Two years later, RMN purchased a batch of used Westland Wasp from Royal Navy as their first flying unit.

[3] RMN aviation moving further by acquiring the new assets and expanding their squadron to fulfil the modern tasks.

This includes the acquisition of modern anti-submarine and anti-surface helicopter-Super Lynx, light attack and surface surveillance helicopter-Fennec and utility helicopter-AW139.

The Super Lynx equipped with A244-S torpedoes for anti-submarine and Sea Skua missiles for anti-surface.

The Fennec equipped with Telephonics 1500 radar and FLIR LEO II for surveillance task.