MILITARY● LOW1h ago · Oct 30, 2026, 7:57 AM
Saviour or stop gap? Malaysia’s South Korean jets arrive to relieve ageing fighters
South China Morning Post · east asia
Malaysia received its first South Korean-made light combat jet on Friday under a nearly 4 billion ringgit (US$990 million) procurement, in what analysts describe as welcome relief for an ageing air force still years away from replacing its frontline fighters. The FA-50M Block 20 jet arrived at the air force base in Labuan, off Borneo, with a second expected in Kuantan on the peninsula’s east coast next Monday. They are the first of 18 aircraft ordered from Korea Aerospace Industries under a deal...
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