List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces

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This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated, or have formerly been operated, by the Malaysian Armed Forces.

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Current aircraft

Malaysian Army

AW109 of Malaysian Army Malaysian Army Agusta A-109E LUH Vabre.jpg
AW109 of Malaysian Army
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Helicopter
MD530 United States Light attack MD530G 6 [1]
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy Armed scout A109LUH 10 [2] 1 crashed in 2014. [3] Armed with 20 mm guns and rockets. [4] [5]
AgustaWestland AW149 Italy Medium lift helicopter0+(4) [6] 4 acquired in 2024.
Unmanned aerial vehicle
CTRM Aludra Malaysia Surveillance Aludra Mk 1 & SR-10 unknown [7] [8] [9]
SCS/UST Nyamok 2.0 Malaysia Surveillanceunknown [10]
Aerobo Wing AS-VTO2 Japan Surveillance6 [11]
FlyEye Poland Surveillanceunknown [12]
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Austria Surveillanceunknown [13]
CW-25D China Surveillance6 [14] 6 drones and 2 command vehicles.
CW-15 China Surveillanceunknown [15]
CW-007 China Surveillanceunknown [15]
DJI Matrice China Surveillanceunknown [10]
DJI Mavic China Surveillanceunknown [10]
SkyRanger R60 Canada Surveillanceunknown [10]

Royal Malaysian Navy

A Super Lynx Mk 300 ASW helicopter A Royal Malaysian Navy Super Lynx helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) in the South China Sea during landing qualifications June 18, 2013, as part 130618-N-PD773-083.jpg
A Super Lynx Mk 300 ASW helicopter
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Helicopter
Westland Lynx United Kingdom ASW / SAR Mk 300 6 [16] Armed with either the 4 Sea Skua missile or 2 A244 torpedoes.
Eurocopter Fennec France Surveillance / Utility AS555SN 4 [16] Total of 6 in inventory.

M502-03 mishap (emergency landing) in 2021. [17]

M502-06 crashed (mid-air collision) in 2024. [18]

AgustaWestland AW139 Italy Surveillance / UtilityAW139HOM2+(2) [19] [20] Total of 3 in inventory.

M503-03 crashed (mid-air collision) in 2024. [18] 2 more acquired in 2024.

Unmanned aerial vehicle
Scan Eagle United States Surveillance18 [21] [22]
Aerobo Wing AS-VTO2 Japan Surveillance6 [23]

Royal Malaysian Air Force

Retired aircraft

MiG-29N in training Malaysia - Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29N (9-12SD) edited.jpg
MiG-29N in training
F-5 Tiger II of the Royal Malaysian Air Force Malaysia Northrop F5 Tiger II 2322530.jpg
F-5 Tiger II of the Royal Malaysian Air Force
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A-4PTM Skyhawk in flight
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer at Labuan Labuan-Twin-Pin.JPG
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer at Labuan
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Multirole16 [24] Retired from service.
A-4 Skyhawk United States Attack A-4 PTM 40 [25] Retired from service.
Northrop F-5 United States Fighter F-5E/F 20 [25] Retired from service.
CAC Sabre United States / Australia Fighter18 [26] Retired from service.
Canadair CT-114 Tutor Canada COIN CL-41G Tebuan 20 [27] Retired from service.
Transport
Dassault Falcon 900 France VIP1 [28] Retired from service.
British Aerospace 125 United Kingdom VIP1 [29] Retired from service.
Cessna 310 United States Light utility3 [25] Retired from service.
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer United Kingdom Utility15 [30] Retired from service.
Scottish Aviation Pioneer United Kingdom Utility9 [31] Retired from service.
Grumman HU-16 Albatross United States SAR / Utility2 [25] Amphibious aircraft. Retired from service.
de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Canada Utility / Transport11 [25] Retired from service.
Handley Page Dart Herald United Kingdom Utility Series 400 8 [32] Retired from service.
de Havilland Dove United Kingdom Utility5 [25] Retired from service.
de Havilland Heron United Kingdom Utilityunknown [33] Retired from service.
Helicopter
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King United States SAR / Utility S-61A4 Nuri 15 [34] [35] Retired from service.
Bell 47 United States Utility / Training 47G 5 [25] Retired from service.
Alouette III France Liaison SA 319 24 [25] Retired from service.
Westland Wasp United Kingdom ASW / SAR HAS. 1 12 [36] Flew with the Royal Malaysian Navy. Retired from service.
Eurocopter AS332 France Transport / VIP AS332L 1 [25] Retired from service.
Trainer aircraft
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy Jet trainer MB-339AM/339CM 21 [25] [37] Retired from service.
SME Aero Tiga Switzerland / Malaysia Trainer20 [38] Retired from service.
Bulldog T1 United Kingdom Basic trainer 102 11 [25] Retired from service.
Percival Provost United Kingdom Basic trainer T.51 24 [39] Retired from service.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jennings, Gareth (14 January 2022). "Janes - Malaysia Receives MD530G Light Attack Helos". Jane's. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "World Air Forces 2022" . Flightglobal. 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Aviation Safety - Malaysian Army AW109 Crashed".
  4. ↑ "Arms Transfers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Abas, Marhalim (30 September 2015). "PUTD AW109 in desert comouflage". www.malaysiandefence.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Its Leased AW149 Helicopters for the Army As Well". 22 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "DSA 2018: New Condor 4x4 vehicle logistic support variant unveiled by Deftech". 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Abas, Marhalim (30 August 2017). "Deftech Debuts Logistics Condor Vehicle". Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "AV8 Developments - Malaysian Defence". Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Mahadzir, Dzirhan (10 June 2020). "Covid19 - Malaysia enlist uas to enforce countermeasures". Janes. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Malaysia receives 14 UAVs and seven rescue boats from Japan".
  12. ↑ "Polish FlyEye Drones Delivered to Malaysia".
  13. ↑ Review, Asian Military (14 January 2020). "Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 deployed for River Pollution Crisis in Malaysia".
  14. ↑ "Malaysian Defence - More Stuff Delivered for The Army, October 2023".
  15. 1 2 "Portal Rasmi TDM - Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Keperluan Operasi Tentera Darat (JKKOTD) Khas Siri 5/2023".
  16. 1 2 Hoyle, Craig (2023). "World Air Forces 2024". FlightGlobal . Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Navy copter crashes during emergency landing in Lumut".
  18. 1 2 "Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed".
  19. ↑ "Its Leased AW149 Helicopters for the Army As Well". 22 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Fifth Time Lucky ? - Malaysian Defence" . Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Naval News - Royal Malaysian Navy Launches ScanEagle UAS Squadron".
  22. ↑ Parameswaran, Prashanth. "Drone Delivery Puts the Focus on US-Malaysia Security Cooperation". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  23. ↑ "Malaysia receives 14 UAVs and seven rescue boats from Japan".
  24. ↑ "Malaysian Defence - Selamat Jalan". www.malaysiandefence.com.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "World Air Forces 1990 pg 60". Flightglobal Insight. 1990. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "ex-RAAF Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-27 Sabre Mk.32 in Malaysian service". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  27. ↑ Norris 1998, p. 22.
  28. ↑ "RMAF Retires Falcon 900 VIP Jet".
  29. ↑ Hatch Flight International 3 December 1988, p. 61.
  30. ↑ "Twin Pioneer-The First Aircraft of the RMAF". www.airsoc.com.
  31. ↑ "History Aircraft-Scottish Aviation Pioneers". www.rafseletar.co.uk.
  32. ↑ "Darting Towards Retirement". www.flightglobal.com.
  33. ↑ "Heritage De Havilland DH114 Heron". www.baesystems.com.
  34. ↑ "Army gets first batch of Nuris". Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  35. ↑ "World Air Forces 2017". Flightglobal Insight. 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  36. ↑ "Malaysia Wasp". www.helis.com.
  37. ↑ "DSA - Baru 12 Tahun Dengan TUDM, Pesawat MB-339CM Sudah Ucap "Selamat Tinggal"".
  38. ↑ "Flight Global - Aero Tiga aimed at North America". www.flightglobal.com.
  39. ↑ "Heritage Percival P56 Provost". www.baesystems.com.

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