SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) today has given more details about the multi-purpose mission ship which they are getting from Turkiye. The government on February 11 signed an MOU with Turkish shipbuilder, Desan Shipyard for the MPMS. The MOU was signed between Home Ministry secretary-general Awang Alik and chairman of Desan Shipyard Cenk Ismail Kaptonoglu.
MMEA chief Admiral Rosli Abdullah, in a release published today, said the ship is expected to be delivered by the first quarter of 2027.


“The 99 meter MPMS has an endurance of 30 days and has a crew of 70 and capable of carrying 30 passengers. It is equipped with four fast interceptor crafts and two drones. It has a heli deck, medical and detention facilities.
The ship will be tasked with patrols in the South China Sea to counter the intrusion of foreign vessels, foreign fishermen and other illicit maritime activities from smuggling to human trafficking,” he added.
Based on the model displayed at the ceremony, the MPMS will be armed with at least three remote weapons stations, a single 30mm forward and two 12.7mm ones on top of the rear hangar, aft and starboard.


The release did not say anything on the cost of the ship but MMEA previously had said the ship will cost RM350 million.
The release:
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗠 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗞𝗨𝗞𝗨𝗛 𝗞𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗨 𝗕𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗬𝗘
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𝗣𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗝𝗔𝗬𝗔, 𝟭𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶 – Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (Maritim Malaysia) bakal menerima sebuah kapal induk baharu buatan Republik Turkiye, sebagai langkah strategik memperkukuh keupayaan pertahanan dan penguatkuasaan maritim negara.
Ketua Pengarah Maritim Malaysia, Laksamana Maritim Datuk Haji Mohd Rosli bin Abdullah berkata, perolehan kapal Multi Purpose Mission Ship (MPMS), merupakan satu keputusan tepat Kerajan Madani dalam menangani cabaran keselamatan maritim yang semakin kompleks.
Bagi pembinaan kapal tersebut, syarikat Desan Shipyard dari Turkiye telah dipilih berdasarkan merit, selain kepakaran dan keupayaan syarikat berkenaan dalam industri pertahanan negara itu yang diiktiraf di peringkat global.
Beliau berkata demikian selepas menghadiri Majlis Pertukaran Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU) antara Malaysia yang diwakili Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), Datuk Awang Alik bin Jeman dengan pihak Republik Turkiye yang diwakili Pengerusi Lembaga Desan Shipyard, Mr. Cenk Ismail Kaptanoğlu.
Majlis berkenaan berlangsung di Kompleks Seri Perdana, Putrajaya semalam.
Majlis MoU berkenaan telah disaksikan oleh Perdana Menteri, YAB Datuk Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim dan rakan sejawatnya, Presiden Turkiye, TYT Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Turut hadir sama pegawai kanan dari Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) dan Kementerian Luar Negara (KLN).
Datuk Haji Mohd Rosli dalam pada itu menegaskan, perolehan kapal MPMS ini menandakan satu lonjakan besar dalam keupayaan operasi Maritim Malaysia.
Beliau turut memaklumkan, kapal berteknologi tinggi ini dijangka beroperasi sepenuhnya pada suku pertama tahun 2027 dan bakal menjadi aset penting dalam mengawal perairan negara.
“Dilengkapi spesifikasi canggih, MPMS mampu beroperasi selama 30 hari tanpa henti, selain dilengkapi aset moden iaitu empat bot pemintas pantas (FIC), dua dron udara tanpa pemandu (UAV), serta turut mempunyai, helideck, fasiliti perubatan dan pusat tahanan,”
“Kapal yang berukuran 99 meter panjang serta boleh membawa 70 orang kru dan 30 orang penumpang ini, akan memberi tumpuan kepada pengawasan di Laut China Selatan, khususnya dalam menangani pencerobohan vesel asing, aktiviti penangkapan ikan haram, serta membanteras jenayah rentas sempadan seperti penyeludupan dan pemerdagangan manusia,” tambah beliau.
Terdahulu, Datuk Haji Mohd Rosli turut memaklumkan, pemeteraian perjanjian ini sejajar dengan usaha Malaysia untuk memperkukuh keselamatan maritim menerusi kerjasama antarabangsa.
Dengan termeterainya perjanjian ini, Maritim Malaysia optimis hubungan dua hala antara Malaysia dan Turkiye dalam sektor pertahanan maritim akan terus diperkukuh, sekaligus memberi manfaat besar kepada keselamatan dan kestabilan perairan negara.
Kredit gambar : Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia
Based on the model of the ship, it appears that the strangehold of Fassmer designs on MMEA has been severed.
— Malaysian Defence
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EHHH..WHAT ABOUT THAT TWO NEW NGPC/KAPAL PERONDA GENERASI BARU.NEW DESIGN OR ADDITIONAL BAGAN DATUK CLASS?..AND WHAT THE LATEST UPDATE ON THAT MMEA OPV2 & OPV3?
there is no helicopter hangar
I heard that this MPMS will have telescopic helicopter hanger.Whatever that is..Maybe like extendable tent?
Looks like a overly large OPV but with an amphib ramp. (inb4 someone claim we will use this feature for DDay beach assaults).
99m and no permanent hangar?
Perhaps the original design had one but it was deleted due to the need to have 70-man crew and 30 passengers on board. It was the same with KM Tun Fatimah, the Damen 1800 design came with a hangar for a 11 tonne helicopter but it was deleted on the ship as they wanted more crew on board. Any how a single helicopter on board with a small hangar is not a great really. As the MPMS will be patrolling the SCS, it is close enough for the helicopter to be land based. They only need to land to refuel only.
" I heard that this MPMS will have telescopic helicopter hanger "
Telescopic heli hangar will still need the height to be as high as the helicopter. The superstructure adjacent to the helipad is lower than the helicopter height.
This is a sample of a telescopic hangar
https://www.seaforces.org/marint/Italian-Navy/Frigate/F-584_DAT/F-584-Bersagliere-06.jpg
It functions like this
https://www.truevaluemetrics.org/DBimages/military/Navy/Royal-Navy-18581-02.jpg
anyway a nice graphic of the MPMS
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GjksdfdXoAAPUdc.jpg
Are the rotor blades of the MMEA helicopters foldable?
AFAIK no
For a 99m large OPV, the RM350 million (or around USD78.25 million) price is quite a steal, although ships like the 113m Hyundai HDP-3000 aka Tae Pyung Yang class OPV is cheaper still. Compare the price to the :
- 91m Kedah class MEKO A100 USD300 million each
- 68m Keris class LMS68 USD63 million each
- 83m Tun Fatimah Class DAMEN OPV1800 USD61 million each (original price)
Not having a hangar is no issue, none of the MMEA ships have such anyways (except incoming Reliance ship).
But I question the need for amphib ramp. Does MMEA operation need such capacity?
And for just 1 unit, what is the mission profile of this 'mission ship'? Hmm...
"a close up of the MPMS model. The model helicopter appears to be a Seahawk." The pic showed MPMS aft, with 2 FIC maybe in recovery or launch position mode, doesn't looks like the usual ramp to a vehicle deck nor well deck.
I thought they will say MPMS can do Replenishment At Sea for their ships or something like C3I for their TF but instead they say MPMS will do what their OPVs & PCs is currently doing.