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RMAF Seeks To Accelerate MRCA Program Amid Hornet Acquisition Delays

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Credit: Chen Chuanren/Aviation Week Network
SINGAPORE—The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is looking to fast-track its multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) program after plans to acquire ex-Kuwaiti Boeing F/A-18 Hornets are expected to face delays. The RMAF had initially targeted a 2035 timeframe to induct the MRCA as a replacement for its F/A...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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