Secondhand Aircraft Eyed To Renew Malaysian Combat Aircraft Program

Tony Osborne Marhalim Abas November 09, 2017
Credit: Marhalim Abas/AW&ST
Malaysia has shifted its ambitions for fighter reequipment to seeking additional, secondhand Boeing F/A-18 Hornets, putting off fulfilling a long-standing requirement for advanced new aircraft until the 2020s. But replacements for jet trainers, to be bought in a separate program, must have high...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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