Malaysia to place MiG-29s in storage

Shotgun SG

Its not that they have no $$ to maintain aircraft... Like they said, they can't retain the pilots they trained. Losing a lot of them to airlines.

The Mig-29 has never been a very favorable aircraft internationally. If they were that good, China would have gotten them, India would have gotten them. These are the experts on good Russian hardware. So far, only 3rd world countries, former Soviet Bloc countries, and Arab nations such as Iraq, Iran, Syria etc acquired them... next would be M'sia...

Maintenance is hell, their parts are limited... by the Russians Laughing And sometimes servicing cost blown sky high perhaps due to "commissions" along the way. RMAF is gonna save a ton by storing the MiG-29s. Excellent move. Question is, will the Su-30 cause less trouble, or more trouble than the Fulcrums?

Black Aces SG

The RMAF is definitely getting a plane that will project their power but are they replacing the maintenance heavy Fulcrum with a maintenance monster Flanker? Only time will tell.......

Shotgun SG

Oh yea… kinda forgot abt those naval flankers they ordered… They should back out of that order as soon as they can! =D

zheshi SG

Why is that Malaysia alway have problems one. Such a big country can't they just have a proper system. Such a small issue also got problem.

huaichien SG

I guess its down to the ideology of governance. Some countries believe in meritocracy, some believe in affirmative action. So you get different quality of decision makers and hence different outcomes.

Shotgun SG

I feel that very often they fail to consider the type of air force they want to build, and measure it against what is required in the region.

Russian jets are highly capable combat fighters that unfortunately have very high servicing requirements and need often repairs. But, they come cheap with low initial costs!

These fighters are great for countries where regional open war is common, and combat attrition is high, at a very lean price. You need to scramble fighters against a potentially hostile track, u send the Russian made ones up to intercept. This way, you don't lose too much $$ if it gets shot down. Pray the pilot ejects and you can use him again! This way, you have 1 less jet to service anyways.

But we are not in a region with common open wars. In a way, we are in a rather peaceable region. Where readiness is more important. Being able to scramble on notice means jets need to be in tip top condition at any time. Russian aircraft that needs to serviced so much more often than western counter-part may not be available to deliver this kinda readiness to countries in our region.

This is where I feel the RMAF have lost sight on. Unless, they are really preparing for open war... Shocked

lionnoisy SG

30% of MY Adnan APC idle

:Armoured vehicles lying idle,By NIK NAIZI HUSIN,Thursday February 9, 2006
PEKAN: At least 30% of (211) Adnan armoured combat vehicles, purchased almost three years ago for RM1.2bil, are lying idle all because the purchase agreement did not have a clause for maintenance and supply of spare parts

---thestar.com.my

JANES DEFENCE WEEKLY - JULY 14, 2004

Malaysia accepts Pakistani ATGW
CHRISTOPHER F FOSS JDW Land Forces Editor
London

Malaysia has taken delivery of its Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) 300-series tracked armoured vehicles fitted with the Pakistani Baktar Shikan anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW).

A contract was placed in late 2000 with FNSS Savunma Sistemleri of Turkey for 211 ACV 300 vehicles in 10 configurations. The 300 in the vehicles designation denotes the output of the Detroit Diesel 6V-53T diesel engine in horsepower. The vehicle is called Adnan in Malaysian service.

Final deliveries are due later this year and an additional order is expected to be placed in the future.

New Strait Times

insouciant SG

Ha ha ha... You call their bumiputra policy as "affirmative action"?? Laughing Isn't affirmative action meant to mean giving minorities opportunities, not quite the same ya? Wink

dork3d SG

Frankly, most of us would be thinking why would the Malaysian Armed Forces over the years gotten something capable for their operations but incapable to maintain, and get something else few years down the road… Just like their rifles, they’ve gotten the Steyrs and a few variants and now, they are looking for a replacement weapon like the M4 Carbine for the Steyrs…

tankee1981 SG

We must never allow our SAF to descend to such a state because his the time where deterence looks flimsy and foreigners will start to mess around with us!

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