Littoral Combat Ship Malaysia
The royal malaysian navy rmn hopes the government will be able to solve contractual issues regarding the procurement of six littoral combat ships lcss because of the importance of maintaining sufficient assets for the country s defence forces navy chief admiral tan sri mohd reza mohd sany said rmn hopes the government through the defence ministry will ensure the.
Littoral combat ship malaysia. The third littoral mission ship lms for the royal malaysian navy tldm or rmn was launched today at the wuchang shipbuilding industrial group in wuhan china. The development is just the latest step the southeast asian state is taking to modernize its navy. Lumut oct 20 the royal malaysian navy rmn hopes the government will be able to solve contractual issues regarding the procurement of six littoral combat ships lcss because of the importance of maintaining sufficient assets for the country s defence forces.
Malaysia and china agreed to jointly develop a littoral mission ship and two ships will be built in china by china shipbuilding and offshore international co. A group of veterans and retired police officers today urged. A defence analyst has called for a public accounts committee.
Last week malaysia named and launched its first littoral combat ship lcs on order for its navy. Xavier vavasseur 30 oct 2020 the next phase for this vessel is the harbor side acceptance test phase. Ltd the rest will be built in malaysia by local company boustead heavy industries corporation bhic.
The ships will be built by malaysia and china companies under the joint development agreement. A littoral combat ship similar to the ones supposed to have been delivered by boustead naval shipyard. The maharaja lela class littoral combat ships lcs are under construction at boustead naval shipyard bns in lumut for the royal malaysian navy.
4th august 2020 4th august 2020. Bernama pic petaling jaya. The ships are based on an enlarged version of the gowind class corvette designed by dcns of france the contract has been finalised and it has been decided that all six ships will be built by.
Bernama pic petaling jaya. The stealth cupola on the bow deck will house a bae systems mk3 57mm gun. Rmn chief admiral tan sri mohd reza mohd sany speaks during an award ceremony in kuala lumpur january 10 2020.
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