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The Royal Malaysian Air Force Regiment (Abbr.: RMAF Regiment, Malay: Rejimen Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia – Rejimen TUDM) is a ground-based formation that is part of the Royal Malaysian Air Force. It comprises units that serve as special forces, air force infantry, security forces, and ground combat instructors.
The RMAF Special Forces (Malay: Pasukan Khas TUDM, Jawi: ڤاسوكن خاص تنترا اودارا), better known as PASKAU from abbreviation of its Malay name, is the special forces of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF; Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia — TUDM).
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).
RMAF Kuching was established in 1964 by the Royal Air Force during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation to strengthen defense in Sarawak.RMAF formed a small detachment to assist RAF with the stationed of 20 personnel with one Twin Pioneer and four Aérospatiale Alouette III in August 1966.
Sukhoi Su-30MKM was based in RMAF Gong Kedak. The RMAF Gong Kedak existed before World War II where in the early 1960s, this airbase was used by the Royal Air Force for training and then in the 1970s until 1989, the airbase was used by the Malaysian Armed Forces as a training area especially for parachute training.
RMAF Butterworth (Malay: TUDM Butterworth) is an active Air Force Station of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) situated 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) from Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia. It is currently home to the Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System (HQIADS), part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA). [2]
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Combat aircraft; Boeing F/A-18 Hornet: United States: multirole: F/A-18D: 8 [1]: 30 planned to be acquried from KAF.Waiting for US government approval since it is US origin military equipment.
RMAF Kuantan (Malay: TUDM Kuantan) is an airbase of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia). It is located in Kuantan , Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia . It shares the runway and other facilities with Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport .