Malaysia Leaning Toward Japanese P-3C Offer

Marhalim Abas Tony Osborne November 14, 2017
Credit: P-3: Lockheed Martin
KUALA LUMPUR, BERLIN—The Malaysian government is leaning toward accepting a Japanese offer of supplying four used Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions, while the air force considers stop-gap measures for its longstanding maritime patrol requirement. A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) team is in Japan...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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