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Malaysia replaces SAM

3rd August 2015 - 09:46 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

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Malaysia is replacing its Starburst very short-range air defence system (VSHORADS), which has been used to defend military bases, with an offering from Thales UK.

Thales is supplying the Starstreak surface-to air missile system to ‘protect key national assets against both established and emerging threats’, while Global Komited is providing Weststar GK-M1 4x4 vehicles on which lightweight multiple launchers will be mounted.

The Weststar Group, the owner of Global Komited, confirmed the sale in a press release on 3 August, saying, ‘The delivery of the integrated air defence system will come in a complete package that includes an air surveillance/engagement radar, as well as

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