MALAYSIA MANTENDRA 10 MiG-29 5 AÑOS MAS/MiG-29S TO FLY ON FOR A WHILE MORE IN MALAYSIA

Segúnthestar.com los MiG-29N de Malaysia, no serán retirados, como estaba planeado, y se utilizarán al menos por otros cinco años Según el Ministro de Defensa, los anteriores planes eran retirar los aviones y venderlos a países del Tercer Mundo. Debido a la situación económica mundial actual, el gobierno ha retrasado el plan y ha decidido utilzar 10 de los 16 MiG-29N después de hacerles una revisión general. Seis aviones ya habían sido retirados. Los planes para la compra de un nuevo caza han tenido que aplazarse por la desfavorable situación económica. Para la decisión de mantener al MiG-29, se ha tenido en cuenta la opinión del anterior primer ministro, que era contrario a la retirada, tal como explicó en su blog. En junio de 2009, el ministro anunció el plan para retirar a los MiG debido a los altos costes de mantenimiento. Se suponía que los MiG, serían sustituídos por 18 cazas Sukhoi. Los MiG-29 entraron en servicio en Abril de 1995.
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According thestar.com the Malaysian MiG-29N jet fighters will not be grounded as initially planned but will be used for at least another five years Defence Minister said the earlier plan was to decommission the aircraft and sell them to Third World countries. However, after taking into consideration the current economic situation, the Government decided to shelve that plan. It has been decided to continue using 10 of the 16 MiG-29N jet fighters after sending them for repairs and upgrading. Six of the aircraft have already been decommissioned.The plan to purchase new multi-role combat aircraft had to be put on hold because of the unfavourable economic climate presently. It has been taken into account the views of former prime minister, who in his blog said he felt that the MiG jet fighters should be retained. Last June, the ministry had announced a plan to decommission the MiG jets because of costly maintainence and repairs which amounted to some RM260mil annually. They were supposed to be replaced by 18 newly-acquired Sukhoi jets. The MiG jet fighters came into service in April 1995 at a cost of RM1.3bil but required regular maintenance amounting RM10mil each, in addition to engine overhauls at a cost of RM7mil every year.