Turkish STM will construct the RoyalMalaysian Royal Navy’s Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 Project. Secretary of Defence Industries announced the procurement. Secretary of Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) Professor Haluk Görgün announced the development from his social media account. Görgün said that Turkiye and Malaysia held the “Signing Ceremony for the MoU on G2G Procurement for Defence Products between Türkiye and Malaysia”. The ceremony included the “Handing Over for the Letter of Acceptance of the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 Project”, which will be procured for the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Professor Görgün wrote, “Malaysia has signed a G2G on MoU Procurement of Defence Products with another country for the first time. We are delighted to be a part of this significant agreement. On this occasion, we were very pleased to host the Malaysian Minister of Defence, Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, and the Malaysian Delegation at our Secretariat of Defence Industries.” Görgün added that such meetings and agreements represent substantial progress in our defence industry cooperation and herald a new era of strategic partnership between Türkiye and Malaysia. As the main contractor, STM will construct three ships in Türkiye designed to meet the requirements of the Royal Malaysian Navy. During the customisation of these ships, products from several Turkish defence industry companies, including HAVELSAN, ASELSAN, and ROKETSAN, will be utilised.
Main Dimensions
Overall Length : 99.56 m
Max. Beam: 14.42 m
Draft: 3.94 m
Displacement: ~2500 tons
Speed & Endurance
Max. Speed: +26 knots
Cruise Speed: 14 knots
Range: +4000 nm at 14 knots
Personnel & Endurance
Personnel: 111
Endurance: 14 days
Weapons
1 x 76 mm Main Gun
2 x 4 SSM
1 x 30 mm Secondary Gun
2 x 2 SAM (16 missiles)
2 x Deception Launcher System (DLS)
Ship System & Equipment Configuration
Main Propulsion / Power Generation
4 x Diesel Engines (CODAD Propulsion System)
2 x Reduction Gear
2 x Shafts 2 x CPP Propellers
4 x Diesel Generators
1 x Emergency Generator Fin Stabiliser
Sensors
Combat Management System (CMS)
3D Surveillance Radar IFF System (3D radar) (integrated with)
1 x Fire Control Radar Fire Control System
2 x Target Designation Sight (TDS) C-ESM System
