Royal Malaysian Air Force | |
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![]() Crest of the Royal Malaysian Air Force | |
Founded | 2 June 1958 | (founded as the Malayan Auxiliary Air force in 1936)
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Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
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March | "Warriors in the Skies" |
Anniversaries | 2 June |
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Website | airforce |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | HRH Sultan Ibrahim of Johor |
Chief of Air Force | General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan |
Deputy Chief of the Air Force | Lieutenant General Dato' Indera Muhamad Norazlan bin Aris |
Command Sergeant Major | Warrant Officer I Ahmad Maulana bin Ab Ghafar |
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Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Su-30MKM, F/A-18 Hornet, Hawk 208 |
Helicopter | UH-60, EC 725, AW139 |
Patrol | CN-235MSA, Super King Air |
Trainer | Hawk 108, PC-7, Super King Air |
Transport | A400M, C-130, CN-235, 737 |
Tanker | KC-130 |
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia; TUDM; Jawi: تنترا اودارا دراج مليسيا) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; تنترا اودارا دراج ڤرسكوتون تانه ملايو). However, its roots can be traced back to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force formations of the British Royal Air Force in then-colonial British Malaya. The Royal Malaysian Air Force operates a mix of modern American, European and Russian-made aircraft.