The Kris Sakti (English: Magic Dagger) is the aerobatic display team of the

Royal Malaysian Air Force The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, ; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (; ). However, its roots can be traced back to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force formations of the British Royal A ...

(RMAF). It made its debut in 2011 at the biennial

Langkawi International Maritime and Air Show Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA; ) is a maritime and aerospace exhibition which takes place once every two years, held on odd-numbered years. It is held in Langkawi, Malaysia, and the last event took place in 202 ...

(LIMA).

History

Prior to the founding of the team, the Royal Malaysian Air Force had another aerobatic team, " Smokey Bandits" that performed aerobatic performances during air shows such as LIMA with the RMAF's

Mikoyan MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Suk ...

air superiority fighters.

Aircraft

During its debut on LIMA 2011, they operated four German Extra 300L aerobatic monoplane aircraft.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20111120013956/http://www.nst.com.my/local/general/kris-sakti-team-sets-to-blaze-langkawi-skies-1.4595 {{Modern aerobatic teams Aerobatic teams Royal Malaysian Air Force