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Originally Posted by Soundy
Also dependent on their capabilities... did reports not say it was the Malaysian military that tracked the blip? Do they HAVE fighter jets?
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According to Wikipedia:
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Su-30 x18
MiG-29 x10
F/A-18 x8
BAE Hawk x13
F-5 x13
Vietnam People's Air Force
Su-30 x 24
Su-27 x12
Su-22 x38
MiG-21 x144
So yeah, enough there to deal with a "rogue" 777. Not that I believe that they would have shot down the airliner without any clear indication of danger to personal and national safety.
As for the other countries around there:
Royal Cambodian Air Force
MiG-21 x20
Royal Thai Air Force
Gripen x12
F-16A/B x54
F-5 x34
Alpha Jet x19
Myanmar Air Force
Chengdu F-7 x25
MiG-29 x26
Indonesian Air Force
Su-27 x5
Su-30 x11
F-16 x10
Hawk x23
F-5 x11
Super Tucano x4
And just for kicks:
Republic of Singapore Air Force
F-15SG x24
F-16 x74
F-5 x49
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