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Closing Ceremony of Pacific Partnership 2023 Held in Kuantan

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

Malaysia and South Korea Sign FA-50 Contracts

South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong Sup is scheduled to pay a four-day visit to Malaysia starting today to hold discussions on defence industry cooperation as well as attend the signing ceremony for the sale of the FA-50 Block 20 light fighter aircraft. South Korean news agency, Yonhap in its

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

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

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