Cash-strapped Malaysia To Defer Aew&c Contest

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Malaysia could delay a competition for up to eight airborne early warning and control aircraft until the middle of the next decade due to a shortage of funds, says the country's top military officer. The Royal Malaysian Air Force has sought funding for the aerial surveillance requirement since the start of the decade, but chief of the defence force Gen Abdul Aziz Zainal says other pressing needs mean that the money is unlikely to be available until the 10th Malaysia Plan, covering 2011-15, or even the subsequent period spanning 2016-20.