SHAH ALAM: It was reported on Oct. 30 that the government had awarded a RM19.5 million to Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) to supply and deliver a communications suite for Squadron 23rd Frigate of the Royal Malaysian Navy. BHIC said the contract, valid for the next two years, was […]
SHAH ALAM: The two RMN training ships, Gagah Samudera and Teguh Samudera, are expected to be commissioned into service early next year. The commissioning ceremony will be held for both ships at the same time when work on Teguh Samudera is completed by year end. RMN Assistant Chief of Staff […]
SHAH ALAM: Chief. RMN’s oldest veteran, Lt (rtd) Melan Suradi passed away at the KPJ Johor Specialist Centre, Johor Bahru, early this morning (Oct 20, 2017. RMN in a statement says Melan, 95, died of old age. From the New Straits Times. The country lost the oldest surviving naval sailor, […]
SHAH ALAM: In my earlier post Born Under A Bad Sign I stated that both Teguh Samudera and Gagah Samudera – the RMN training ships, are caught in a legal imbroglio. I have now discovered that there is no legal imbroglio however apart from a PR perspective. Yes it is […]
SHAH ALAM: CAMM Moving Forward. At the 2017 Merdeka Parade, the RMN showcased some of the missiles in its inventory. Two Exocet missiles – likely to be the MM38 variant – were paraded on a low loader together with a Seawolf and Aspide missiles each. Also displayed was the underwater […]
SHAH ALAM: No Quarter. RMN first of class LCS – Maharaja Lela – is expected to undergo harbour trials in late 2018 before moving on to sea trials ahead of her contractual deilvery date in mid-2019. Maharaja Lela – was launched by Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, witnessed by […]
LUMUT: Dry launch for LCS. RMN’s first of class LCS 1 is all set for her launch and naming ceremony, tomorrow (Aug 24, 2017). The ship will be launched and named by Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim at the Boustead Naval Shipyard, here. The ceremony is not expected to […]
SHAH ALAM: RMN’s first of class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be launched next week at Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut. The launch of the ship marks the countdown into service of the LCS in 2019. The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah is expected to officiate the ceremony on […]
SHAH ALAM: With the launch of the first LCS set for Aug. 24, more stuff are now being or have been delivered for the ships of the class. The latest is the underwater monitoring device, which forms part of the ship’s surveillance system. The surveillance system is called NIDAR by […]
SHAH ALAM: If you were to read the earlier comments on the LMS post, not much is expected of the class of ships despite what has been said by the RMN. Of course much of that came from Boustead Naval Shipyard’s past performance and also the funding level of the […]
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