LANGKAWI: The Langkawi Inter-national Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (Lima), which is into its 14th edition this year, took off with a stunning aerial display, rocking the skies of the idyllic island. Later in the afternoon, the Black Eagles of the South Korea Air Force conquered the air space with their awesome stunts. Also wowing the crowd were RMAF’s Sukhoi Su-30MKM, French Air Force’s Dassault Rafale, Royal Thai Air Force’s Gripen fighter jet and a double dose of the United States Air Force’s B-1B Lancer variable sweep-wing bomber. Earlier, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who launched the five-day Lima 2017, addressed the crowd. Among those present were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

Source: The Star March 21, 2017 22:41 UTC