1. AVIATION HISTORY Lecture 9: Military Aviation

2. What is Military Aviation??  Military aviation is used to attack or defend a country through the sky.  There are many types of military aircraft.  What are the common types?

3. Categories of Military Aviation Types of Military Aircraft Reconnaissance Fighters Multi Role Bombers

4.  Bombers are normally larger, heavier, and less maneuverable (moving) than fighter aircraft.  They are capable of carrying large payloads of bombs.  Designed primarily to attack ground targets by dropping bombs.  Example : B-2 Spirit, have stealth capabilities that keep them from being detected by enemy radar. B-2 Spirit,

5. Fighter aircraft  Fighters are fast, highly maneuverable, and capable of destroying enemy aircraft and ground targets.  They are capable of carrying a variety of weapons, including machine guns and guided missiles.  Designed primarily for attacking other aircraft from a great distance, before the enemy even sees them.  Examples of air-superiority fighters include the F-22 Raptor and the MiG-29. MiG-29. F-22 Raptor

6. Reconnaissance aircraft  Reconnaissance aircraft are primarily used to gather intelligence (collect information).  They are equipped with photographic, infrared, radar, and television sensors.  Reconnaissance aircraft are normally the fastest aircraft in the military, an example being the SR-71 Blackbird.  Mach No: 3.3  Service Ceiling 85’000ft SR-71 Blackbird

7. Multirole aircraft  Many aircraft today have a multirole ability.  Can be a fighter or a bomber, depending on what the mission calls.  Operable at night and in all weather.  An example of a multirole plane is the F/A-18 Hornet- an aircraft capable of attacking both ground and aerial targets. F/A-18 Hornet-

8. Military Aviation in Malaysia What types of military aircraft owned by Malaysia?

9. Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF)  Royal Malayan Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan).  Today, the RMAF operates a unique mix of modern US, European and Russian made aircraft.  (RMAF) operates some 80 combat aircraft such as Hawks, MiG-29N, F/A-18D Hornets and Sukhoi Su-30MKM.  Altogether, RMAF has about 200 aircraft of various makes.

10. Military Aircraft operated by Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) A TUDM Mig-29 Fighter Four TUDM F/A-18 Hornet Multirole aircraft Hawk Pilatus PC-7 Trainer Aircraft Multirole aircraft Sukhoi-30