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KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry ’s plan to acquire fighter aircraft from the Kuwait Air Force is a stop-gap measure as the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s current Hawk fighter jets will be decommissioned in two years, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
“Another five years will be required to build the fighter jets, as their parts come from various manufacturers and suppliers. “Acquiring KAF’s F/A-18C/D Legacy Hornet is a stop-gap measure that would fill the void when the Hawk fighter jets are decommissioned in two years,” he said at a press conference at the ministry’s headquarters in Jalan Padang Tembak here yesterday.He said this after a memorandum of understanding handover ceremony during the launch of the Military Broadband Initiative between the Defence Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
Mohamed Khaled explained that KAF’s order for new US-built F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets to replace its current fleet of Legacy Hornets was placed in 2018 but the country is still waiting to take delivery of the aircraft.
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