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Friday, April 11, 2008

Malaysian Navy plans to buy anti-submarine choppers

The Royal Malaysian Navy is looking at acquiring anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters in the future to complement its brand new submarines and enhance its force multiplier assets.

Navy Chief Datuk Abdul Aziz Jaafar told Bernama that the Navy will require at least six of the ASW helicopters in order to operate comfortably to accompany the newly acquired French-made Scorpene submarines.

“In order to operate in a more economic sense, we need to have at least six ASW helicopters,” he said in an interview recently after taking over the top brass position on April 1.

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