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Friday, December 04, 2009

Malaysian Government May Buy Batch 2 Lekiu Frigates Under 10th Plan

KD Lekiu (F 30)The Government may buy Batch 2 Lekiu Frigates under the 10th Malaysia Plan after the earlier work done by BAE Systems for the project was suspended.

In July 2006, BAE Systems, a UK-based global defence, security and aerospace company, received a letter of intent from the Malaysian Government to procure two new frigates to be based on the Lekiu design.

However, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who was then the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, announced deferment of the project due to the global economic crisis.

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