A controversial Black Hawk deal has been scrapped after Sultan Ibrahim intervened, calling out ‘flying coffins’ and high procurement costs
Though the aircraft involved in that crash were relatively new, many others are not. Now, the king himself has intervened, calling out “nonsensical and unacceptable” procurement practices and forcing the cancellation of a deal for a fleet of 35-year-old Black Hawks.
At an event last Sunday, Sultan Ibrahim, Malaysia’s monarch and supreme commander of its armed forces, broke with convention to accuse the Ministry of Defence of wasting public money on outdated or unsuitable equipment, often at inflated prices.
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