Only four of the 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter jets purchased by the previous administration in 2007 can still fly, Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu revealed on Tuesday. <br /><br />"Four Sukhoi jets can fly in good condition, while 14 others have been sent for repairs.<br /><br />"We will try to get a local company (to repair these jets), as the contract of the company appointed by the previous administration had been terminated," he said during the winding-up of the royal decree debate at Dewan Rakyat.<br /><br />Mohamad also noted that the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s Russian-made Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets have been grounded.<br /><br />The defence minister assured the public, however, that the armed forces are still capable of taking care of the country’s security.
