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The MiG-29 Fulcrum jet fighters will continue to fly although the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has received its latest Sukhoi Su-30MKM aircraft.Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there were no plans to retire the the MiG-29 jet fighters which have seen 15 years of service."We are aware that some of our equipments have dropped in value," he said after a visit to Syed Sirajuddin Camp here, Tuesday.Zahid said this when asked whether the MiG-29 jet fighters would be retired as upgrading them would be too costly.He also said the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) could become stronger even without new equipments provided the soldiers improve their knowledge and strengthen their spirit.On infrastructure, Zahid said 11 army camps with wooden buildings would be replaced soon to improve the image of ATM.During the visit, Zahid was given the opportunity to drive the main battle tank PT91 Pendekar.Also present were his deputy Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad and Army chief Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin.
5 comments:
the MiG-29 jet fighters would be retired as upgrading them would be too costly
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isn't upgrading mig29 is cheaper than buying new aircraft
no one retires their aircraft just after15 years of service
That’s what Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi have said
But as you know media always tries to creates its own fantasies and these so called defense journalists in Asia usually don’t know what they are saying
Why retire them. The Mig 29 is still on par with most jet fighters in asia. Is not India still buying them?
Indians are buying Mig-29K (Naval version with folding wings for carrier operations) which is latest version and no one is retiring any Mig-29 aircraft here
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