Royal Malaysian Air Force

Royal Malaysian Air Force
Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia تنترا اودارا دراج مليسيا
Crest of the Royal Malaysian Air Force
Founded	2 June 1958; 66 years ago (1958-06-02) (founded as the Malayan Auxiliary Air force in 1936)
Country	Malaysia
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	15,000 personnel[1][2] 125 aircraft (see Equipment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force)
Part of	Malaysian Armed Forces
Motto(s)	Sentiasa di Angkasa Raya ("Always in the Sky")
Colours	Sky Blue    Dark Blue    Yellow
March	"Warriors in the Skies"
Anniversaries	2 June
Engagements	Malayan Emergency Sarawak Communist Insurgency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) MALCON–UNIFIL ISAF MV Bunga Laurel hijacking Cross border attacks in Sabah 2013 Lahad Datu standoff MT Orkim Harmony hijacking
Website	airforce.mil.my
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	HRH Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang
Chief of Air Force	General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan
Deputy Chief of the Air Force	Lieutenant General Dato' Sri Muhamad Norazlan bin Aris
Command Sergeant Major	Warrant Officer I Ahmad Maulana bin Ab Ghafar
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Ensign
Logo
Aircraft flown
Fighter	Su-30MKM, F/A-18 Hornet, Hawk 208
Helicopter	UH-60, EC 725, AW139
Patrol	CN-235MSA, Super King Air
Trainer	Hawk 108, PC-7, Super King Air
Transport	A400M, C-130, CN-235, 737
Tanker	KC-130

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia; TUDM; Jawi: تنترا اودارا دراج مليسيا) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; تنترا اودارا دراج ڤرسكوتون تانه ملايو). However, its roots can be traced back to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force formations of the British Royal Air Force in then-colonial British Malaya. The Royal Malaysian Air Force operates a mix of modern American, European and Russian-made aircraft.