{"id":11182,"date":"2025-08-22T15:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=11182"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:43:51","slug":"rmaf-chief-visits-site-of-f-a-18d-hornet-crash-in-kuantan-crew-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/rmaf-chief-visits-site-of-f-a-18d-hornet-crash-in-kuantan-crew-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"RMAF Chief Visits Site of F\/A-18D Hornet Crash in Kuantan, Crew Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KUANTAN, 22 August 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed that both crew members of the F\/A-18D Hornet fighter jet involved in last night\u2019s crash at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport successfully ejected and escaped serious injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RMAF Chief, <strong>General Dato\u2019 Sri Haji Muhamad Norazlan Aris<\/strong>, told a press conference that the jet crashed during take-off for a routine training flight at 9.05pm. He said the swift use of the aircraft\u2019s emergency ejection system ensured the survival of the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:57.08490%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1152\" data-id=\"11185\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?attachment_id=11185\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg\" data-width=\"2048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039697-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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They were treated at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) in Kuantan and discharged at 2.00am today. They are now placed under observation at 815 Armed Forces Hospital, Kuantan Airbase,\u201d the Air Force Chief said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/cauliflowertoaster.com\/593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"container-593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11188 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039701.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>General Norazlan personally visited the crash site this morning, as well as the officers and their families, offering words of encouragement and reaffirming RMAF\u2019s commitment to their wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also confirmed that a <strong>Board of Inquiry has been convened<\/strong> to investigate the cause of the accident. As a precaution, all F\/A-18D Hornet operations have been <strong>temporarily suspended pending the outcome of the investigation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident highlights the risks faced by military aviators and the importance of stringent safety protocols in sustaining the nation\u2019s air defence readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc00 \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc00 \ud835\udc14\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc00 \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc16\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc08 \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0d \ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc16\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc05\/\ud835\udc00-\ud835\udfcf\ud835\udfd6\ud835\udc03 \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11187 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1000039699.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; 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Mereka telah diberi rawatan di Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan dan telah discaj pada jam 2.00 pagi tadi. Kini mereka sedang ditempatkan sementara di 815 Rumah Sakit Angkatan Tentera (RSAT), Pangkalan Udara Kuantan,\u201d ujar beliau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panglima Tentera Udara turut turun padang pagi ini bagi meninjau sendiri lokasi kejadian serta melawat kedua-dua pegawai yang terlibat serta keluarga. Beliau turut memberikan kata-kata semangat kepada Mejar Mohamad Azhar TUDM dan Kapten Mohamad Izzuddin TUDM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beliau memaklumkan bahawa sebuah Lembaga Siasatan telah ditubuhkan bagi mengenal pasti punca sebenar kemalangan tersebut. Operasi penerbangan pesawat F\/A-18D Hornet turut digantung sementara sehingga selesai siasatan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUANTAN, 22 August 2025 \u2013 The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed that both crew members of the F\/A-18D Hornet fighter jet involved in last night\u2019s crash at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport successfully ejected and escaped serious injury. 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