STM Aims to Deliver All Three LMS Batch II Ships to Royal Malaysian Navy Within Three Half Years
“We are committing to the construction of three corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) that will be based on the ADA-Class design, which has demonstrated its reliability and effectiveness in international waters.” -- STM general manager Özgür Güleryüz.
(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) – Turkish company Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş (STM) aims to deliver all three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch II to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) within three and a half years.
The three LMS Batch II vessels are being constructed based on the ADA-class design, renowned for its proven effectiveness and reliability in international waters.
“We are committing to the construction of three corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) that will be based on the ADA-Class design, which has demonstrated its reliability and effectiveness in international waters.”
“We have started the construction of the ships this year here in İstanbul Shipyard, and we aim to deliver the ships to RMN within 3 and a half years,” according to STM general manager Özgür Güleryüz in a recent statement.
STM has commenced work on the construction of three corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy.
The steel cutting ceremony for the project, carried out under STM’s main contractor role, was held at the Istanbul Shipyard.
The Signing Ceremony for the G2G Memorandum of Understanding on the Procurement of Defense Products between Türkiye and Malaysia, along with the Handover Ceremony for the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the LMS Batch II Project for the Royal Malaysian Navy, was held in Ankara on June 10.
All three LMS Batch II vessels will be equipped with advanced weapon systems, sensors, and command and control systems, enabling the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) to effectively carry out a wide range of missions, according to Güleryüz.
The STM general manager stated that the construction and outfitting of the three vessels will take place in Türkiye, involving extensive collaboration with various companies from the country’s defense industry.
STM, as main contractor, will be responsible for all phases of the project, starting from design to the performance, and from construction to delivery.
STM will undertake the ship design, project management (including construction management), material/system procurements, integration design and assembly, testing and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) activities, as well as the preparation of the design and ILS documents related to the Project.
The three corvettes, the design of which has been tailored by STM to meet the requirements of the Royal Malaysian Navy, will be construct in Türkiye within the scope of the Littoral Mission Ship Batch-2 (LMSB2) Project.
“STM Littoral Mission Ship (LMSB2) is a highly flexible and proven platform that complies with modern naval norms, standards and classification society rules.”
“The capabilities of similar combat platforms produced by STM in terms of safety, performance, reliability and ease of maintenance have been tested, and have proven themselves during operations in the open and coastal seas, and under heavy sea conditions.”
LMSs can be tasked with a wide range of duties including ASUW, AAW, Asymmetric Warfare (ASYW) and EW, drawing upon the capabilities of the most advanced Sensors & Weapons Suite and Command & Control System.
The construction and outfitting of the ships will be carried out in Türkiye with the intensive involvement of Turkish defence industry companies.
STM, in its role as main contractor, will turn to the Turkish defence sector for such equipment as the Combat Management System; the Gun Fire Control System, to be supplied by HAVELSAN; and the 3D Search Radar, Fire Control Radar, IFF, 30mm Gun, ESM and Chaff Decoy System, as well as other electronic sensors, to be supplied by ASELSAN.
ROKETSAN will be supplying its ATMACA Surface-to-Surface G/M System. – DSA
