JAKARTA, Aug 7 — The US Navy has delivered the first of three Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) CN-235 military transport aircraft converted to a maritime patrol platform. This...
JAKARTA, Aug 7 — The US Navy has delivered the first of three Royal Malaysian Air Force CN-235 military transport aircraft converted to a maritime patrol platform.
In a statement, the US Navy said the effort was facilitated by the US Navy's Building Partner Capacity programme, aligned with the US government's Maritime Security Initiative. "The Malaysian CN-235 programme will be a significant force multiplier to an indigenous Malaysian intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability," its Security Cooperation Office at the Naval Air Systems Command, director, Ron Weinberger said.
The project's CN-235s were flown to Indonesia for completion and testing in September 2020 amid Covid-19 restrictions, and the first flight took place in October 2021.
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