Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) update

Sandhi Yudha

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Finishing these 6 frigates can be more cost effective than aborting this program after 4 vessels and then search for other designs, select one, start negotiations, sign a new contract, set up a production line and begin to construct a whole new design.

It will also take a lot of time, perhaps 5 years to start a new project. The Indonesian government discontinued the SIGMA 10514 program, and now years later, Indonesia has still only two modern frigates.

And how about the foreign and domestic suppliers of components/parts? Maybe BNS has to pay a lot of fines to compensate losses from supplying companies.
 

koxinga

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Finishing these 6 frigates can be more cost effective than aborting this program after 4 vessels and then search for other designs, select one, start negotiations, sign a new contract, set up a production line and begin to construct a whole new design.

It will also take a lot of time, perhaps 5 years to start a new project. The Indonesian government discontinued the SIGMA 10514 program, and now years later, Indonesia has still only two modern frigates.

And how about the foreign and domestic suppliers of components/parts? Maybe BNS has to pay a lot of fines to compensate losses from supplying companies.
Whether it is cost effective or not is debatable. The problem is no one actually knows what the final bill for the 6 LCS will be or how an abort -> new contract will look like.

The duration it will take for the Indonesia government and my guess, for the Malaysian government are largely internal politics. If any of these countries choose an off-the-shelf design, no local construction deal with Naval Group or HHI, the timelines should be well within the control of the shipyards. But we all know that is not likely to happen.
 

Sandhi Yudha

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The Malaysian Ministry of Defence and Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn. Bhd. (BNSSB) sealed the Additional Sixth Contract Agreement. From which i understand the plan is now that the initial order of 6 frigates is reduced to 5 ships, and the costs for these five ships are increased from RM9,1 billion to RM11,2 billion.



 
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Ananda

The Bunker Group
. From which i understand the plan is now that the initial order of 6 frigates is reduced to 5 ships, and the costs for these five ships are increased from RM9,1 billion to RM11,2 billion.
Even if they still on budget target, the project goes from roughly USD 2.1 bio for 6 Light Frigates to USD 2.7 bio for 5 Light Frigates. Thus basically the cost on one LCS Frigates goes from USD 350 mio to USD 500+ Mio.

Questions now clearly there's misshap on Boustead side on costs management, however whether also the cost from 1 LCS Light Frigate's realistic from begining. On the other hand present cost now bit more than much larger Arrowhead 140 or Type 31 and clossing to the costs of FREMM.

Not a good deal for Malaysian MinDef, but even tough this is already new administration, I don't see Malaysian MinDef has any better choices then try to salvage the program as much as possible.

Malaysian Defence Blog talk that they (MinDef) have to finish 5 LCS because Boustead already use real budget money for materials to work for part of 5 LCS Light Frigates. Basically now Malaysian MinDef just try to finish what already being spend on. No other choices, wasting the money that already been spend by Boustead simply can't be acceptable politically. At least they can blame the previous administration on the costs ballooning (which is also correct) anyway.
 
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Ananda

The Bunker Group

Malaysian MinDef decide for G to G scheme will be used for next batch of LMS. Boulsted basically being pass from the program. The 1st LMS being build by Chinese yard but with Boulsted involvement in the deal.


While basically for LCS Boulsted yard basically being remanage. This seems to make sure more scrutiny being put on Boulsted when LCS program restart soon. This Gowind derivative previously being talk to be given to NG yard for finishing the rest of vessels. However seems they decided to keep the building in Boulsted yard. It will costs more to restart the program in NY yard.

All in all this is clearly shown present Malaysia administration have lost much confidence with Boulsted, and domestic yards.
 

Sandhi Yudha

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Thank you for sharing.
Well these are the two latest and most advanced frigates in Malaysian service, it will be very sad if these two ships were inactive and already rusting away in the harbour.

Besides that we have to wait for many years until the Gowind Class frigates will be taken into service.

But it is good that the TLDM, CG and TUDM have such a large exercise together.
 
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Sandhi Yudha

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After a couple of years of delay, Malaysia’s Maritime Enforcement Agency took delivery of a new Koninklijke Schelde/Damen Shipyards designed Offshore Patrol Vessel begin this year on 2 January, in a nighttime ceremony at shipbuilder TH Heavy Engineering Berhad’s shipyard at Pulau Indah, Port Klang.

The 83 meters-long OPV has a beam of 13,7 meters, accommodates up to 70 crew members, and is capable of reaching a top speed of 21 knots.

Like many other Malaysian Coastguard vessels, OPV1’s main armament is a 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II cannon mounted in Aselsan’s SMASH remote controlled weapons system. Other equipment and facilities include X and S-band radars, a helipad, and the ability to operate unmanned aerial vehicles. Additionally, it can carry up to two rigid hull inflatable boats and fast interceptor craft.

 

Ananda

The Bunker Group


From Malaysian Defence Blogspot and GBP defense, talk about Turkiye ADA class Corvette being officially choose as Malaysian Navy LMS (Litoral Mission Ship) Batch 2. As being known LMSA Batch 1 ordered from Chinese Build Large Patrol Boats, which some in opposition and Malaysian Media put it as controversial choices.

Malaysian Defence put speculation on what kind of specs on Malaysian ADA class base LMS 2. Speculation base on Malaysian defense budget and procurement trend. They speculate LMS 2 probability more in line with Ukrainian ADA class. Still it's more likely being order as FFBNW configuration.
 
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