A file image depicting a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Hawk 208 in the foreground with a Hawk 108 in the background. The RMAF scrambled its Hawk 208s on 31 May in response to what it considers to be an incursion of Malaysian airspace by 1.
PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) detected 16 military aircraft near Malaysian airspace on Monday (May 31). The RMAF confirms the detection of 16 People s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft entering the Malaysia Maritime Zone (ZMM) airspace, and that they were flying close to our national airspace, it said in a statement Tuesday (June 1). The planes were detected flying in tactical formation around 60 nautical miles (111km) from each other, the statement said.
It added that planes were flying around 23,000 to 27,000 feet (7 to 8.2km) at a speed of 290 knots (537kph) near Singapore, before entering the ZMM.
Following the detection, the Hawk 208 from the 6th squadron at the Labuan airbase was put on alert.
Tuesday, 01 Jun 2021 11:53 PM MYT
BY ZURAIRI AR
Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief Gen Tan Sri Ackbal Abdul Samad said RMAF yesterday detected 16 aircraft from PLAAF flying close to the national airspace over the Malaysian Maritime Zone (MMZ). Picture from Twitter/tudm rasmi
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a diplomatic note to protest against the intrusion of Chinese air force aircraft into Malaysian airspace to the government of China.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein in a statement tonight said the ministry also will summon the Ambassador of China to Malaysia to provide explanation regarding this breach of the Malaysian airspace and sovereignty by 16 aircraft belonging to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).