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In service Notes Air defense; Starstreak: United Kingdom: MANPADS [36] Used by RMAF's 401 GBAD Starburst: ... List of equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia; TUDM; Jawi: تنترا اودارا دراج مليسيا) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; تنترا اودارا دراج ڤرسكوتون تانه ملايو).
The Royal Malaysian Air Force Regiment (Abbr.: RMAF Regiment, Malay: Rejimen Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia – Rejimen TUDM) is a ground-based formation that is part of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. It comprises units that serve as special forces, air force infantry, security forces, and ground combat instructors.
Air Force NATO equivalents of ranks; Usually reserved for His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Commander-in-chief [note 1] Field Marshal Admiral of the Fleet Marshal of the Air Force OF-10 VUZA3 [note 2] Turus II Commissioned officers: General Admiral General OF-9 VUZA5 [note 3] JUSA A VUZA6 JUSA B Lieutenant General [note 4] Vice Admiral ...
Initially, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) relied on the Malaysian Army's Malaysian Military Police Corps, now known as the Royal Military Police Corps, for security at its air bases. However, in 1974, a mortar attack by Malayan Communist Party members on the RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base caused some damage.
Army, Navy, Air Force [3] CAR15: Carbine: 10th Parachute Brigade [3] Steyr AUG: Assault rifle: Army, Navy, Air Force Manufactured locally by SME Ordnance. [8] M4A1: Carbine: Army, Navy, Air Force Manufactured locally by SME Ordnance. [9] Standard service rifle of the Malaysian Armed Forces. HK416: Carbine: PASKAL [5] HK33: Assault rifle: 10th ...
RMAF Labuan started with the deployment of one detachment of the Royal Air Force, under the command of Group Captain S.J. Rawling. After the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, some personnel were deployed to this airbase under the Air Force Borneo. At that early time, RMAF Labuan owned some Twin Pioneer aircraft for logistic and patrol ...
Su-30MKM flying at LIMA. In August 2003, Malaysia signed a US$900 million contract with Irkut Corporation for 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKMs. Malaysia operates eight legacy F/A-18D Hornet, and was offered Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, but the Royal Malaysian Air Force chose the Su-30MKM instead.