Malaysia’s Defense Minister Mohamad Sabu told his parliamentary colleagues on Jul. 31 that the country has only four Su-30MKMs that can fly.
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Malaysia bought a total of 18 Su-30MKMs from Russia last decade. Fourteen of those jets require repairs. Sabu added that his ministry has terminated the company in charge of their maintenance.