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News - Royal Malaysian Air Force

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    NASA Ikhana flies with detect and avoid avionics

    19th June 2018

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI) Detect and Avoid (DAA) avionics system enabled the flight of NASA’s Ikhana UAS through the National Airspace System (NAS) earlier …

  • Special Operations

    SOFIC 2018: Pentagon fields X-MADIS to down drones

    21st May 2018

    A US military service has fielded a new technology to jam and down incoming enemy UAS. At the request of the military, the Sierra Nevada …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Thales Fulmar X for Spain ISR

    18th June 2018

    Thales has received two contracts from the Spanish Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) to provide ISR capabilities to the Spanish Navy and Army. Thales’ …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Harris delivers fifth GPS III payload

    11th June 2018

    Harris Corporation has delivered the fifth of ten contracted advanced navigation payloads to Lockheed Martin for the US Air Force’s GPS III satellite programme, the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    FLIR introduces radar and thermal products

    24th May 2018

    FLIR Systems has introduced three products for use by global militaries and government agencies including border patrol agents, the company announced on 22 May. The …

  • Defence Helicopter

    BrightNite applications for military rotary platforms

    24th May 2018

    Elbit Systems' multispectral panoramic BrightNite system could be the viable alternative to NVGs by helicopter operators within the next decade, the company has said. The …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US 'committed to NATO'

    22nd June 2018

    The US will continue to show its commitment to NATO, a senior US Army commander said on 21 June as a fresh batch of military …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Eurosatory 2018: Safran Patroller in depth (video)

    12th June 2018

    While Eurosatory typically focuses on land platforms UAVs still have a significant presence at the event.  Beth Maundrill, senior reporter at Shephard talks through some of …

  • Naval Warfare

    DSA 2018: Malaysian navy to get NSM

    20th April 2018

    Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace will deliver Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) worth $153 million to the Royal Malaysian Navy for its six new Littoral Combat Ships, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    SOFEX 2018: Hulk Mi-26 steals the show

    8th May 2018

    Some calling it the star of this year’s SOFEX exhibition, the Russian Helicopters Mil Mi-26T2 cargo helicopter for the Jordanian armed forces has made its first …

  • Land Warfare

    DSA 2018: Rapid Ranger rides into Malaysia

    20th April 2018

    Thales, in conjunction with local partner Global Komited (a Weststar subsidiary), exhibited a Starstreak very short-range air defence system mounted on a URO Vamtac 4x4 vehicle at …

  • Military Logistics

    US Air Force worries over ‘brittle’ supply chain

    17th May 2018

    Some US Air Force senior logisticians are worried over the ‘brittleness’ of the service’s supply chain.  That was one of the key messages delivered at …

  • Land Warfare

    L&T delivers 1000th Akash propulsion system hardware

    22nd May 2018

    L&T; Defence has delivered the 1,000th integrated propulsion airframe system to Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) under its agreement as part of the Akash missile programme, …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    SOFEX 2018: Jordanian CH-4 makes public debut

    8th May 2018

    The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) CH-4 MALE UAV in service with the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has made its first public …

  • Land Warfare

    UK studies joining European tank effort

    25th June 2018

    Despite its imminent break up with the European Union the UK government has not ruled out involvement in future European defence projects, including the development …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Light attack

    Hawk 200

    The Hawk 200 is a single-seat light attack iteration of the Hawk 100 (see separate entry) and Advanced Jet Trainer or AJT (see separate entry). ...

  • Subsystems: software

    SimuSphere HD-9

    SimuSphere HD-9 is an HD visual display solution that can be upgraded to trainers currently integrated with SimuSphere systems or as an option for a ...

  • Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

    ESP

    The Electronic Surveillance Payload (ESP) is a lightweight system providing capabilities for Electronic Support Measures(ESM)/ELINT operations. It is designed to operate as a standalone ESM ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    SISTELA

    Developed by the Naval Group's Malaysian division, the SISTELA Combat Management System supports diverse naval missions such as surface warfare and air defence. Developed for the ...

  • Air-launched ASW torpedoes, Ship-launched torpedoes

    Sting Ray

    The Sting Ray Mod 1 is an air- and surface-launched, lightweight ASW torpedo. It can be deployed from frigates, helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft against ...

  • Air: air combat simulators

    Royal Malaysian Air Force F/A-18D TOFT

    In 2014, L3 Link (now L3Harris Technologies) delivered an F/A-18D Tactical Operations Flight Trainer (TOFT) to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The TOFT consists ...

  • OPVs

    New Generation Patrol Vessel

    LUNAS unveiled the New Generation Patrol Vessel (NGPV) at DSA 2018. The NGPV is intended for the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) New Generation Patrol Vessels ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Tactical UAV

    Unveiled at DSA 2022, the Deftech Tactical UAV is an indigenously developed platform based on the Aldura Mk1. The platform is aimed at the Royal Malaysian ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Damocles

    The Damocles is a third-generation targeting pod developed by Thales Group, designed for advanced reconnaissance and laser designation. It is modular, features an eye-safe laser, ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    M Solar-X

    First revealed in August 2020, in February 2024, at its symposium, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) showcased the M Solar-X. This solar-powered fixed-wing drone was ...

  • Corvettes

    Laksamana Class

    The Royal Malaysian Navy's Laksamana-class corvettes originated under an order placed with Fincantieri by the Iraqi government, but this was cancelled in the 1980s after ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    A330 MRTT Training Devices

    Under subcontract to Airbus Defence and Space, CAE has provided A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) training devices to the UAE Air Force and Royal Saudi ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    SETIS

    SETIS is Naval Group's integrated combat system designed initially for French Navy's FREMM-frigates. It is currently being used on Naval Group's Gowind-class corvettes. SETIS is ...

  • Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

    J/ALQ-8

    Like Israel, Japan elected to outfit its McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15J/DJ combat aircraft with an indigenous self-protection system. This takes the form of Mitsubishi Electric’s J/ALQ-8 ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    Bö 105 FFS

    Aircraft-specific simulation for the MBB Bö 105, supplied to the Indonesian Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force. Features: actual aircraft cockpit, Doppler radar, NVG-capable visual ...