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RMAF AW 139 Helicopters Complete a Year of Operations

Our Bureau - : May 22, 2023 - : 9:24 pm

The RMAF recently celebrated the first anniversary of operations with its new Leonardo AW 139 helicopters. The new helicopters are operated by the RMAF’s No 3 Squadron from Butterworth Air Base. The RMAF inducted the new helicopters into service in April 2022 with the first batch of two AW139s formally delivered to No 3 Squadron in December 2021. The RMAF is operating the new AW139s on lease from the Malaysian company Westar Aviation Services Sdn. Bhd.

The RMAF acquired the AW139 to replace its decommissioned Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopters which had served for over 50 years. The decommissioning of the Nuri helicopters had resulted in extended operations for the air arm’s fleet of 12 Airbus Helicopters EC725AP helicopters, whose primary role is Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) as well as undertaking tactical airlift and utility missions.

No 3 Squadron has the motto “Anywhere and Anything” and has used its new AW139s for missions such as air logistic support and resupply flight, military and civil communication flight, medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), body evacuation (BODEVAC) ) and humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR).

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