2 June 1958; 65 years ago (1958-06-02) (founded as the Malayan Auxiliary Air force in 1936)
Country
Malaysia
Type
Air force
Role
Aerial warfare
Size
15,000 personnel[1][2]
125 aircraft (see Equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force)
Part of
Malaysian Armed Forces
Motto(s)
Sentiasa di Angkasa Raya
("Always in the Sky")
Colours
Sky Blue
Dark Blue
Yellow
March
"Warriors in the Skies"
Anniversaries
2 June
Engagements
Malayan Emergency
Sarawak Communist Insurgency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)
MALCON–UNIFIL
ISAF
MV Bunga Laurel hijacking
Cross border attacks in Sabah
2013 Lahad Datu standoff
MT Orkim Harmony hijacking
Website
airforce.mil.my
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief
HRH Sultan Abdullah of Pahang
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
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Ensign
Logo
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
Military unit
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.
^International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 272. ISBN 978-1000910704.
^"Malaysian Armed Forces". Global Security. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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