Equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force

The equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force can be subdivided into: aircraft, munitions, pods, radars, and firearms.

Aircraft
Main article: List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces

Munitions
AIM-9 Sidewinder missile
Paveway laser guided bomb
JDAM precision guided munition
Name Origin Type Notes
Air-to-air missile
R-27 Russia Beyond visual range missile 280[1]
R-73 Russia IR guided missile 500[1]
R-77 Russia Active radar homing missile 150[1]
AIM-7 Sparrow United States IR guided missile 50[1]
AIM-9 Sidewinder United States IR guided missile 210 units of which 20 are the AIM-9X[1]
AIM-120 AMRAAM United States Beyond visual range missile 30[2][1]
Air-to-surface missile
Kh-29 Russia [3]
Kh-31P Russia Anti radiation missile 150[1]
Kh-59 Russia [3]
AGM-65 Maverick United States 30[1][1]
FZ 90 FFAR France Unguided rocket [4]
General-purpose bomb
JDAM United States Precision guided bomb 50[1]
Paveway United States Laser guided bomb 60[1]
Mark 82 United States General purpose bomb [1]
KAB-500L Russia Laser guided bomb [5]
KAB-1500L Russia Laser guided bomb [5]
FAB-500 Russia General purpose bomb [5]
OFAB-100-120 Russia General purpose bomb [1]
OFAB 250-270 Russia General purpose bomb [6]
Anti-ship missile
Kh-31A Russia Anti surface missile 150[1]
AGM-84 Harpoon United States Anti surface missile 30[1]

Tactical Decoy
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Tactical decoy
ADM-141 TALD United States Decoy missile [7] Used by F/A-18 Hornet

Pods
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Pod
AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR United States Targeting pod [8] Used by F/A-18 Hornet
Damocles France Targeting pod [9] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM
Knirti SAP-518 Russia Jammer pod [10] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM

Radars
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Radar
Bars N011M Russia Multi function radar [11] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM
APG-73 United States Multi function radar [12] Used by F/A-18 Hornet
APG-66 United States Multi function radar [13] Used by BAE Hawk 208

Firearms
A MP5 submachine gun
A M4 assault rifle
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Small arms
Browning Hi-Power Belgium Semi-auto pistol [14]
Glock Austria Semi-auto pistol
SIG Sauer Germany Semi-auto pistol
Heckler & Koch MP5 Germany Submachine gun
FN P90 Belgium Submachine gun
Steyr AUG Austria Assault rifle
M4 carbine United States Assault rifle
M16 rifle United States Assault rifle
SIG Sauer 552 Switzerland Assault rifle
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare United Kingdom Sniper rifle
Barrett M82 United States Sniper rifle
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Germany Sniper rifle
Mossberg 500 United States Shotgun
Remington Model 870 United States Shotgun
Remington Model 1100 United States Shotgun
Franchi SPAS-12 Italy Shotgun
M249 light machine gun United States Light machine gun
FN Minimi Mk.3 Belgium Light machine gun
M134 Minigun United States Rotary cannon

Procurement

Malaysia is looking to replace its ageing MiG-29 and F-5 fighters which have long since passed retirement age as part of the Malaysia's Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) program.[15][16] Due to financial difficulties, the plan was postponed year after year. The major contenders of this project would be the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Sukhoi Su-30 and the Sukhoi Su-35.[17][18][19][20]

According to the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, the race for new fighter jets has narrowed down to the Dassault Rafale and the Typhoon instead, the latter built by BAE Systems.[21] In the late 2015, it was rumoured that Malaysia might purchase the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder,[22] but the report was denied by Malaysian Defence Minister and said they were still determining to choose.[23] Belarusian company also expressed their interest to help Malaysia to upgrade and repair their Russian-made fighter jets.[24] Following the visit of Saudi King in early 2017, Malaysia are reportedly seek to buy the excessive Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) jet fighters and helicopters.[25]

In other hand Malaysia also in planned to acquire airborne early warning and control aircraft. Malaysia also urgently need to boost their maritime patrol capability with new Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Malaysia is reportedly considering an offer from Japan for P-3C Orion maritime patrollers if it can persuade the Japanese government to pay for the cost.[26] In July 2017, the plan to acquire new jet fighters were shelved by looking instead to upgrade its aerial surveillance capabilities to confront the growing threat of Islamist militants in the Southeast Asian region.[27]

In December 2017, the Royal Malaysian Air Force's Brigadier General Yazid Bin Arshad announced it had shortlisted four aircraft types to replace the force's ageing fleet of Beechcraft Super King Air maritime patrol aircraft. The selected types are the EADS CASA C-295 from Airbus, the P-8 Poseidon from Boeing, ATR 72 MP from ATR, a joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo, and the CASA/IPTN CN-235, which could be provided by either Airbus or Indonesian Aerospace, which acquired a licence to produce it. On 7 January 2020, it is confirmed that the RMAF retired its Nuri or Sea King helicopters and remarked that there was an evaluation of a new utility helicopter to replace the Nuris.

See also

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