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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Government says spent RM6.7b on Scorpene submarines

Scorpene class submarineThe Defence Ministry today revealed that it had spent a total of RM6.7 billion (1.34 billion euros) on the purchase of two Scorpene submarines.

In a written reply to PKR MP Chua Tian Chang, the ministry stated that the acquisition was completed last year, during the 2009 LIMA exhibition.

The reply listed down the cost of the two submarines as well as the price of buying 40 SM-39 Block 2 torpedoes from France and 30 Black Shark torpedoes from Italy.

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