Malaysia may further delay its acquisition of four airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft because of budget constraints.
Industry sources say the proposed AEW&C acquisition is unlikely to be included in Malaysia’s new five-year budget for 2006-10, to be finalised early next year, although it is a top priority for the air force.
But the sources say the acquisition could still go forward as early as next year because Malaysia’s prime minister sometimes decides to acquire big-ticket military items outside the normal budget. “We see it requiring separate funding, which comes from someplace else,” says a Saab source.
Kuala Lumpur almost signed an AEW&C contract with Embraer in 2003, although the programme was also excluded from the 2000-5 spending plan. The Malaysian air force re-evaluated the EMB-145 AEW&C aircraft in Kuala Lumpur the week before LIMA, where the aircraft was on static display.
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