Malaysia will consider other options to meet the country’s air defence needs following the delayed delivery of F/A-18 Legacy Hornet fighter jets from Kuwait, says defence minister Khaled Nordin.
He said the matter arose due to uncertainties regarding Kuwait’s receipt of new aircraft from the United States, which has in turn delayed the handover of their current jets to Malaysia.
“I was informed that Kuwait’s delivery of new jets from the United States has been further delayed. Therefore, we cannot wait without certainty, because Kuwait can only hand over the F/A-18s to us after they receive their new aircraft.
“If they do not get them, then they cannot hand them over to us. So, this raises the issue of how long we can wait to fulfil our requirements,”…