Justine

Defence observer | Comments on policy & law | Just sharing my views.

[Justine @polietzz]

That didn't take long.. MPCP MoU signing ceremony, pictures posted by TLDM on Facebook.

15th June 2026
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[Justine @polietzz]

15 Jun – It appears that MMEA won't be the only one operating this vessel.

The acquisition of the Multi Purpose Command Platform (MPCP) ship for the Royal Malaysian Navy by the National Security Council will proceed as planned with RM486 Million budgeted for it under RMK13.

[Justine @polietzz]

Related: https://t.co/XKOxJfXvjs

[Justine @polietzz]

10 Jun – 𝙋𝙇 𝙏𝙎𝙍 has officially been decommissioned.

Since 2016, the platform served as a forward operating base (FOB) and played a critical role in ESSZONE. The base is being decommissioned after a decade of service without a proper one to one replacement in place.

[Danial Haikal || Lika @DaniKarlg]

Malaysia’s own Defence White Paper (2020) admits it capability gap, coordination gap and resource gap

Yet the public debate keeps fixating on which jet to buy

My latest on SubStack — why the airframe is the least important part of the problem https://t.co/KpPrVlxq5E

[MAF Tracker @MAFtracker]

11 Jun – Tiga Kapal Penyelidik China melaksanakan pencerobohan ke atas Zon Ekonomi Eksklusif (ZEE) Malaysia dengan iringan Kapal Pengawal Pantai China, CCG 5309.

Pada 6 Jun, mereka menjalankan tinjauan haram di sekitar Terumbu Laya (Dallas Reef).

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[Justine @polietzz]

@WBWhiskeyBravo @GordianKnotRay @MalaysiaGazette @tldm_rasmi @MalaysiaMFA @JohnMYSreview @MYCoastGuard @SeaLightFound @SCS_news @supbrow @CollinSLKoh Good catch on 6th June, just 10km away from Stesen Uniform. They would have been within visual range of SU with KD Sundang in the area too. As expected, Chinese intrusion continue to operate with near total impunity.

[Justine @polietzz]

The Indonesian Ambassador proposed it, you want to initiate investigations against a foreign ambassador?

Celaka 😆

[NIKKI ⚛ #BlueCO CLEARLAKE NO.1 HATER @cfc_nrmnrckwell]

If this proceed everyone in KKM, JPA ,ministry all of the PTD needs to resign immediately. Whoever propose needs to be investigated as well

Wtf proposing short term policy band aid sorting cheap labour instead of paying our local HCW especially OUR LOCAL NURSE properly.

[Justine @polietzz]

@Bravo6_99 Good time to use this from @marhalimabas 😁

[Justine @polietzz]

@SCMPNews @lhsingapura

[Justine @polietzz]

10 Jun – 𝙋𝙇 𝙏𝙎𝙍 has officially been decommissioned.

Since 2016, the platform served as a forward operating base (FOB) and played a critical role in ESSZONE. The base is being decommissioned after a decade of service without a proper one to one replacement in place.

[MARKAS WILAYAH LAUT 2 @NavySDK]

𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗟𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗨𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗨𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗔𝗛 𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗭𝗜𝗔𝗛

SEMPORNA, 10 Jun 2026 - Markas Wilayah Laut 2, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) hari ini telah dengan rasminya melaksanakan Majlis Pembubaran Pangkalan Laut Tun Sharifah Rodziah (PL TSR) sebagai simbolik penamatan perkhidmatan pangkalan tersebut selepas hampir sedekad menjadi benteng hadapan dalam menjaga keselamatan dan kedaulatan perairan negara di Sabah Timur. Majlis yang penuh istiadat ketenteraan ini telah disempurnakan oleh Yang Berbahagia Laksamana Madya Dato’ Khir Junaidi bin Idris, Panglima Armada Timur.

Pangkalan ini pada asalnya merupakan sebuah Platform Mobile Offshore Production Unit yang dikenali sebagai Hercules 259 dan telah dibina di Houston, Amerika Syarikat pada tahun 1973. Melalui usaha sama strategik antara TLDM, PETRONAS dan Sapura Kencana, platform ini telah ditransformasikan menjadi sebuah Pangkalan Laut Hadapan berteraskan keperluan strategik negara bagi memastikan kehadiran berterusan TLDM di kawasan berkepentingan tinggi di perairan Sabah Timur.

PL TSR mula beroperasi pada 31 Julai 2015 dan seterusnya telah dirasmikan oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia Ke-6 pada 28 Mei 2016. Pangkalan ini dinamakan bersempena nama isteri kepada Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang pertama, Allahyarhamah Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dato' Seri Hajah Sharifah Rodziah binti Syed Alwi Barakbah.

Sepanjang tempoh perkhidmatannya, PL TSR telah digunakan sebagai sebuah platform strategik yang menyokong pelaksanaan operasi keselamatan maritim, pemantauan zon berkepentingan maritim serta memperkukuhkan kehadiran pasukan keselamatan di Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE). Lokasinya yang strategik membolehkan tindak balas yang pantas terhadap sebarang ancaman keselamatan, sekali gus menjadi simbol komitmen berterusan TLDM dalam mempertahankan kedaulatan negara.

Walaupun operasi PL TSR ditamatkan, fungsi dan peranannya sebagai pangkalan hadapan akan diambil alih oleh Kapal Auksiliari Tun Azizan (KA TAZ) bagi memastikan kesinambungan kehadiran dan kesiagaan operasi TLDM di kawasan strategik Sabah Timur. TLDM akan terus memperkukuhkan keupayaan operasinya selaras dengan keperluan semasa serta perkembangan landskap keselamatan maritim demi menjamin kedaulatan dan keselamatan perairan negara sentiasa terpelihara.

#tenteralautdirajamalaysia
#Markaspemerintahanarmadatimur
#kdsrisemporna
#KDSriTawau
#NavyUpdate

[Marhalim Abas @marhalimabas]

@MarkasATM sending paras to @RimofthePacific 2026, but no ships...

[Justine @polietzz]

@zulualpha0 The Belgians managed 34 seconds, LG1 was just one second slower with much less vibration. If MKE wants to prove something, they should show the results down range (atleast 2/3 of max range) at this fire rate.

[Lumut Naval Shipyard @LUNAS_MY]

LCS 4 Blocks Erection

#MYLUNAS #LumutNavalShipyard #LittoralCombatShip #LCS #TLDM

"Defining Excellence"

[Justine @polietzz]

@VR_NSR500 @ushardaniele Especially international media, it's a classic

[Justine @polietzz]

Within a day of @ushardaniele's work being posted online in the SCMP, the TKSU (Keselamatan) of the Home Affairs Ministry visited Teluk Ewa on the northern coast of Langkawi, where a new Forward Operating Base (FOB) and jetty will be built.

[Ushar Daniele @ushardaniele]

In May, I was in Langkawi to investigate porous borders along Malaysia-Thailand. I spoke to MMEA First Admiral Romli Mustafa to understand why crime is persistent along this coastal waters and challenges faced by the agency to keep our maritime borders safe

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[Justine @polietzz]

The launch of the second vessel took place just 14 days after the first vessel was launched on the 24th of May.

[Justine @polietzz]

7 Jun – The launching and naming ceremony of the 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 littoral mission ship for the second batch (LMSB2).

The ship is named “𝙍𝘼𝙅𝘼 𝙇𝘼𝙐𝙏” with pennant number 142.

7th June 2026
SC - Selangor Royal Office

[Justine @polietzz]

24 May – The launching and naming ceremony of the first littoral mission ship for the second batch (LMSB2).

The ship is named “Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jalil” with pennant number 141.

The ceremony was officiated by Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah Queen of Malaysia.

24th May 2026

[MAF Tracker @MAFtracker]

7 Jun – Majlis Upacara Penamaan dan Pelancaran Kapal 𝙍𝙖𝙟𝙖 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙩. Ia merupakan Kapal Misi Pesisir Batch 2 (LMSB2) yang kedua.

7 Jun 2026
SC - Pejabat DYMM Sultan Selangor