Malaysia’s first FA-50M jets arrive at Kuantan base for final acceptance tests

KUANTAN, Nov 2 — Two FA-50M aircraft arrived at the airbase here yesterday, marking the first delivery of the 18 aircraft to be acquired by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) from Korea Aerospace Industries.

According to a post on the RMAF’s Facebook page, the aircraft departed Labuan Air Base at 1.45pm and landed at the Kuantan Airbase at 3.38pm, witnessed by Chief of Air Force General Tan Sri Muhamad Norazlan Aris.

Both aircraft departed from Sacheon, South Korea, on October 29 before making several transit stops in Jeju, Laoag in the Philippines, and Labuan.

The FA-50M aircraft M58-01 was piloted by KAI pilot Lee Donkyu, together with No. 15 Squadron Commanding Officer Major Mohd Jamil Awang, while aircraft M58-02 was piloted by Kim Inchul, together with No. 15 Squadron Executive Officer Major Muhammad Ashraf Wahab.

“Both aircraft will subsequently undergo the Final Acceptance Test process by the RMAF before their official acceptance, which is expected to take place at the end of November 2026,” the post said.

Also present to witness the historic occasion were Deputy Chief of Air Force Lieutenant General Datuk Seri Nur Hafis Abdul Karim, Air Education and Training Commander Lieutenant General Datuk Mohd Sani Omar, and Air Support Commander Major General Datuk Ahmad Khusairi Ahmad Fadli.

Previously, it was reported that the aircraft would be operated by No. 15 Squadron, which currently has more than 200 personnel, with preparations for its operational deployment focused at the RMAF Kuantan Air Base. — Bernama

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关丹，11月2日讯——两架FA-50M战斗机昨日抵达关丹空军基地，标志着马来西亚皇家空军（RMAF）从韩国航空航天工业公司采购的18架战斗机中的首批交付。

根据马来西亚皇家空军 Facebook 页面上的帖子，这架飞机于下午 1 点 45 分从纳闽空军基地起飞，下午 3 点 38 分降落在关丹空军基地，空军总司令丹斯里穆罕默德·诺拉兹兰·阿里斯将军亲眼目睹了这一过程。

两架飞机于 10 月 29 日从韩国泗川起飞，途中在济州岛、菲律宾老沃和纳闽等地进行了多次中转。

FA-50M 飞机 M58-01 由 KAI 飞行员 Lee Donkyu 驾驶，与第 15 中队指挥官 Mohd Jamil Awang 少校一同驾驶；而飞机 M58-02 由 Kim Inchul 驾驶，与第 15 中队执行官 Muhammad Ashraf Wahab 少校一同驾驶。

“这两架飞机随后将由马来西亚皇家空军进行最终验收测试，之后才能正式验收，预计将于 2026 年 11 月底进行，”帖子中写道。

出席见证这一历史性时刻的还有空军副总长拿督斯里努尔哈菲斯阿卜杜勒卡里姆中将、空军教育和训练司令拿督莫哈末萨尼奥马尔中将以及空军支援司令拿督艾哈迈德胡赛里艾哈迈德法德利少将。

此前有报道称，这架飞机将由目前拥有200多名人员的第15中队操作，作战部署准备工作主要集中在马来西亚皇家空军关丹空军基地。——马新社

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