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LCS to be Built in Malaysia
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LCS to be Built in Malaysia
Marhalim Abas November 8, 2014 Malaysia -RMN
JAKARTA: The first piece of steel for the RMN’s first LCS programme is expected to be cut on December 5, said Royal Malaysian Navy chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar.
The steel is to be cut at a plant in Holland before it is shipped (in a complete building kit) to the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Malaysia where the built process of the first LCS is expected to start in the first quarter of 2015.
Speaking to Malaysian Defence on the first day of the Indo Defence 2014 show here, Abdul Aziz said as Malaysia did not have any steel plant capable of producing or cutting naval grade materials, BNS the main contractor for the LCS programme has to source it from Holland.
Abdul Aziz (centre) speaking with a BAE Systems official at the show.
He also dismissed talk that the first LCS will be built in France. “All of the LCS will be built in Malaysia, we are only sourcing the steel from Holland,’ he added.
Abdul Aziz said six personnel from the RMN LCS project team were based at DCNS yard in Lorient to finalise the design of the vessel. They are expected to return home before the start of the construction of the first LCS in Lumut.
Gowind 2500 displayed at DCNS stand at Indo Defence. The ship derived from RMN’s LCS.
Asked whether the selection of the surface-to-surface missiles of the LCS had been confirmed, Abdul Aziz said there was a new development regarding the selection of the weapon system. He, however, declined to name the system selected pending a formal contract signing.
Analysis
Malaysian Defence had reported previously of the possibility that the first LCS will be built in France based on information from sources. It appeared that information were erroneous. The error came from the fact that the steel for the LCS is being sourced from Holland. Industry sources met at Indo Defence said that the steel for the Kedah class was also sourced from the same plant in Holland. The steel will arrive in Lumut as a complete building kit, consisting of highly accurate pre-cut and pre-formed plates, frames and profiles. All parts of the kit will arrive ready for assembly and welding which was the same method employed for the Kedah class construction.
On the SSM, it appears that Kongsberg’s New Strike Missile (NSM) – RMN choice – has been selected over the MBDA Exocet Block III. Details are fuzzy about the change to NSM however as Exocet has been in the works since the Gowind design was selected for the LCS programme. The SAM system however remained the VL Mica.
— Malaysian Defence
Marhalim Abas November 8, 2014 Malaysia -RMN
JAKARTA: The first piece of steel for the RMN’s first LCS programme is expected to be cut on December 5, said Royal Malaysian Navy chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar.
The steel is to be cut at a plant in Holland before it is shipped (in a complete building kit) to the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Malaysia where the built process of the first LCS is expected to start in the first quarter of 2015.
Speaking to Malaysian Defence on the first day of the Indo Defence 2014 show here, Abdul Aziz said as Malaysia did not have any steel plant capable of producing or cutting naval grade materials, BNS the main contractor for the LCS programme has to source it from Holland.
Quote:
Abdul Aziz (centre) speaking with a BAE Systems official at the show.
He also dismissed talk that the first LCS will be built in France. “All of the LCS will be built in Malaysia, we are only sourcing the steel from Holland,’ he added.
Abdul Aziz said six personnel from the RMN LCS project team were based at DCNS yard in Lorient to finalise the design of the vessel. They are expected to return home before the start of the construction of the first LCS in Lumut.
Gowind 2500 displayed at DCNS stand at Indo Defence. The ship derived from RMN’s LCS.
Asked whether the selection of the surface-to-surface missiles of the LCS had been confirmed, Abdul Aziz said there was a new development regarding the selection of the weapon system. He, however, declined to name the system selected pending a formal contract signing.
Analysis
Malaysian Defence had reported previously of the possibility that the first LCS will be built in France based on information from sources. It appeared that information were erroneous. The error came from the fact that the steel for the LCS is being sourced from Holland. Industry sources met at Indo Defence said that the steel for the Kedah class was also sourced from the same plant in Holland. The steel will arrive in Lumut as a complete building kit, consisting of highly accurate pre-cut and pre-formed plates, frames and profiles. All parts of the kit will arrive ready for assembly and welding which was the same method employed for the Kedah class construction.
On the SSM, it appears that Kongsberg’s New Strike Missile (NSM) – RMN choice – has been selected over the MBDA Exocet Block III. Details are fuzzy about the change to NSM however as Exocet has been in the works since the Gowind design was selected for the LCS programme. The SAM system however remained the VL Mica.
— Malaysian Defence
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