Front and centre: Shafie flanked by Jen Ahmad Hasbullah (left) and Army Eastern Field Command chief Lt-Jen Datuk Zamrose Mohd Zain during the 87th Army Day celebration at Stadium Likas. — Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The army is expected to take delivery of six new MD 530-G light combat helicopters by end of this year at the earliest, says Jen Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi.
The army chief said a team, comprising experts, had been sent to the United States early last month to check on the configuration and technical details as well as to take flight certifications for the helicopter.
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