Probe into deal stalls delivery of attack copters

Firepower: Filepic of an MD-530G scout attack helicopter in flight during Lima 2015.

PETALING JAYA: Six US attack helicopters commissioned by the Defence Ministry (Mindef) in 2016 are still waiting for “take off” as the government has ordered an investigation into the deal.

The MD-530G helicopters were ordered by the ministry through a private company in Malaysia at a purchase price of RM321mil.