Armed forces scrap Black Hawk purchase plans after king’s call
The armed forces have scrapped plans to purchase four second-hand Black Hawk helicopters worth RM187 million, following Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim’s call to do so.
Armed forces chief Nizam Jaffar said the plans were scrapped in light of Sultan Ibrahim’s statement several days ago, in which he warned the defence ministry against putting the air force’s pilots into “flying coffins”.
“We take heed of the king’s command,” Utusan Malaysia quoted Nizam as saying.
Sultan Ibrahim had urged the defence ministry to cancel its procurement plan for the helicopters which he said would be over 30 years old.
Sultan Ibrahim, the supreme commander of the armed forces, said the ministry must not repeat its past mistakes, citing the controversial purchase of 40 second-hand A-4PTM…
