Kuantan, September 15, 2023 - The closing ceremony of Exercise Pacific Partnership 2023 (Ex PP23) was conducted on board the USS Pearl Harbor, New Deep Water Terminal (NDWT), presided over by Mission Commander Captain Claudine Caluori of the US Navy. Ex PP23 was a collaborative effort between the Malaysian Armed Forces
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Malaysia and South Korea Sign FA-50 Contracts
RMAF to Acquire Korea’s FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft
The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 has won Malaysia’s Fighter Lead In Trainer-Light Combat Aircraft (FLIT-LCA) requirement for 18 aircraft. The deal is worth $920 million, and deliveries will commence from 2026, says KAI. In the longer-term, it expects Malaysia’s total acquisition to grow to 36 examples. Kuala Lumpur’s FA-50s will come
Courtesy Calls on Chief of Air Force and Deputy Chief of Air Force
Malaysia May Ditch Indian LCA for Korean FA-50
Amid claims and counterclaims by competitors vying for Malaysia’s MiG-29 replacement program, officials from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) indicate that the country is likely to select the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) built FA-50 Golden Eagle light combat aircraft. Earlier, India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) CMD R Madhavan had claimed