DefenceTalkRussian aircraft maker Sukhoi and the Malaysian Defense Ministry have signed a $100-million contract for the technical maintenance of Malaysia’s fleet of Su-30MKM fighters, said a spokesman for the organizing committee of the LIMA-2013 aerospace exhibition. The contract covers technical maintenance as well as supplies of spare parts for 18 Russian Su-30MKM fighters that were […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sukhoi-malaysia-sign-100-mln-deal-on-fighters-maintenance-47289/

DefenceTalkFrance dangled Tuesday the possibility of manufacturing its Rafale fighter plane in Malaysia if the nation selected the aircraft as its new combat jet. “We are considering an assembly line in Malaysia,” said Eric Trappier, chief executive of the Rafale’s builder Dassault Aviation, in a telephone interview from the Langkawi air show in northern Malaysia. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-says-malaysia-can-build-jets-if-it-buys-rafale-47283/

DefenceTalkAll eyes turned skywards in Penang today with the arrival of four Royal Air Force Typhoons. The Typhoon aircraft have flown from the UK ahead of the LIMA 2013 air show on Langkawi next week. The 29 Squadron RAF team will be displaying the new multi-role combat aircraft at the event and promise air show […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-eurofighter-typhoon-touches-down-in-malaysia-47236/