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Royal Malaysian Police Air Operations Force
Royal Malaysian Police Air Operations Force

The Royal Malaysia Police Air Operation Force (Malay: Pasukan Gerakan Udara PDRM (PGU)) is a special unit of Royal Malaysia Police. They look after national security by surveillance and patrol from the air and help other national security agencies.

History

A Pilatus PC-6 used by RMP Air Units to air patrol, surveillance and used by special force to specific training.

Established in February 1978, when the cabinet gave approval to RMP to set up the unit. All RMP's aircraft property were registered under the control the civil registration. The unit formally established on 1 February 1979 and the title of the commander units at that time known as Air Wing Chief with turnover four units type aircraft Cessna 206 G. On 7 April 1980, UUP began the flight operation in Peninsula Malaysia.

The Sg Besi Airbase was the Air Wing's main operating base in the peninsula apart from the training base in Ipoh Airport, Perak. The Air Wing also operates from two other bases namely in Kuching International Airport, Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah.

On 19 March 2018, its new Peninsular Airbase was inaugurated at Subang Airport, Selangor.[1] The new air base is located at the southern end of the runway.

Roles

A Eurocopter Squirrel AS-355N owned by Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing Units.

UUP's role is to make surveillance from the air on the east coast and hinterland checking for pirate activities, smuggling and others criminal activities. Other than that UUP is also responsible to answer help calls by other branches PDRM by observation through the air. This unit also responsible to carry out mercy flight and to ferry senior police officers. Currently, UUP owns 6 helicopters, 6 Caravan aircraft types, 5 Pilatus PC-6 aircraft type and 3 Cessna U20G aircraft type.

List of Air Wing Commanding Officer

List of Air Wing Commanding Officer
Name of officer Date Duties
Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohd Noor Jamari 1 May 1978 – 16 June 1988 First Air Wing Commanding Officer
Deputy Superintendent of Police Larry Chung Yun Joo 17 June 1988 – 28 May 1990 replaced DSP. Mohd Noor
Assistant Commissioner of Police Ali Hanafiah Hashim 29 May 1990 – 15 March 1995
Assistant Commissioner of Police Syed Hussein Syed Mohd 16 March 1995 – 5 July 2002
Assistant Commissioner of Police Abdul Rahman Hashim 6 July 2002 – 2007
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Dato' Chuah Ghee Lye 2007 – 31 December 2010
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Dato' Kamarulzaman Bin Md Jan 1 January 2011 – present
Deputy Commissioner of Police Dato’ S.Sathiya Seelan 16 May 2015 - 28 December 2018
Deputy Commissioner of Police Dato’ Mohd Rafique Bin Ramli Ariffin 17 January 2019 - present

Aircraft

See also: List of vehicles of the Royal Malaysian Police § Air vehicles

Royal Malaysia Police Air Operations Force or Pasukan Gerakan Udara (PGU) is a special aviation unit of Royal Malaysia Police. This unit operates both fixed wings aircraft and helicopters. Currently the aircraft of the PGU consist of Cessna Caravan, Pilatus PC6 Porter and Beechcraft King Airs for fixed wings and Eurocopter AS355s and Agusta Westland AW139s for helicopters.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Four More AW139s For Police - Malaysian Defence". http://www.malaysiandefence.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ https://www.malaysiandefence.com/police-air-wing-new-facility-opened/
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