List Of Aircraft Of The Malaysian Armed Forces
This list identifies the military aircraft which are currently being operated, or have formerly been operated, by the Malaysian Armed Forces.
Current aircraft
Malaysian Army
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Helicopter | ||||||
MD530 | United States | Light attack | MD530G | 6 | ||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | Armed scout | A109LUH | 10 | 1 crashed in 2014. Armed with 20 mm guns and rockets. | |
Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
CTRM Aludra | Malaysia | Surveillance | Aludra Mk 1 & SR-10 | unknown | ||
SCS/UST Nyamok 2.0 | Malaysia | Surveillance | unknown | |||
FlyEye | Poland | Surveillance | unknown | |||
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 | Austria | Surveillance | unknown | |||
CW-25D | China | Surveillance | 6 | 6 drones and 2 command vehicles. | ||
CW-15 | China | Surveillance | unknown | |||
CW-007 | China | Surveillance | unknown | |||
DJI Matrice | China | Surveillance | unknown | |||
DJI Mavic | China | Surveillance | unknown | |||
SkyRanger R60 | Canada | Surveillance | unknown |
Royal Malaysian Navy
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Helicopter | ||||||
Westland Lynx | United Kingdom | ASW / SAR | Mk 300 | 6 | Armed with either the 4 Sea Skua missile or 2 A244 torpedoes. | |
Eurocopter Fennec | France | Surveillance / Utility | AS555SN | 4 | Total of 6 in inventory.
M502-03 mishap (emergency landing) in 2021. M502-06 crashed (mid-air collision) in 2024. | |
AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | Surveillance / Utility | AW139HOM | 2 | Total of 3 in inventory.
M503-03 crashed (mid-air collision) in 2024. | |
Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
Scan Eagle | United States | Surveillance | 18 |
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Retired aircraft
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat aircraft | ||||||
MiG-29 | Russia | Multirole | 16 | Retired from service. | ||
A-4 Skyhawk | United States | Attack | A-4 PTM | 40 | Retired from service. | |
Northrop F-5 | United States | Fighter | F-5E/F | 20 | Retired from service. | |
CAC Sabre | United States / Australia | Fighter | 18 | Retired from service. | ||
Canadair CT-114 Tutor | Canada | COIN | CL-41G Tebuan | 20 | Retired from service. | |
Transport | ||||||
Cessna 310 | United States | Light utility | 3 | Retired from service. | ||
British Aerospace 125 | United Kingdom | VIP | 1 | Retired from service. | ||
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer | United Kingdom | Utility | 15 | Retired from service. | ||
Scottish Aviation Pioneer | United Kingdom | Utility | 9 | Retired from service. | ||
Grumman HU-16 Albatross | United States | SAR / Utility | 2 | Amphibious aircraft. Retired from service. | ||
de Havilland Canada DHC-4 | Canada | Utility / Transport | 11 | Retired from service. | ||
Handley Page Dart Herald | United Kingdom | Utility | Series 400 | 8 | Retired from service. | |
de Havilland Dove | United Kingdom | Utility | 5 | Retired from service. | ||
de Havilland Heron | United Kingdom | Utility | unknown | Retired from service. | ||
Helicopter | ||||||
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King | United States | SAR / Utility | S-61A4 Nuri | 15 | Retired from service. | |
Bell 47 | United States | Utility / Training | 47G | 5 | Retired from service. | |
Alouette III | France | Liaison | SA 319 | 24 | Retired from service. | |
Westland Wasp | United Kingdom | ASW / SAR | HAS. 1 | 12 | Flew with the Royal Malaysian Navy. Retired from service. | |
Eurocopter AS332 | France | Transport / VIP | AS332L | 1 | Retired from service. | |
Trainer aircraft | ||||||
Aermacchi MB-339 | Italy | Jet trainer | MB-339AM/339CM | 21 | Retired from service. | |
SME Aero Tiga | Switzerland / Malaysia | Trainer | 20 | Retired from service. | ||
Bulldog T1 | United Kingdom | Basic trainer | 102 | 11 | Retired from service. | |
Percival Provost | United Kingdom | Basic trainer | T.51 | 24 | Retired from service. |
See also
- List of equipment of the Malaysian Army
- List of equipment of the Royal Malaysian Navy
- List of equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force
- List of equipment of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
- List of vehicles of the Royal Malaysian Police
- List of police firearms in Malaysia
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Bibliography
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