KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC) has been urged to develop local companies within the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) supply chain for helicopters and weapons systems.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said BHIC had expertise in the MRO of the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) EC725 helicopters, as well as the maintenance of Bofors guns on Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) vessels.
"BHIC is part of the country's defence ecosystem and is upgrading its MRO capabilities to the depot level maintenance (D-level)," he said in a social media post today.
Mohamed Khaled also urged BHIC to join the global aerospace supply chains of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to strengthen the local defence industry and reduce dependence on foreign expertise.
Earlier, he received a courtesy call from a BHIC delegation led by its chairman, Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Roslan Saad.
-- BERNAMA