SHAH ALAM: RMAF today announced that its aircraft – helicopters and fixed wing aircraft – will be conducting training flights as part of preparation for the LIMA 25 show scheduled for May 20 to 24. The first phase of the training flights starting on May 6 to May 13 will […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has appointed another female officer to command a flying squadron. The service on April 17 announced the appointment of Lt Kol Siti Suraida Mazlan as the commanding officer of the Pusat Latihan Terbang Taktikal (PLTT) Angkut (Tactical Flight Training Centre Transport) which is based at the Subang […]
SHAH ALAM: In the comments section, I mentioned that there is a PC-7 Mk 1 gate guard outside the Subang airbase entrance from Jalan Montfort and the Guthrie Corridor Expressway. It is not a gate guard per se but a monument really as it is located around 500 meters from […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF hold a ceremony today at the Butterworth airbase to mark the handover of all surviving Hawk Mk 108s/208s from No 15 Skuadron to the No 6 Skuadron. No 15 is operating out of Butterworth at the moment while No 6 is based in Labuan airbase in Wilayah […]
SHAH ALAM: When Malaysian Defence posted about the MRCA 5G recently, some of the responses were mostly that it was just a hype for LIMA 2025.Several days later RMAF confirmed that it was looking for MRCA 5G in a video published in its official social media channel. The teaser video […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has retire the Falcon 900 VIP jet on February 18 after some 35 years of service. The retirement ceremony was performed by RMAF Air Operations Commander Lt Jeneral Shahada Ismail at hangar A of No 2 Skuadron at the Subang air base. Tail number M37-01 joined RMAF […]
SHAH ALAM: It appears that RMAF Alor Setar airbase which houses the Kolej Tentera Udara at Kepala Batas, Kedah, has been inundated by flood waters as with much of Alor Setar, the state capital, located some 12km away. The flooding also forced the closure of the adjacent Sultan Abdul Halim […]
SHAH ALAM: RMAF has deployed a detachment from the No. 3 Squadron to the Kuching airbase to operate the AW139 helicopter there. Thirty-six personnel from squadron – 18 officers and 18 other ranks – led by Mejar M. Khairul Azwan Ismail were selected as the first group to operate the […]
SHAH ALAM: As part of the RMAF 66th anniversary celebrations (June 1), the service will be holding an open day at the Kuantan airbase on June 2 (Sunday). Among others there will be an air display, static display, parachute jumps and a carnival on that day. The open day will […]
SHAH ALAM: Two RMAF airmen died and another injured following a mishap at a live firing exercise at Kem Sirajuddin, Gemas on June 25, 2023. Laskar Kanan 1 Mohd Iqmal Masdi, 22, was killed on the scene in the 12.10pm incident while Koperal Udara Muhd Syuib Bidin, 33, was pronounced […]
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