M4A1 Rifle for Malaysian Army: Huge Mistake???
Monday, February 16th, 2009
Mmm…this will never end, in fact, it might get worse…
Bad decision
1) Malaysia has a well-known reputation for ad-hoc defence spending policy. The politics of it is about keeping up with the Jones’s and prestige projects. Its not just this rifle, it’s the other procurements in the past, including aircraft.
This about turn on the Steyr has only made it a laughing stock. They have spent so much money only a couple of years ago to buy the Steyr and even more time & money to train the soldiers. All that down the drain. Its hard to imagine the MAF being able to be effective given such hare-brained procurement.