KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has reported that it has lost contact with a Hawk 108 fighter jet which is believed to have gone missing north of Kuantan near the Pahang-Terengganu border.
The RMAF said in a statement that contact was lost at 11.30 am after the aircraft took off from the Kuantan airbase.
“The aircraft took off from the Kuantan airbase at 11 am and we lost contact at 11.30 am,” it said.
The RMAF has launched a search-and-rescue operation.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, in a Twitter message, expressed concern over the incident and prayed for the safety of the pilots. — Bernama
