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:
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๐ฃ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐, ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ โ 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 Kaptanoฤlu.
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 Erdoฤan.
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.
โDilengkapi 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,โ
โKapal 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,โ 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?
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)
AFAIK no
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.
WMEC USCGC Reliance also does not have any helicopter hangars
https://seapowermagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1650736.jpg
” I question the need for amphib ramp ”
It is not an “amphib ramp”. It is just a RHIB stern launch ramp for quick deployment of RHIBs. This is similar to those fitted on the Keris class LMS68 and Tun Fatimah class DAMEN OPV1800
https://www.malaysiandefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P1100238-2.jpg
https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/KM_Tun_Fatimah250524_1716678014.jpg
“And for just 1 unit”
1x is budgeted for in RMK12 2021-2025, specifically allocated in 2025 annual budget for RM350 million. Another 2x MPMS is planned to be included in RMK13 2026-2030 plan. Mission profile? It will serve and operate as a large OPV, whatever the name is anyway. Even the DAMEN OPV1800 is equipped with multiple interceptor crafts as per wanted for the MPMS too.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GrY_eOfSjPg/hq720.jpg
“Reliance also does not have any helicopter hangars”
I see. But wiki put that the class has one. If not then all the more reasons MMEA dont need it.
“RHIB stern launch ramp”
Why does it need a stern launch, when it has 4 boat launch spots on the deck? If its just for RHIBS I find it superfluous and we could delete it to save in cost & building complexity. Keris & OPV I can understand as they arent big boats with lotsa deck space.
“Why does it need a stern launch”
A question from someone obviously doesn’t understand how difficult and dangerous it is to lower and retrieve a boat from a moving ship bobbing up and down and side to side onto the water from a location that is 3-4 stories high instead of instantly slipping easily into the water from the rear of the ship.
“But wiki put that the class has one”
Read the wiki entry carefully. There are 2 different types of WMEC cutter classes. The newer (Famous class) ones do have hangars. We are getting the older (Reliance class) ones.
“how difficult and dangerous it is to lower and retrieve a boat”
Doesnt stop nearly all naval ships to have them on the sides or rather it doesnt revolutionise more ship designs to have stern launches. Perhaps your ‘issue’ isnt so much an issue?
Most “naval ships” primary mission isn’t to intercept and board other ships.
“my” issue?? That MPMS, Tun Fatimah class and Keris class are not “my” ship.
FYI
Even KM Pekan has stern launch ramps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQWbUD7WlLs
Neither does most OPV have stern launchers. So you saying?
Latest order for Tae Pyung Yang class OPV by South Korean Coast Guard to HJ Shipyard (formerly Hanjin Shipyard)
https://www.hjsc.co.kr/mobile/en/pcenter/press_release.asp?mode=view&page=2&seritemidx=&artistidx=&serboardsort=3&search=1&searchStr=&idx=1890
The 117m long, 3000ton OPV will cost KRW 91.7 billion, or about USD64 million.
Things you don’t know does not mean it is not there.
Look up for yourself on all brand new USCG cutters. Look up on Brunei OPV, Australian new Arafura OPV, pakistan new Yarmouk OPV.