List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces

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

Current aircraft

Malaysian Army

 
AW109 of Malaysian Army
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
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]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
CTRM Aludra Malaysia Surveillance Aludra Mk 1 & SR-10 unknown [6][7][8]
SCS/UST Nyamok 2.0 Malaysia Surveillance unknown [9]
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Austria Surveillance unknown [10]
CW-25D China Surveillance 6[11] 6 drones and 2 command vehicles.
CW-15 China Surveillance unknown [12]
CW-007 China Surveillance unknown [12]
DJI Matrice China Surveillance unknown [9]
DJI Mavic China Surveillance unknown [9]
SkyRanger R60 Canada Surveillance unknown [9]

Royal Malaysian Navy

 
A Super Lynx Mk 300 ASW helicopter
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopter
Westland Lynx United Kingdom ASW / SAR Mk 300 6[13] Armed with either the 4 Sea Skua missile or 2 A244 torpedoes.
Eurocopter Fennec France Surveillance / Utility AS555SN 4[13] Total of 6 in inventory.

M502-03 mishap (emergency landing) in 2021.[14]

M502-06 crashed (mid-air collision) in 2024.[15]

AgustaWestland AW139 Italy Surveillance / Utility AW139HOM 2[16] Total of 3 in inventory.

M503-03 crashed (mid-air collision) in 2024.[15]

Unmanned aerial vehicle
Scan Eagle United States Surveillance 18[17][18]

Royal Malaysian Air Force

Retired aircraft

 
A-4PTM Skyhawk in flight
 
F-5 Tiger II of the Royal Malaysian Air Force
 
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer at Labuan
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
MiG-29 Russia Multirole 16[19] Retired from service.
A-4 Skyhawk United States Attack A-4 PTM 40[20] Retired from service.
Northrop F-5 United States Fighter F-5E/F 20[20] Retired from service.
CAC Sabre United States / Australia Fighter 18[21] Retired from service.
Canadair CT-114 Tutor Canada COIN CL-41G Tebuan 20[22] Retired from service.
Transport
Cessna 310 United States Light utility 3[20] Retired from service.
British Aerospace 125 United Kingdom VIP 1[23] Retired from service.
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer United Kingdom Utility 15[24] Retired from service.
Scottish Aviation Pioneer United Kingdom Utility 9[25] Retired from service.
Grumman HU-16 Albatross United States SAR / Utility 2[20] Amphibious aircraft. Retired from service.
de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Canada Utility / Transport 11[20] Retired from service.
Handley Page Dart Herald United Kingdom Utility Series 400 8[26] Retired from service.
de Havilland Dove United Kingdom Utility 5[20] Retired from service.
de Havilland Heron United Kingdom Utility unknown[27] Retired from service.
Helicopter
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King United States SAR / Utility S-61A4 Nuri 15[28][29] Retired from service.
Bell 47 United States Utility / Training 47G 5[20] Retired from service.
Alouette III France Liaison SA 319 24[20] Retired from service.
Westland Wasp United Kingdom ASW / SAR HAS. 1 12[30] Flew with the Royal Malaysian Navy. Retired from service.
Eurocopter AS332 France Transport / VIP AS332L 1[20] Retired from service.
Trainer aircraft
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy Jet trainer MB-339AM/339CM 21[20][31] Retired from service.
SME Aero Tiga Switzerland / Malaysia Trainer 20[32] Retired from service.
Bulldog T1 United Kingdom Basic trainer 102 11[20] Retired from service.
Percival Provost United Kingdom Basic trainer T.51 24[33] Retired from service.

See also

References

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  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. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Abas, Marhalim (30 August 2017). "Deftech Debuts Logistics Condor Vehicle". Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ "AV8 Developments - Malaysian Defence". Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d Mahadzir, Dzirhan (10 June 2020). "Covid19 - Malaysia enlist uas to enforce countermeasures". Janes. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  10. ^ Review, Asian Military (14 January 2020). "Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 deployed for River Pollution Crisis in Malaysia".
  11. ^ "Malaysian Defence - More Stuff Delivered for The Army, October 2023".
  12. ^ a b "Portal Rasmi TDM - Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Keperluan Operasi Tentera Darat (JKKOTD) Khas Siri 5/2023".
  13. ^ a b Hoyle, Craig (2023). "World Air Forces 2024". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Navy copter crashes during emergency landing in Lumut".
  15. ^ a b "Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed".
  16. ^ "Fifth Time Lucky ? - Malaysian Defence". Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Naval News - Royal Malaysian Navy Launches ScanEagle UAS Squadron".
  18. ^ Parameswaran, Prashanth. "Drone Delivery Puts the Focus on US-Malaysia Security Cooperation". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Malaysian Defence - Selamat Jalan". www.malaysiandefence.com.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "World Air Forces 1990 pg 60". Flightglobal Insight. 1990. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Norris 1998, p. 22.
  23. ^ Hatch Flight International 3 December 1988, p. 61.
  24. ^ "Twin Pioneer-The First Aircraft of the RMAF". www.airsoc.com.
  25. ^ "History Aircraft-Scottish Aviation Pioneers". www.rafseletar.co.uk.
  26. ^ "Darting Towards Retirement". www.flightglobal.com.
  27. ^ "Heritage De Havilland DH114 Heron". www.baesystems.com.
  28. ^ "Army gets first batch of Nuris". Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  29. ^ "World Air Forces 2017". Flightglobal Insight. 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  30. ^ "Malaysia Wasp". www.helis.com.
  31. ^ "DSA - Baru 12 Tahun Dengan TUDM, Pesawat MB-339CM Sudah Ucap "Selamat Tinggal"".
  32. ^ "Flight Global - Aero Tiga aimed at North America". www.flightglobal.com.
  33. ^ "Heritage Percival P56 Provost". www.baesystems.com.

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