Royal Air Police Unit Malaysia or Unit Udara PDRM (UUP) in Malay is a special unit of Royal Malaysian Police was a big role in this duties look after national security with through surveillance and patrol from the air and help national security agency another.
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Established in February 1978, when the cabinet has given approval to RMP to set up the unit stated and decide all RMP's aircraft property in to register under 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 In 7 April 1980, UUP commences his flight operation in Peninsula of Malaysia.
UUP's role is to make surveillance from the air in the east coast and hinterland for pirate activities, smuggling and others criminal activities.Other than that UUP 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 Sungai Besi Airbase, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching International Airport, Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Sabah.
| Name of officer | Date | Duties |
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| 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 dec 2010 (Currently Chief Police Officer of Malacca
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Kamarulzaman Bin Md Jan 01 jan 2011 - present
Aircraft used by UUP consist of:-
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 206 | United States | civil transport aircraft | 206G | 3 | discontinued |
| Cessna 208 | United States | civil transport aircraft | 208 Caravan 1 | 6 | - |
| Pilatus Porter PC-6 | Switzerland | civil transport aircraft | - | 5 | - |
| E-Squirrel AS-355 F2/AS-355N2 | France | Police helicopter | AS-355 F2
AS-355N2 |
6 | - |
(Kindness:Royal Malaysian Police, Bukit Aman)
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