Updated to say that Damen Schelde IS participating. PETALING JAYA: The buzz in the industry is that Damen Schelde, the other finalist for the SGPV contract, has backed out from Lima 2011. Damen Schelde has not responded to my email for confirmation but if its true, their decision to back […]
PETALING JAYA: I do not believe so. But the lost of KD Pari due to a shaft failure on Thursday culminated a bad month or so for the RMN. Although, the story below says it was damaged only, it is obvious the FAC-G will have to be de-commissioned soon as […]
PETALING JAYA: Based on the story below, it appears that the no stack design of the Meko 100/200 series are not that really practical. As I had mentioned earlier Boustead Naval Shipyard, the forerunner of PSC Naval Dockyard, had submitted a smoke stack equipped design for the RMN new frigate […]
SHAH ALAM: AS I had mentioned in my previous posting, the Damen Schelde entry for the SGPV/LCS tender had been the early favourite for programme. And it appears that the Navy seemed to prefer it to other candidates despite the fact that an almost similar vessel is being build in […]
PETALING JAYA: Did DCNS win the SGPV deal? I have no idea. But Datuk Zaid Ibrahim says so. Its funny how politicians try to explain some issues but also at the same time make an ass of themselves by making some nonsensical comments. Of course lah, the ships will be […]
SHAH ALAM: As expected the Gowind multi-mission corvette tops the Malaysian Defence polls. Its not official mind you but it seemed every one is following the cue. Even Utusan Malaysia had claimed that the Gowind is the favourite. Read here.. Yes, the buzz in the industry is that the DCNS […]
SHAH ALAM: I am not going to say that our upcoming SGPV/LCS ship is the same animal as the South Korean new FPX Ulsan-1 frigate. But both ships are almost similar in dimensions, armaments and roles. Like us, the Koreans are building 27 of these ships but unlike us, the […]
PETALING JAYA: It was announced on Apr 6, 2011 that the Royal Australian Navy had won the bid to purchase an almost brand new amphibious ship for some RM320 million (see story below). The ship will be in service by next year. We on the other hand will probably see […]
SHAH ALAM: Here are the latest buzz on the SGPV/LCS project. It appears that the Boustead proposal is not exactly the slam dunk that the company officials was wishing for. With six foreign shipbuilders vying to become the technology partner for Boustead there is a high probability that the SGPV/LCS […]
SHAH ALAM: After crunching the numbers and a few words with those in the know, I must concede the billion ringgit price tag for the proposed SGPV/LCS is probably justified, with a few caveats of course. 1) One wonders why the ceiling price for the project was announced when the […]
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