Malaysia Qualifies Three Fighters For A400M Refueling

KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysia has qualified three fighter types to receive fuel in flight from the Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter. The types qualified are the Sukhoi Su-30MKM, Boeing F/A-18D Hornet and BAE Systems Hawk Mk. 208, Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief Gen. Affendi Buang says. Five Hornets...
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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