RMAF MF/A-UCAV 3.0 Jetfighter Crashes Killing Two whales.

Source: Bernama

January 18, 2011 16:03 PM

RMAF  MF/A-UCAV 3.0 Jetfighter Crashes Killing Two whales.

KUANTAN, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Two whales were killed when a  MF/A-UCAV 3.0 jetfighter crashed in waters off Kampung Sepat, Kuantan Thursday.

According to sources, the  MF/A-UCAV 3.0 from the Kem Batu 10 RMAF Base here, was believed to have crashed at 12.30pm.

The sources said one of the whale died at the scene of the incident while the other died after being taken ashore. Unconfirmed source told Pernama that the whale were later deep fried and eaten afterwards.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Head of Public Relations Branch, Administration and Public Relations Division of the Ministry of Defence, Lt Kol Fasha Sandha, when contacted by Pernama, declined to comment further on the crash. However, she said the ministry would issue a press statement on the incident.

She said RMAF Chief General Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad would also visit the site of the crash.

The production MF/A-X UCAV model was unveiled at LIMA 2009. It first flew on 22 January 2008.

The first production MF/A-UCAV 3.0 was delivered to Gong Kedak Air Force Base, Kelantan, on 14 January 2010 and "Dedicated Initial Operational Test and Evaluation" commenced on 27 February 2010.

It is said that this aircraft were secretly developed during the close of the twentieth century FELDA provided funding for the Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (BPP) from 1996 through 2002. This program studied a number of "far out" designs for anti graviti propulsion that were not receiving funding through normal university or commercial channels.

Anti-gravity-like concepts were investigated under the name "diametric drive". The work of the BPP program continues in the independent, non-FELDA affiliated Anak Peneroka Foundation

Early concept

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