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| RMAF BAE Hawk 208 (Image: Wiki Commons) |
by Chen Chuanren
BAE Systems will partner with Malaysian MRO company Airod to upgrade the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Hawk 208 single-seat light attack aircraft and ensure its continued operational availability. AIN understands that the upgrade will include a new radar warning receiver, electronic countermeasures and a digital video recorder. New mission-planning software will also be provided, and possibly also a new radar.
The renewal of partnership and memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on March 22 at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition. A previous MoU between the two companies, signed a year ago, did not state which variant of the Hawk the RMAF will upgrade. The RMAF flies six two-seat Hawk 108s and 12 single-seat Hawk 208s.
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