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Air Forces comparison: Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka vs Flag of Malaysia Malaysia

Sri Lanka operates 99 active military aircraft vs 149 for Malaysia.

AIRS (Air Inventory Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Roundel of Sri Lanka Sri LankaWorld #81 5.1
AIRS Index / 100

Malaysia leads on 5 of 5 categories

Roundel of Malaysia MalaysiaWorld #54 8.9
  • 17 Combat aircraftweight ×50 · price 25
  • 62 Helicoptersweight ×10 · era 54
  • 17 Transportweight ×10 26
  • 3 Special missionweight ×8 8
  • 0 Trainersweight ×1 36
Sri Lanka Malaysia Bars: weighted contribution to the AIRS Index (airframes × category weight; combat and bombers by unit price, helicopters by era) · figures: active airframes at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Sri Lanka Malaysia Ratio
Official name Sri Lanka Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force
Active aircraft 99 149 🇲🇾 1.5×
Aircraft on order 0 32 🇲🇾
Combat aircraft 17 25 🇲🇾 1.5×
Combat share of fleet 17.2 % 16.8 % 🇱🇰 ≈
Aircraft types in service 15 19 🇲🇾 1.3×
Main supplier Ex-USSR · 37 % United States · 22 %
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Helicopters 62 54 🇱🇰 1.1×
Transport aircraft 17 26 🇲🇾 1.5×
Special-mission aircraft 3 8 🇲🇾 2.7×
Trainers 0 36 🇲🇾
Backbone aircraft most numerous in service
🇱🇰 Sri LankaMi-8 Hip ×27UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" ×14206 JetRanger ×12
🇲🇾 MalaysiaSu-30 Flanker-C ×18H225M / EC725 Caracal ×12AW109 ×10
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more military aircraft, Sri Lanka or Malaysia?
Malaysia has more military aircraft with 149 active aircraft compared to Sri Lanka's 99, a difference of 50 aircraft.
Which air force has more combat aircraft, Sri Lanka or Malaysia?
Malaysia has more combat aircraft with 25 fighters and attack aircraft compared to Sri Lanka's 17.
Which country has more military helicopters, Sri Lanka or Malaysia?
Sri Lanka operates more military helicopters with 62 compared to Malaysia's 54.
Which air force has more transport aircraft, Sri Lanka or Malaysia?
Malaysia has more transport aircraft with 26 compared to Sri Lanka's 17.
How do the Sri Lanka and Malaysia air forces compare in size?
Malaysia's air force is 1.5 times larger than Sri Lanka's in terms of total active aircraft (26 vs 17).
Which country has more aircraft on order, Sri Lanka or Malaysia?
Malaysia has 32 aircraft on order compared to Sri Lanka's 0.