{
  "id": 13904974,
  "title": "Khaled: FA-50M fighter jets on track for delivery this month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/khaled-fa-50m-fighter-jets-on-track-for-delivery-this-month",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:01:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1553741/khaled-fa-50m-fighter-jets-track-delivery-month"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is set to receive its FA-50M light combat aircraft this month or next month, according to Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The delivery date has not been announced yet, but no delays are currently reported. The FA-50M is a more advanced variant than the aircraft currently operated by the RMAF and other nations, including South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The contract for the procurement of these aircraft was signed in May 2023, with the first two FA-50M light combat aircraft expected to arrive in Malaysia this month, with the remainder to follow in stages through March 2028.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}