The equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force can be subdivided into: aircraft, munition, tactical decoy, pod, radar, air defense and firearm.

Aircraft

A Malaysian Su-30MKM
A Malaysian F/A-18 during a national day flypast
A Malaysian Hawk 200
A Malaysian Airbus A400M on takeoff
A Malaysian EC-725
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
Boeing F/A-18 Hornet United States multirole F/A-18D 8[1]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia multirole Su-30MKM 18[1]
BAE Hawk United Kingdom light fighter Hawk 208 13[1]
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle South Korea light fighter FA-50M 0 18 on order.[2]
Maritime patrol
ATR 72 France / Italy maritime patrol ATR 72MP 0 2 on order.[1]
IPTN CN-235 Spain / Indonesia maritime patrol CN-235-220MSA 3[1][3]
Beechcraft Super King Air United States maritime patrol Model 200 3[1]
Tanker
KC-130 Hercules United States aerial refueling / transport KC-130T 4[1]
Transport
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-700 BBJ 1[4][5]
Airbus A319 Germany VIP transport A319CJ 1[4][6]
Dassault Falcon 900 France VIP transport 1[4]
Bombardier Global Express Canada VIP transport BD-700 1[4][7]
Airbus A400M Atlas Spain transport A400M-180 4[1]
C-130 Hercules United States transport C-130H 10[1][8]
IPTN CN-235 Spain / Indonesia transport CN-235-220 4[1][9]
Helicopter
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk United States VIP transport / utility S-70A 4[1]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR / utility 4[10] Leased from Weststar Aviation.[11]
Eurocopter EC725 France SAR / utility 12[1]
Trainer aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom jet trainer Hawk 108 4[1]
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy jet trainer MB-339CM 7[1]
Beechcraft Super King Air United States multi engine trainer Model 350 2[1]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland light trainer PC-7 Mk II 20[1]
Eurocopter EC120 Colibri France rotorcraft trainer 5[1]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
TAI Anka Turkey UCAV Anka-S 0 3 on order.[12]
CTRM Aludra Malaysia surveillance Aludra Mk 1 3[13][14]
CTRM Eagle 150 Australia / Malaysia surveillance Eagle ARV 3[15]

Munition

AIM-9 Sidewinder missile
Paveway laser guided bomb
JDAM precision guided munition
Name Origin Type Notes
Air-to-air missile
AIM-7 Sparrow United States Semi-active radar homing missile 50[16]
AIM-9 Sidewinder United States Infrared homing missile 210 units of which 20 are the AIM-9X[16]
AIM-120 AMRAAM United States Beyond visual range missile 30[17][16]
R-27 Russia Beyond visual range missile 280[16]
R-73 Russia Infrared homing missile 500[16]
R-77 Russia Active radar homing missile 150[16]
Air-to-surface missile
AGM-65 Maverick United States 30[16]
FZ 90 FFAR France Unguided rocket [18]
Kh-29 Russia [19]
Kh-31P Russia Anti radiation missile 150[16]
Kh-59 Russia [19]
General-purpose bomb
JDAM United States Precision guided bomb 50[16]
Paveway United States Laser guided bomb 60[16]
Mark 82 United States General purpose bomb [16]
KAB-500L Russia Laser guided bomb [20]
KAB-1500L Russia Laser guided bomb [20]
FAB-500 Russia General purpose bomb [20]
OFAB-100-120 Russia General purpose bomb [16]
OFAB 250-270 Russia General purpose bomb [21]
Anti-ship missile
AGM-84 Harpoon United States Anti surface missile 30[16]
Kh-31A Russia Anti surface missile 150[16]

Tactical decoy

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Tactical decoy
ADM-141 TALD United States Decoy missile [22] Used by F/A-18 Hornet

Pod

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Pod
AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR United States Targeting pod [23] Used by F/A-18 Hornet
Damocles France Targeting pod [24] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM
Knirti SAP-518 Russia Jammer pod [25] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM

Radar

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Radar
Lockheed Martin TPS-77 MMR United States Ground based radar 0 1 to 2 units to be provided by United States[26]
Hughes/Raytheon HADR United States Ground based radar 2[16]
Thales Ground Master 400 France Ground based radar 1[27] 1 on order[28]
Selex RAT-31 Italy Ground based radar 3[29]
Marconi Martello S-743 United Kingdom Ground based radar 2[30]
Bars N011M Russia Aircraft radar [31] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM
APG-73 United States Aircraft radar [32] Used by F/A-18 Hornet
APG-66 United States Aircraft radar [33] Used by BAE Hawk 208

Air defense

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Air defense
Starstreak United Kingdom MANPADS [34] Used by RMAF's 401 GBAD
Starburst United Kingdom MANPADS [35] Used by RMAF's 401 GBAD

Firearm

A MP5 submachine gun
A M4 assault rifle
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Small arms
Browning Hi-Power Belgium Semi-auto pistol [36]
Glock Austria Semi-auto pistol [36]
Heckler & Koch MP5 Germany Submachine gun [36]
Brügger & Thomet MP9 Switzerland Submachine gun [36]
Steyr AUG Austria Assault rifle [36]
M4 carbine United States Assault rifle [36]
M16 rifle United States Assault rifle [36]
SIG Sauer 552 Switzerland Assault rifle [36]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare United Kingdom Sniper rifle [36]
Barrett M82 United States Sniper rifle [36]
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Germany Sniper rifle [36]
Mossberg 500 United States Shotgun [36]
Remington Model 870 United States Shotgun [36]
Remington Model 1100 United States Shotgun [36]
M249 light machine gun United States Light machine gun [36]
FN Minimi Mk.3 Belgium Light machine gun [36]
M134 Minigun United States Rotary cannon [36]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Kadidal, Akhil (24 February 2023). "KAI signs a deal with Malaysia for FA-50". Jane's. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Transporters To Maritime Patrollers - Malaysian Defence".
  4. 1 2 3 4 "SIPRI". Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Malaysia - Air Force Boeing 737-700 BBJ photo by chaity".
  6. ↑ "Malaysia - Air Force Airbus A319 CJ photo by chaity".
  7. ↑ "The best Bombardier BD-700 Global Express Photos | Airplane-Pictures.net".
  8. ↑ "Flight Global - Honeywell eyes Malaysia F-18 and C-130 upgrade work". www.flightglobal.com.
  9. ↑ "Janes - Malaysia to convert CN-235 transports into maritime patrol aircraft".
  10. ↑ "ADJ-RMAF Ready to Deploy Rotorcraft Force to Help Monsoon Flood Operations".
  11. ↑ "Four leased AW139 for RMAF".
  12. ↑ "Shepard Media - Malaysia lines up Anka and ATR-72 for ISR requirements".
  13. ↑ "Malaysian Firm To Produce Male Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Next Year". aviation.bernama.com. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Unmanned Systems Technology Sdn Bhd (The ALUDRA MK1)". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "CTRM Closes Eagle 150 Assembly Line".
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Trade Registers Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 2017-12-23.
  17. ↑ "Malaysia –AIM-120C7 AMRAAM Missiles". www.defense-aerospace.com.
  18. ↑ "Thales and the RMAF announce successful live firing of the FZ 70mm rocket system". www.airrecognition.com.
  19. 1 2 "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  20. 1 2 3 Yeo, Mike (8 August 2017). "Malaysia adapts Russian-built jets to drop US-made bombs". Defense News.
  21. ↑ Latihan Kuasa Tembakan 2018, retrieved 27 October 2019
  22. ↑ "New Bombs and Capabilities on Flankers - Malaysian Defence".
  23. ↑ "Malaysia Wants ATFLIR Targeting Pods for its F/A-18D Hornets". Defense Industry Daily.
  24. ↑ "SLEP For Flankers? - Malaysian Defence".
  25. ↑ Donald, David. "Malaysia's 'Flanker' Flaunts Missile Capability". Aviation International News.
  26. ↑ "Malaysian Defence-Long Range Radars for Malaysia and Indonesia".
  27. ↑ "The Edge Market -Millions Spent For Radar Systems".
  28. ↑ "Thales Wins Long Range Radar Contract".
  29. ↑ "Avionews.com - SELEX Sistemi Integrati at DSA "Defence Service Asia 2010"". avionews.com.
  30. ↑ "Flightglobal-Malaysian Defenders".
  31. ↑ "SU-30MKM Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Malaysia". 19 May 2015.
  32. ↑ "Oz Maintenance Work For Hornets - Malaysian Defence".
  33. ↑ "AN/APG-66 - Radartutorial". www.radartutorial.eu.
  34. ↑ "Malaysia Test Starstreak Missile". shepardmedia.com.
  35. ↑ "Malaysian Defenders". flightglobal.com.
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Tactical Life - Firearms - Malaysian Special Forces".
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