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Assessing Light Combat Aircraft Options for Malaysia
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Corruption and incompetence lead to declining operational readiness of Su-30MKM, says Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu
The defence ministry wasn’t the only challenge Mat Sabu faced. He was criticised by Brigadier-General (Retired) Mohamed Arshad Raji, president of the National Patriots Association, for improperly revealing that only 4 of the 28 Malaysian-owned Russian […]
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The Differences Between MiG-29M2 and MiG-35
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East Asia and Pacific Region
US to Fund RMAF’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Acquisition Programme
The US government will fund the conversion work of two RMAF’s CN295 transport aircraft into Maritime Patrol Aircraft under its Maritime Security Initiative, and will be carried out under the Foreign Military Sales programme. It […]
C4iSR
A Long Road Ahead of Russia’s Phazotron-NIIR Zhuk AESA Radar to Pass the Test
The Russia’s Phazotron-NIIR Corp. claims that it has the newly built Phazatron Zhuk AESA radar system. This is the first AESA of Russian origin. The 600-mm.-dia. (24-in.) Prototype radar with 680 transmit/receive (TR) modules has […]
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MiG-35 : A Lemon from Russia’s Mikoyan Design Bureau
Overview Russia’s MiG-35 Fulcrum F is an export version of MiG-29KR and was designed by Mikoyan design bureau in the early 2000s. The MiG-35 is exported without the arrester tail hook of MiG-29KR and requires […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
The Royal Malaysian Air Force Shortlists Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale for MRCA Requirements
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has been seeking 18 next-generation fighters to replace it’s again MiG-29 since at least 2017. The BAE Systems has offered a UK-based line-of-credit to back a sale of Eurofighter […]