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Malaysia will allow Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) to resume construction of littoral combat ships for the country’s navy, the defense minister said Friday, despite its failure to deliver on schedule and an unfinished probe into missing funds in the billion-ringgit project.
The move will preserve 1,600 local jobs and more than 400 small and medium-sized businesses owned by Malay Muslims, Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement, which did not say anything about the past delivery delays or corruption allegations.
“The Defense Ministry wishes to announce that the cabinet meeting on May 5 decided that the Boustead Group could resume the construction of LCS which was stalled since 2019,” he said. Littoral combat ships (LCS) are small, fast warships designed for shallow coastal waters.
Malaysian Navy takes delivery of second Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship Malaysian Navy takes delivery of second Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship Thursday, 14 January 2021 16:11
According to information published by the Air Times website on January 14, 2021, the Royal Malaysian Navy has received the second Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship (LMS).
Royal Malaysian Navy takes delivery of second Keris-class LMS Littoral Mission Ship. (Picture source Royal Malaysian Navy)
The procurement of the fourth LMS (Littoral Mission Ship) was signed in March 2017 under the Defence Ministry’s contract with Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd and the cooperation of China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co Ltd, China. The ships were built by Malaysia and China companies under a joint development agreement.
Fourth Navy littoral mission ship ready
December 16, 2020
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KUALA LUMPUR – The Royal Malaysian Navy’s fourth Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) has completed the construction phase and was successfully launched at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Ltd (WSIG) shipyard at Wuhan, China today to begin the acceptance test phase at the port.
The Navy in a statement today said the official naming ceremony for the fourth LMS was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it would be conducted simultaneously with the physical handover of the ship in November 2021.
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“The fourth LMS will join the 11th LMS squadron together with KD KERIS (first LMS), SUNDANG (Second LMS) and the third LMS,” the statement read.
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