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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Navy chief: RM6bil cost to procure six littoral combat ships justified

Meko 100The RM6bil needed to procure six littoral combat ships (LCS) was due to the increased cost of materials, state-of-the-art weaponry and other aspects, said Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar.

The ships, to be built locally by Boustead Naval Shipyard in collaboration with six reputable overseas shipyards, had better capability than the offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) currently used by the RMN.

“The cost covers building the LCS, including the aspects of sophisticated weaponry, sensing and radar equipment that have very high capability and also sonar to detect enemy submarines.

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