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Saviour or stop gap? Malaysia’s South Korean jets arrive to relieve ageing fighters

Saviour or stop gap? Malaysia’s South Korean jets arrive to relieve ageing fighters
South China Morning Post Friday 30 October 2026, 07:57 UTC By Iman Muttaqin Yusof 1 min read
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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...

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...
Malaysia (LOCATION) South Korean (ORG) The FA-50M Block 20 (LOCATION) Labuan (LOCATION) Borneo (LOCATION) Kuantan (LOCATION) Korea Aerospace Industries (ORG)
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