List of equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force

The equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force can be subdivided into: aircraft, munition, tactical decoy, pod, radar, air defense and firearm.

Aircraft
A Malaysian Su-30MKM
A Malaysian Hawk 200
A Malaysian Airbus A400M on takeoff
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom light attack Hawk 208 13[1]
Sukhoi Su-30 Russia multirole Su-30MKM 18[1]
Boeing F/A-18 United States multirole F/A-18D 8[1]
Maritime Patrol
Super King Air United States maritime patrol 200 3[1]
Tanker
KC-130 Hercules United States aerial refuelling KC-130H 4[1]
Transport
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 1[2][3]
Airbus A319 Germany VIP transport 1[2][4]
Dassault Falcon 900 France VIP transport 1[2][5]
Bombardier Global Express Canada VIP transport 1[2][6]
CASA CN-235 Spain / Indonesia utility transport 7[1][7]
Airbus A400M Spain transport / aerial refueling 4[1]
C-130 Hercules United States transport C-130H 10[1][8] one used for maritime patrol
Helicopters
Sikorsky UH-60 United States VIP / utility S-70A 4[1][9]
Eurocopter EC 725 France SAR / utility 12[1]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR / utility 4[10] leased from Weststar Aviation[11]
Trainer Aircraft
BAE Hawk United Kingdom primary trainer Hawk 108 4[1][12]
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland trainer PC-7 MkII 21[1]
Super King Air United States multi engine trainer 350 2[1]
Aermacchi MB-339 Italy jet trainer 7[1]
Eurocopter EC120 France rotorcraft trainer 5[1]
UAV
CTRM Aludra Malaysia surveillance Aludra Mk 1 3[13][14]
CTRM Eagle 150 Australia / Malaysia surveillance Eagle ARV 3[15]

Munition
AIM-9 Sidewinder missile
Paveway laser guided bomb
JDAM precision guided munition
Name Origin Type Notes
Air-to-air missile
R-27 Russia Beyond visual range missile 280[16]
R-73 Russia IR guided missile 500[16]
R-77 Russia Active radar homing missile 150[16]
AIM-7 Sparrow United States Semi-active radar homing missile 50[16]
AIM-9 Sidewinder United States IR guided missile 210 units of which 20 are the AIM-9X[16]
AIM-120 AMRAAM United States Beyond visual range missile 30[17][16]
Air-to-surface missile
Kh-29 Russia [18]
Kh-31P Russia Anti radiation missile 150[16]
Kh-59 Russia [18]
AGM-65 Maverick United States 30[16]
FZ 90 FFAR France Unguided rocket [19]
General-purpose bomb
JDAM United States Precision guided bomb 50[16]
Paveway United States Laser guided bomb 60[16]
Mark 82 United States General purpose bomb [16]
KAB-500L Russia Laser guided bomb [20]
KAB-1500L Russia Laser guided bomb [20]
FAB-500 Russia General purpose bomb [20]
OFAB-100-120 Russia General purpose bomb [16]
OFAB 250-270 Russia General purpose bomb [21]
Anti-ship missile
Kh-31A Russia Anti surface missile 150[16]
AGM-84 Harpoon United States Anti surface missile 30[16]

Tactical decoy
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Tactical decoy
ADM-141 TALD United States Decoy missile [22] Used by F/A-18 Hornet

Pod
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Pod
AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR United States Targeting pod [23] Used by F/A-18 Hornet
Damocles France Targeting pod [24] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM
Knirti SAP-518 Russia Jammer pod [25] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM

Radar
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Radar
Lockheed Martin TPS-77 MMR United States Ground based radar 1 to 2 units to be provided by United States[26]
Hughes/Raytheon HADR United States Ground based radar 2[16]
Thales Ground Master 400 France Ground based radar 2[27]
Selex RAT-31 Italy Ground based radar 3[28]
Marconi Martello S-743 United Kingdom Ground based radar 2[29]
Bars N011M Russia Aircraft radar [30] Used by Sukhoi Su-30MKM
APG-73 United States Aircraft radar [31] Used by F/A-18 Hornet
APG-66 United States Aircraft radar [32] Used by BAE Hawk 208

Air defense
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Air defense
Starstreak United Kingdom MANPADS [33] Used by RMAF's 401 GBAD
Starburst United Kingdom MANPADS [34] Used by RMAF's 401 GBAD

Firearm
A MP5 submachine gun
A M4 assault rifle
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Small arms
Browning Hi-Power Belgium Semi-auto pistol [35]
Glock Austria Semi-auto pistol
Heckler & Koch MP5 Germany Submachine gun
Brügger & Thomet MP9 Switzerland Submachine gun
Steyr AUG Austria Assault rifle
M4 carbine United States Assault rifle
M16 rifle United States Assault rifle
SIG Sauer 552 Switzerland Assault rifle
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare United Kingdom Sniper rifle
Barrett M82 United States Sniper rifle
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Germany Sniper rifle
Mossberg 500 United States Shotgun
Remington Model 870 United States Shotgun
Remington Model 1100 United States Shotgun
M249 light machine gun United States Light machine gun
FN Minimi Mk.3 Belgium Light machine gun
M134 Minigun United States Rotary cannon

See also

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