Summary
The Royal Malaysia Police Air Operation Force (Malay: Pasukan Gerakan Udara PDRM (PGU)) is a special unit of Royal Malaysia Police (RMP). They look after national security by surveillance and patrol from the air and help other national security agencies.
| Royal Malaysia Police Air Operation Force | |
|---|---|
| Pasukan Gerakan Udara PDRM | |
| Active | 1 February 1979 |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Branch |  Royal Malaysia Police |
| Role | Surveillance Logistics |
| Part of | Internal Security and Public Order Department |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | DCP Dato' Noor Sham bin Md Jani |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
History edit
Started 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 206G. On 7 April 1980, PGU began the flight operation in Peninsular Malaysia.
The Sungai Besi Air Base was the Air Wing's main operating base in the peninsular apart from the training base in Sultan Azlan Shah 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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Selangor.[1] The new air base is located at the southern end of the runway.
Drone Air Operation Force is under RMP Air Units head by Assistant Commissioner of Police. https://www.mkn.gov.my/web/ms/2021/09/22/unit-dron-pdrm-bantu-pantau-pematuhan-sop/
Roles edit
PGU'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 PGU is also responsible to answer help calls by other branches RMP by observation through the air. This unit also responsible for rapid deployment of special forces and to ferry senior police officers. Currently, PGU owns 14 helicopter, 6 Cessna 208 Caravan, 5 Pilatus PC-6 Porter and 5 Beechcraft Super King Air fixed wing aircraft.[2] In addition, PGU also operates unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance role.[3]
List of Air Wing Commanding Officer edit
| 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 | |
| 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 – | |
| 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 – | |
| Deputy Commissioner of Police Dato' Mohd Hishamudin bin Tahar | 15 July 2019 - 2022 | |
| Deputy Commissioner of Police Dato' Noor Sham bin Md Jani | 2022 - present |
Aircraft edit
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 wing aircraft and helicopter. Currently the aircraft of the PGU consist of Cessna Caravan, Pilatus PC6 Porter and Beechcraft King Air for fixed wing aircraft and Eurocopter AS355s and Agusta Westland AW139s for helicopter.[4] Unmanned aerial vehicle also operated under PGU branch.
In popular culture edit
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