Air Force needs sophisticated aircraft for SAR ops, says RMAF chief

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has proposed that the government raised the capacity of the Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) by equipping them with sophisticated technology for search and rescue (SAR) operations in future.

Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief, Tan Sri Rodzali Daud said the need for sophisticated MPA with a high capacity was most urgent to carry out various missions by taking the search operation for the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 as a lesson.

He said sophisticated MPA was also capable of carrying out SAR operations at sea level as well as on the seabed compared to the limited capability of the C-130 Hercules owned by the RMAF which are involved in the search for the MH370 in the south Indian Ocean.

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