Asean and Malaysia

Eagles Engines For Indonesian Vipers

SHAH ALAM: Japan is considering exporting used F15 engines to Indonesia, Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on June 18. It reported that used F-15 fighter jet engines are being considered for export to Indonesia, according to several government sources. The idea is for these engines from Air Self-Defence Force F-15s to […]

Asean and Malaysia

The Joneses…Vipers and Chinooks For Pinoys?

SHAH ALAM: Vipers and Chinooks for Philippines. The Philippines may well be getting a dozen or so F-16 fighters and Chinook heavy lift helicopters soon, based on recent statements coming out from Washington. The statement (edited for brevity): US Secretary of State Blinken, US Secretary of Defense Austin, Secretary of […]

Malaysian Defence

PDRM Helicopter Flies In Singapore Airspace?

SHAH ALAM:A PDRM Leonardo AW-139 9M-PMD twin-engine helicopter briefly flew into Singapore airspace this morning, says a Singaporean aviation website, prompting the Republic Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to scramble two fully armed F-16 fighters. PDRM in a press release this afternoon stated that it took notice of the reports on […]

No Picture
Malaysia - RMAF

Indonesian F-16s tailed RMAF Hercules

SHAH ALAM: TWO Indonesian AF F-16s were apparently scrambled to identify a RMAF C-130 Hercules which was flying some 24 nautical miles from Natuna island. Although press reports claimed that it was intercepted, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said that it was a visual identification only as the F-16s […]

No Picture
Malaysian Defence

Cheap Vipers Available….

PETALING JAYA: Ok, we already know we cannot afford to purchase those super-duper MRCA planes to replace the Fulcrums and other planes including the Hawks and Hornets in RMAF inventory. We have mentioned before that buying second planes and other arms maybe the next best thing for resource stretch Armed […]