LIMA 2019: Malaysia explores light combat aircraft, but why?
Flight displays are always an important part of LIMA shows in Langkawi, and this year there were two newcomers – the Yakovlev Yak-130 and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas – that performed each day to woo the high command of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). However, there were several other contenders for Malaysia’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) requirement who kept a lower profile at LIMA 2019.
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