{
  "id": 12278937,
  "title": "RMAF Anka-S logs 232.7 flight hours since deployment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/rmaf-anka-s-logs-232-7-flight-hours-since-deployment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T01:42:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1548644/rmaf-anka-s-logs-2327-flight-hours-deployment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Royal Malaysian Air Force's Anka-S Medium-Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System (MALE UAS) has accumulated 232.7 flight hours since its deployment, according to Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The Anka-S, stationed at Labuan Air Base, has been engaged in various activities including test flights, training, competency development, maintenance-related tasks, and ground system testing. Khaled emphasized that the Anka-S significantly enhances Malaysia's Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capabilities. The unmanned aircraft can operate for nearly 24 hours a day, in any weather conditions, providing continuous information gathering to detect, identify, and track maritime activities. However, details regarding the Anka-S's surveillance coverage and its effectiveness in improving maritime domain awareness remain confidential due to sensitive operational information and national defence considerations.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF) Anka-S Medium-Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System (MALE UAS) has logged 232.7 flight hours as of Sept 22.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}