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| Mig-29 Fulcrum (File Photo) |
General Tan Sri Dato Sri Rodzali Bin Daud, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force who is on a four day visit to India called on Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ, Vayu Bhawan today.
The meeting saw a wide range of bilateral issues being discussed which relate to the ongoing defence cooperation between the two countries. As there is a commonality of aircraft being operated by the two air forces, General Rodzali Bin Daud is also slated to visit IAF's Pune airbase to see the training facilities of Su-30 MKIs and Ozar base repair depot in Nasik which houses MiG-29 Upgrade and Overhaul facility as well as Su-30 manufacturing facility.
A team of IAF pilots and technicians were in Malaysia in 2008 for a period of two years to train the Malaysian Pilots, Weapon System Operators (WSO) and Maintenance staff for the smooth induction and operation of their newly acquired Su-30 MKM fighter aircraft. IAF has also assisted them in setting up a Systems School for the Su-30 MKM at Gong Kedak Air Base.
The IAF Chief during his visit to Malaysia in January last year had visited Gong Kedak and Subang Airbases and held talks on issues including professional exchanges, Su-30 Training, Courses, Maintenance and Logistic issues.