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Military 101: The F/A-18 Hornet: Agile, Lethal And Multi-Role

F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jet RMAF Aircraft

The F/A-18 Hornet’s lineage traces back to the Northrop YF-17, a prototype developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program. While the YF-17 itself didn’t win the Air Force competition, its design proved highly adaptable to the U.S. ‘s requirements for a multirole fighter. The Navy’s need for a carrier-based led to significant modifications, including a strengthened airframe, folding wings, and enhanced avionics, culminating in the F/A-18 Hornet. Image source: By US Air Force – dvidshub.net, Public Domain

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Military 101: India’s Super Sukhoi Project – A Possible Boost for Malaysia

Sukhoi Su-30MKM Air Force Bunker

The , initiated by the Air Force (IAF), is a significant upgrade program for their Su-30MKI aimed to enhance the capabilities of ‘s Air Force’s Sukhoi fleet. Image source: Screenshot of Malaysian Sukhoi Su-30MKM in a bunker from the 2022 Malaysian movie, Air Force: The Movie.

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Military 101: FA-50 Fighting Eagles Light Combat Jet Fighter Finalised For Malaysia’s RMAF

KAI F-50 FA-50 RMAF Korean Jet Fighter

The “Fighting Eagle” which started as an advanced trainer, T-50 is a joint venture between South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries with US-based Lockheed Martin and is in service primarily in the South Air Force with 60 and in all South East Asia countries except Singapore & Brunei. Image source: Wikipedia

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Military 101: Malaysian’s Sukhoi-30MKM – Agile, Beautiful & Needs Upgrades

Sukhoi Su-30MKM RMAF TUDM Russian Jet Fighter

No matter which angle you look at it, the Russian-made Su-30MKM is still one of the most beautiful fighters around and is far superior to many current Western, modern jet fighters. In addition to the earlier 16 units of Russian-made MiG-29N, deployed 18 of these multi-role fighters in 2007 to complement the 8 US-made F/A-18D multi-role fighter that was deployed in 1997. Image source: Wikipedia.

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Military 101: Professional Military Need Strategic Assets, Not Farm Lands

Sukhoi 30 MKK Electronic Warfare Military Russia

As China and other countries in the region keep upgrading their defence and offence assets such as this -30-based dedicated electronic warfare fighter (known as Shenyang J-16D), needs to ensure that its existing defence assets are upgraded in par to keep up its effectiveness and also work with other countries like who are facing the same threats. Image source: Defense News

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Military 101: F-20 Tigershark – Excellent Fighter That China Helped To Kill

F-20 Tigershark Northrop F-5E RMAF fighter jet aircraft

What if Northrop (now Northrop Grumman) brings back their next evolution of F- 5E fighter which is known as the and update it with the latest and offer it as the next generation light combat fighter? Image source: Wikipedia.

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Military 101: HAL’s Tejas Light Fighter Jets – Reflecting On OTB’s Unfair Criticism

RMAF HAL Tejas

I have always appreciated Syed Akbar Ali’s posts in his “OutSyed The Box” (OTB) as being critical and something to ponder on when it comes to national politics and economy but when it comes to -related matters, you may want to hold back your horses. His latest post unfairly attacks ‘s HAL which is being considered by for the light combat requirements. Image source: Twitter / Wikipedia.

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Military 101: Lining Up RMAF’s Next Deadly Light Combat Fighter

Hawk 208 LCA RMAF TUDM

For many years, the reliable and trusted had remained at the forefront of front line interception and ground fighter before temporarily moving on to ex-US owned A-4 Skyhawk before settling down with British made light attack combat BAE Hawk 108 & 208 jet fighters.

BAE Hawk 108 & 208 jet fighters played the role of training new pilots, ground attack and providing close air support like how it was done during the Lahad Datu intrusion, with RMAF dropping Mk 82 unguided bombs and CRV7 rockets before the troops moved in. Image source: Junchuann@Wikipedia.

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Military 101: Royal Malaysian Air Force’s Reliable Transport Carriers

RMAF TUDM CN-235 Transport Military

The Royal Malaysian Air Force () even converted some of the planes into maritime patrol roles which says a lot about the capabilities of a modern, well-designed . Image source: Wikipedia.

When it comes to the air force’s mainstream inventory, one would often fancy their latest lineup of the latest jet fighters and perhaps their heavily armed & armoured helicopters but no one talks about the workhorse of the air force, the transport carriers.

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Military 101: The Agile, Beloved F-5E The Tiger II Fighter

RMAF TUDM F-5E Freedom Fighter

(Small, sleek, agile but seriously packed with a powerful punch, Northrop’s F-5E Tiger II – the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s first supersonic and the first that was considered as the most advanced fighter jet in its inventory in the 1970s and 1980s. Image of the F-5F the two-seater variant source: Wikipedia)

I always have the special fondness when it comes to the especially when it is related Malaysian military. I had always found some similarities between the military and the kind of work I do. Well think about – every time I go out for projects, there is no difference with the military going for a critical mission. Both have specific objectives, timeline and always comprised of trained and specialised team members.

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Blogging 101: News Snippets As At 28 March 2014

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(News snippet – only in Malaysia this happens on a regular basis and it is not a laughing matter. After all, this country is best of the best when it comes to corruption-free Government and corruption fighting agencies, eh?. Cartoon source: http://johnnyongcartoons.blogspot.com/)

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