Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing Unit
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The Royal Air Police Unit of Malaysia (Malay: Unit Udara PDRM (UUP)) 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
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.
Roles
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. Have a training centre in Ipoh, Perak and three operational bases. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur Airbase, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching International Airport, Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Sabah.
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 | Currently Chief Police Officer of Malacca |
| Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Kamarulzaman Bin Md Jan | 1 January 2011 – 2015 | |
| Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Sathiya Seelan A/L S.Subramaniam | 2015 - present |
Aircraft
Aircraft used by UUP consist of:-
| Aircraft | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 206 | civil transport aircraft | 206G | 3 | discontinued |
| Cessna 208 | civil transport aircraft | 208 Caravan 1 | 6 | - |
| Pilatus Porter PC-6 | civil transport aircraft | - | 5 | - |
| E-Squirrel AS-355 F2/AS-355N2 | Police helicopter | AS-355 F2
AS-355N2 |
6 | One crashes in Tanah Merah. |
| AgustaWestland AW139 | Police helicopter | AW139 | 0/2 | 2 Unit in order, Plan up to 6 unit |
