Malaysian Navy Wants New Maritime Helicopters

Credit: Super Lynx: USN
KUALA LUMPUR—Despite a budget crunch, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) wants to buy new helicopters for its stalled anti-submarine rotorcraft program. The head of the navy, Adm. Kamarulzaman Badaruddin, says the service might as well opt for new-build rotorcraft, because they would not cost much more...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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