Note: this article is intended as a follow through to my previous
article titled "Procurement Shift in the Pipeline?"
The last major large scale defence asset procurement made under a
single programme was under the PERISTA (Program Pembangunan Rancangan Istimewa
ATM) which began in the late 70's which trickled through the 1980's.
The programme which saw Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) underwent a
large scale modernization programme which changed it's face from a
counter-insurgency centric defence force into a largely capable
semi-conventional armed forces.