e RMAF operates 18 Flankers, which were ordered in 2003 and delivered from 2007-09.
RAF Typhoons exercised in 2015 against four Indian air force Su-30MKIs, similar to the Malaysian fighters. An Indian broadcaster reported that the Indian aircraft won 12-0, but RAF sources said there was no such score and that the Typhoons had performed best. The RAF and Indian government played down the media report.
The Flankers and the RAAF’s Hornets also have helmet-mounted sights. The RMAF aircraft used the Ukrainian-designed Sura-M helmet-mounted target designator while the Hornets are equipped with the Boeing Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System.
Sutton says that although the squadron pilots and aircraft were swing-role capable, they were mainly limited to air-to-air in Bersama Lima 16 as that was the capability that the exercise planner asked to be demonstrated.