Russia and Malaysia: New Aspects of Bilateral Security Cooperation

The International Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition of weapons and military equipment has concluded in Kuala Lumpur. The agreements reached there complemented the broader context of expanding Russian-Malaysian ties.

Lancet against pirates

Reconnaissance drones and UCAVs could prove useful for Malaysia in countering security threats such as piracy in the Indian Ocean region. This type of international crime still periodically makes headlines. Tankers, dry cargo ships, and even container ships are subject to attacks. In addition to piracy, Malaysia cites unregulated fishing and smuggling as current maritime security threats. International crime syndicates are using new technologies that increase their capabilities by an order of magnitude. Only a coordinated response from the countries of Southeast Asia and their maritime neighbors, along with the widespread application of suitable technologies to combat the bandits, can solve the problem.

It always turns out to be a Kalashnikov

In addition to UAVs, Russia also displayed other weapons at Defense Services Asia that sparked curiosity: for example, the Silok and RB-504A-E electronic warfare systems; the fifth-generation Su-57E fighter jet (the Su-30MKM, which guards Malaysia’s state borders, has proven itself excellently there), the Angara ECHO cyberattack countermeasure system; Kalashnikov assault rifles (AK-15, AK-19, AK-308); the RPL-20 belt-fed light machine gun; the Chukavin SVCh sniper rifle; 9 mm Lebedev pistols; the PPK-20 submachine gun; thermal scopes; portable gas detectors; and much more. Rosoboronexport officially stated its readiness for joint UAV development with friendly Southeast Asian countries, localization of production through phased........

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