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[Ananda]

RMAF may fast-track fighter jet programme amid Kuwait deal uncertainty

RMAF may expedite its MRCA fighter jet programme due to delays and conditions tied to acquiring Kuwait's F/A-18 Hornets, says air force chief

thesun.my

Another talk on Hornet deal uncertainty. Honestly Malaysia MinDef should just discard the deal, focus yo get more FA-50. Kuwaiti Hornet supposedly only interim solution. If their budget won't cover new MRCA wihin this decade and has to go with interim fighters, then either go with UAE and Qatar Mirage 2K or surplus Chinese J-10.

In other word they should cut lost and move on to more reliable sources.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

RMAF may fast-track fighter jet programme amid Kuwait deal uncertainty

RMAF may expedite its MRCA fighter jet programme due to delays and conditions tied to acquiring Kuwait's F/A-18 Hornets, says air force chief

thesun.my

Another talk on Hornet deal uncertainty. Honestly Malaysia MinDef should just discard the deal, focus yo get more FA-50. Kuwaiti Hornet supposedly only interim solution. If their budget won't cover new MRCA wihin this decade and has to go with interim fighters, then either go with UAE and Qatar Mirage 2K or surplus Chinese J-10.

In other word they should cut lost and move on to more reliable sources.

Same with Indonesia, i think it is better not to choose for Mirage 2000 or J-10 as 'interim' solution. For Malaysia it is better to go with F404 aircrafts like second hand F-18s or JAS 39s, or like you said more new FA-50s

 

[koxinga]

The plan B is the additional or batch 2 FA-50M (18), reportedly and not go the 4.5 gen route (E.g EF2000, Rafales). That was the point of the interim fighter.

MRCA was supposed to be RMK14; they will likely bring it forward to late RMK13 to start the downselect. Options for a 5th gen platform would be... limited though. Unlikely they can secure F35 for both external and internal reasons. KF-21 would be mature but only late models (EX) will come with 5th gen features (IWB). Other will be KAAN.