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The Royal Malaysian Navy’s three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2 acquired from Turkey, will reportedly be equipped with South Korean-made K-SAAM (Korean Surface to Anti Air Missile), or “Haegung” in Korean.
The Steel Cutting ceremony for the Littoral Mission Ship Batch II (LMSB2) project of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) was held today at Istanbul Shipyard, Turkiye.
The Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) Batch II Littoral Mission Ships (LMSBII), currently under construction in Türkiye, are designed to perform a wide range of maritime tasks.
The Royal Malaysian Navy’s three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2 acquired from Turkey, will reportedly be equipped with the K-SAAM (Korean Surface to Anti Air Missile), or “Haegung” in Korean.
Here are the technical specifications for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (TLDM) Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2, with Turkey’s Defense Technologies Engineering (STM) as the prime contractor.
Malaysia has become the second Southeast Asian nation, following Indonesia, to adopt the “ATMACA” anti-ship missile, through the acquisition of three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2, which will be constructed by the Turkish company Savunma Teknolojieri Muhendiskil (STM).
Malaysia Ministry of Defense has officially signed a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) with Turkey’s Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) for the procurement of Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2 for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
As previously stated several times by Defence Security Asia, Turkish shipbuilder, Turkiye Savunma Teknolojieri Muhendiskil (STM), has been confirmed to received a Letter of Intent regarding the acquisition of Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2 for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
Leading Turkish defence company, STM, is “almost certainly” the chosen contractor for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) construction program of three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS), according to industry sources who spoke to Defence Security Asia.
As reported earlier, Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence is currently conducting due diligence on several Turkish shipbuilding companies before deciding which company will supply the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).