jetting to or from our Florida destinations will enjoy Frontier’s great customer service and affordable fares. In addition, customers will travel in comfort on the Embraer 190 aircraft outfitted with several rows of available STRETCH seating in the front of the aircraft, which provides customers an additional five inches of legroom.”
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
The US Government Accountability Office recently released two reports; one into the availability of selected equipment and another looking at how the government gets data and intellectual property rights through contracting.
The Canadian Department of National Defence has been increasing efforts to accelerate the acquisition of new equipment and modernise its in-service inventory.
The partnership with the US airframer will see Palantir’s AI software leveraged to help streamline data analytics across Boeing’s 12 factories on defence and classified programmes.
DroneShield disclosed to Shephard its plans to increase its workforce and manufacturing capacities while strengthening partnerships with US suppliers.
The technology organisation is expecting a significant rise in the number of staff working across robotics and digital solutions as it becomes more of a focal point.