SHAH ALAM: The RMN today took delivery of four Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) G2000 Mark II at the Kota Kinabalu naval base at Teluk Sepanggar. The four FICs are second batch of the Mark II combat boats delivered to the RMN. The first batch was delivered on January 11, last year.

Interestingly, one of the boats pictured at the ceremony was not equipped with the Escribano Sentinel 2.0 remote weapon station as with the first four boats. Other pictures confirmed none of the four are fitted with the RWS. Perhaps, the RWS and gun will be fitted later when the formal acceptance ceremony for the FICs is held.

Or as usual – all the boats are wired for RWS – under the fitted for but not equipped concept – the RWS and gun will be rotated through the FCB fleet instead of being installed on each of them.

The release from Mindef:

Sabah, 12 Mac 2025 – Ketua Setiausaha, YBhg. Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali hari ini menyaksikan Majlis Penyerahan 4 Unit Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) G2000 MKII Fasa Kedua di Pangkalan TLDM Kota Kinabalu, Teluk Sepanggar.

Majlis menandatangani Sijil Penyerahan ini disempurnakan oleh Dato’ Ir. Jamalolail bin Mohd Yatim, Pengarah Urusan Gading Marine Industry, dan Puan Hazlin binti Selamat, Timbalan Setiausaha Bahagian Perolehan (B), Kementerian Pertahanan.

FIC G2000 MKII dibuat dan dibekalkan oleh Gading Marine Industry (M) Sdn. Bhd. Syarikat ini sebelum ini telah menyerahkan 4 unit FIC G2000 MKII Fasa Pertama pada 11 Januari 2024, manakala baki 5 unit lagi dijangka diserahkan menjelang hujung tahun ini, menjadikan keseluruhan 13 unit. Inisiatif ini akan terus memperkukuh tahap kesiagaan pertahanan dan keselamatan negara.

The post on the delivery of the first batch:

As Gading Marine Industry Sdn Bhd is supplying 13 Mark II FICs, it appears that it will also supply each boat with 13 RWS fitted with one 12.7mm machine gun and two SS-77 as well, a total of 26 as the secondary weapon, if go by the four already delivered then. It is interesting note that the six FIC also supplied by Gading for Op Benteng, are not equipped with secondary weapons even though gun mounts are also provided on them. The thirteen Mark II FICs contract is RM120 million as reported here while the six for Op Benteng cost RM80 million.

— Malaysian Defence

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