Kuantan Hornet crash: Pilot, co-pilot ejected safely, fleet temporarily grounded, says Air Force chief

KUANTAN: The two Royal Malaysian Air Force officers piloting the F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet successfully executed emergency ejection procedures before the aircraft crashed at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (Kuantan Air Base) late Thursday (Aug 21) night. According to Air Force chief General Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris, the pilot, Major Mohamad Azhar Alang Kamarudin, 34,...

Loud bang over Ipoh could be sonic boom, says expert

IPOH: The loud noise and tremor felt in several areas around Ipoh on Monday (Oct 21) have sparked new questions, with claims suggesting they were caused by a sonic boom from a fighter jet. This speculation follows a similar incident reported in Perth, Australia, last August. It involved four F-15 jets from the Republic of Singapore...