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'Flying coffins': Malaysia's king rejects plan to procure old Black Hawk helicopters

Summary by AsiaOne
Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has ordered the government to abandon plans to procure Black Hawk helicopters that are over three decades old, referring to them as "flying coffins". The monarch, who is Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces, was speaking at a parade marking the 60th anniversary of Malaysia's Special Service Regiment in Mersing on Saturday (Aug...
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AsiaOne broke the news in on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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