The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is set to strengthen its capabilities with the planned acquisition of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets from the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), a move Defence Force Chief General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman calls a "strategic step" in the broader modernization initiative for the RMAF.
Tag: F/A-18D
Malaysia’s Bold Pursuit of Kuwait’s F/A-18 Fighter Jets
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwait has confirmed it has no objections to Malaysia's request to procure F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, as stated by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The procurement is contingent upon two key conditions: approval from the United States, the supplier nation, and the completion of Kuwait's own fighter
Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief Attends F/A-18D M45-07 Handover Ceremony at Butterworth Air Base
BUTTERWORTH, 29th April 2024 – The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Chief of Air Force, General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan TUDM, attended the handover ceremony of the F/A-18D M45-07 aircraft which underwent Local Planned Maintenance 12 Years (LPM12Y) by Rosebank Engineering Company. The ceremony,
Exercise ABABIL 2021 to Assess and Test the Capability, Competency and Readiness of RMAF
RMAF Air Operations Commander Witness Air-to-Air Missile Firing (AAMF) Validation Program
The Air Operations Commander, Lt Gen Dato' Hj Mohammad Salleh bin Hj Osman RMAF today, 18 Nov 2020, conducted a working visit to PU Butterworth to see the development of the Air-to-Air Missile Firing (AAMF) Validation Program involving RMAF fighter planes. The Air Operations Commander witnessed more closely the air-to-air
Senior Minister of Defence Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob Visits Butterworth Air Base
BUTTERWORTH, June 20, 2020 - The Butterworth Air Base (PU Butterworth) becomes the first air base visited by Senior Minister of Defence YB Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob during his working visit to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). This Working Visit is a manifestation of his mandate focusing on
Exercise PARADISE 6/2019 Inauguration Ceremony
Operations BISA DAYA and TARING DAYA in Labuan
The exercise, codenamed ‘Op Bisa Daya and Op Taring Daya’ and conducted by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) involves six air-superior fighter planes of Sukhoi Su-30MKM and three F/A-18D Hornet aircraft, while the exercise area is the air space over the South China Sea. Sukhoi pilot, Major Khairul Ikhwan Yussof
