An anonymous source within Malaysia’s Ministry of Defense told Reuters that the country has decided to put plans to buy new fighters on hold and focus on boosting its aerial surveillance capabilities instead.
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The same person said Kuala Lumpur was looking at getting four larger aircraft to supplement its existing Beechcraft BT200T fleet.
“We looking at a commercial-based platform, which is more affordable, compared to a military specific platform,” the source added.