أكد وزير الدفاع الماليزي محمد سابو أن القوات الجوية في البلاد لا تزال تواجه مشاكل في مجال الصيانة وعدم وجود أجزاء من أسطولها المقاتلة الروسية الصنع ، وفقاً لتقرير نشرته صحيفة "ستار أونلاين" في 31 يوليو / تموز. ووفقاً للصحيفة ، قال وزير الدفاع إن أربعة فقط من أصل 28 طائرة مقاتلة أنتجتها روسيا تملكها القوات الجوية الملكية الماليزية (RMAF) قادرة على الوصول إلى السماء. عادة ، يوجد عدد معين من الطائرات على الأرض للصيانة والخدمة فيما يتعلق بإجمالي الأسطول. لكن RMAF يواجه مشاكل صيانة طائرات سوخوي Su-30MKM و MiG-29. انخفض عدد الطائرات الصالحة للاستخدام بشكل حاد وليس هناك طريقة لإعادةهم بسرعة إلى السماء. حتى الآن ، كان لدى RMAF 18 طائرة Sukhoi Su-30MKM وعشر طائرات مقاتلة من طراز Mikoyan MiG-29. وقال وزير الدفاع: "فقط أربعة من السوخوي قادرون على الطيران بشكل جيد" ، مضيفًا أن الأربعة عشر الباقية هم قيد الإصلاح. في رده خلال اقتراح شكره على الخطاب الملكي في البرلمان الثلاثاء (31 يوليو) ، قال محمد سابو إن المكتب لم يتمكن من الحفاظ على صلاحيات الطائرات المقاتلة بشكل صحيح. وقال إن وزارة الدفاع أنهت الشركة المتعاقدة التي اشتركت فيها الإدارة السابقة وكانت تبحث عن استبدالها بمقاولين محليين. محمد سابو يقف بجانب الطائرات سوخوي Su30MKM. مصدر thestar.com.my كما أخبر محمد سابو مجلس النواب بأن الطائرات متعددة الأغراض من طراز MiG-29 قد دخلت الخدمة في عام 1995 ، في حين تم تسليم ستة مقاتلات Sukhoi Su-30MKM Air-Superiority في عام 2007 والباقي في عام 2009. على خلفية المشاكل مع المقاتلين الروس ، يسعى المكتب الإقليمي لرواندا الآن إلى توسيع أسرابه من طراز F-18 من خلال الحصول على بعض طائرات F-18C / D المستعملة. مشاكل مماثلة هي باستمرار من قبل المشغلين الآخرين من الطائرات المقاتلة الروسية. في عام 2017 ، أفادت الهند أنها واجهت حواجز على الطرق لتنفيذ أوامر الإصلاح والصيانة والفحص في الوقت المناسب لأسطول Su-30MKI بسبب قلة المعروض من قطع الغيار المطلوبة. ووفقًا لـ FlightGlobal ، تم إجبار الجزائر على إعادة 12 مقاتلاً من طراز MiG-29SMT إلى روسيا ، بعد رفضهم قبول الطائرات وسط مزاعم تدني جودة التصنيع
Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has confirmed that country’s Air Force continues to facemaintenance problems and a lack ofspare parts of its Russian-made fighter jet fleet, according to a report in The Star Online newspaper on 31 July.
According to the newspaper, the Defence Minister said that only four out of the 28 Russia-produced fighters jets owned by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) are able to take to the skies.
Usually, a certain number of aircraft are on the ground for maintenance and servicing in relation to the total fleet. But RMAF is faced with the maintenance problems of its Sukhoi Su-30MKM and MiG-29 fighter jets. The number of serviceable aircraft dropped sharply and there is no way to quickly bring them back into the sky.
To date, the RMAF had 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKM and ten Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft.
“Only four of the Sukhois are able to fly well,” said Defence Minister, adding that the remaining 14 are under repair.
In his reply during the motion of thanks on the royal address in Parliament Tuesday (July 31), Mohamed Sabu said the RMAF was unable to properly maintain the fighter jets’ airworthiness.
He said the Defence Ministry had terminated the contractor engaged by the former administration and was looking at replacing them with local contractors.
Mohamad Sabu standing next to Sukhoi Su30MKM fighter jets. Source thestar.com.my
Mohamad Sabu also informed the House that the ten MiG-29 multi-role jets entered service in 1995, while six Sukhoi Su-30MKM Air-Superiority Fighter were delivered in 2007 and the remainder in 2009.
Against the backdrop of problems with Russian fighters the RMAF is now seeking to expand its F-18 squadron by acquiring some second-hand F-18C/Ds.
Similar problems are constantly experienced by other operators of Russian combat aircraft.
In 2017, India has reported that it faced roadblocks to carrying out timely repair, overhaul and maintenance orders for the Su-30MKI fleet due to the poor supply of required spare parts.
According to theFlightGlobal, Algeria was even forced to return 12 MiG-29SMT fighters to Russia, after refusing to accept the aircraft amid allegations of poor manufacturing quality
Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has confirmed that country’s Air Force continues to facemaintenance problems and a lack ofspare parts of its Russian-made fighter jet fleet, according to a report in The Star Online newspaper on 31 July.
According to the newspaper, the Defence Minister said that only four out of the 28 Russia-produced fighters jets owned by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) are able to take to the skies.
Usually, a certain number of aircraft are on the ground for maintenance and servicing in relation to the total fleet. But RMAF is faced with the maintenance problems of its Sukhoi Su-30MKM and MiG-29 fighter jets. The number of serviceable aircraft dropped sharply and there is no way to quickly bring them back into the sky.
To date, the RMAF had 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKM and ten Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft.
“Only four of the Sukhois are able to fly well,” said Defence Minister, adding that the remaining 14 are under repair.
In his reply during the motion of thanks on the royal address in Parliament Tuesday (July 31), Mohamed Sabu said the RMAF was unable to properly maintain the fighter jets’ airworthiness.
He said the Defence Ministry had terminated the contractor engaged by the former administration and was looking at replacing them with local contractors.
Mohamad Sabu also informed the House that the ten MiG-29 multi-role jets entered service in 1995, while six Sukhoi Su-30MKM Air-Superiority Fighter were delivered in 2007 and the remainder in 2009.
Against the backdrop of problems with Russian fighters the RMAF is now seeking to expand its F-18 squadron by acquiring some second-hand F-18C/Ds.
Similar problems are constantly experienced by other operators of Russian combat aircraft.
In 2017, India has reported that it faced roadblocks to carrying out timely repair, overhaul and maintenance orders for the Su-30MKI fleet due to the poor supply of required spare parts.
According to theFlightGlobal, Algeria was even forced to return 12 MiG-29SMT fighters to Russia, after refusing to accept the aircraft amid allegations of poor manufacturing quality