{"id":4389,"date":"2026-07-02T01:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2026-07-10T01:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T01:56:59","slug":"the-weststar-group-malaysia-aims-to-produce-rockets-expand-into-missile-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/the-weststar-group-malaysia-aims-to-produce-rockets-expand-into-missile-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weststar Group – Malaysia aims to produce rockets, expand into missile manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CANBERRA, July 2 \u2014 Malaysia is set to start producing rockets within the next two years, with plans to expand into missile manufacturing, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said this can be achieved through strategic partnerships involving both local and foreign companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe government welcomes and fully supports the collaboration between Weststar Group and Rocket Technologies International Pty Ltd (RTI), as it aligns with our push to build domestic capabilities in rocket and missile development,\u201d he said in a statement yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khaled added that Weststar\u2019s investment will also allow Malaysia to plug into RTI\u2019s global supply chain, opening doors for local players to thrive within the international defence ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He described the investment as not only a significant boost for the national defence industry, but also a strategic long-term move to strengthen the country\u2019s defence capabilities for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khaled said the move is also in line with the National Defence Industry Policy, which aims to achieve defence sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI extend my appreciation to the Australian Government for its support and approval of the collaboration and technology transfer between RTI and Weststar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, Khaled, who is on a three-day official working visit to Australia, witnessed the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between Weststar Group, through its subsidiary Weststar Defence Industries Sdn Bhd, and RTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement was inked by Weststar Group founder and managing director Tan Sri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim and RTI founder Allan James Payne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/mediaselangor.com\/en\/2026\/07\/382365<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA, July 2 \u2014 Malaysia is set to start producing rockets within the next two years, with plans to expand into missile manufacturing, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said this can be achieved through strategic partnerships involving both local and foreign companies. \u201cThe government welcomes and fully supports the collaboration between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4390,"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4389\/revisions\/4390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weststar.com.my\/wg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}