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Malaysia keen on buying Kuwait’s Hornet fighter jets

Other Kuwait City 28 Dec 21
Malaysia keen on buying Kuwait’s Hornet fighter jets
Malaysia is hoping to buy Kuwait’s entire fleet of Boeing F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighter jets.
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Kuwait, Kuwait
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Kuwait City
Start Time
28 December 2021, 12:00 AM
End Time
31 January 2022, 12:00 AM
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Malaysia has said that it is interested in procuring F/A-18 (Hornet) fighter jets from Kuwait. However, contrary to reports, Kuwait has denied any ongoing negotiations with Malaysia regarding any potential sale of its fighter jets.

Speaking during a question-and-answer session in Malaysia’s parliament, the country’s deputy defense minister Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz said the southeast Asian country is seeking to purchase the Kuwaiti Air Force’s fleet of 33 jets “lock, stock and barrel.”

He noted the Kuwaiti Hornets are still in good condition with relatively low flight hours and adding them to the Royal Malaysian Air Force, or RMAF, inventory “will definitely increase the level of preparedness and capability of the RMAF in safeguarding the country’s [air]space.”

He also added the country is planning on operating the type till 2035.

Kuwait’s Army General Staff Headquarters, on the other hand, has denied reports in the media that the country is planning to sell its F/A-18C/D fighter jets to Malaysia.

The press brief clarified that recent reports in the media about the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s negotiations with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense are absolutely false.

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