Malay air force Su-30 MKM, the beast of southeast Asia
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Fake news.
https://www.nst.com.my/node/430880/amp
Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu had in July revealed that only four of the 28 Russian fighter jets owned by the RMAF were able to take to the skies.
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"We have a number of Russian aircraft and we need to know how to maintain and repair them."
Even F-22 has less than 50% operational rate. For a country that can't build planes or parts, like Malaysia, 25% operational rate is already pushing it. Countries that buy planes can't be expected to keep them flying. It's not the seller's responsibility to supply spare parts for free.
Specific to tactical aircraft, the F-16C fleet reported a mission capable rate of 70.22 percent, the just-standing-up F-35A a 54.67 percent mission capable rate, and the F-22 Raptor a shocking 49.01 mission capable rate. While not covered by Mattis’ memo, the F-15C (71.24 percent) and F-15E (75.26 percent) were also below the threshold now sought by the secretary.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/201...-readiness-to-jump-to-80-percent-in-one-year/
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