The Malaysian Army will propose the cancellation of the Black Hawk helicopter lease contract to the Defence Ministry due to delays in the delivery of the first of four helicopters.
Chief of Army Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan said the army urgently required the capabilities of these assets to facilitate operational tasks and training for its personnel but the contractor failed to fulfil its commitment as per the agreement.
“If by May they still fail to meet this obligation, then the army will take firm action by proposing to the ministry the cancellation of the Black Hawk lease contract so that we can move forward. It is an urgent necessity, and we are firm with our decision,” he told reporters after attending a passing-out parade of young soldiers at the Army Basic Training Centre today.
On April 16, Hafizuddeain reportedly said that the army would take further action if the appointed contractor failed to deliver the first Black Hawk helicopter by the end of last month.
He was quoted as saying that the mary hoped the contractor could deliver one of four Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters leased for the Army Air Corps.
The parade saw 1,498 soldiers complete their training for the 199/2023 session.
- Bernama
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