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Article: MALAYSIAN ARMED FORCES STRIVING FOR MODERNISATION, PROFESSIONALISM.
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- September 15, 2009
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 Asia Pulse - The Malaysian Armed Forces, which will be celebrating its 76th anniversary Wednesday, is striving to be the forerunner in modernisation and professionalism.
Its eminence is manifested by diverse up-to-date weapons, frigates and jet fighters and the recent procurement of a submarine, KD Tunku Andul Rahman.
For the first time in the history of the armed forces, Gen Azizan Ariffin became the first Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief to helm the armed forces, succeeding General Abdul Aziz Zainal of the army, who retired after 40 years of service.
Azizan, who assumed the job on Sept 1, would carry on where Abdul ...