SHAH ALAM: DS Rosmah Mansur officially launched the first NGPC today and named the ship, KM Bagan Datuk. The ceremony for the newest ship to join the MMEA service was conducted at the Destini Shipyard at Port Klang, just over a year after her keel laying on Nov. 18, 2015.
Rosmah was accompanied by her husband, DS Najib Razak, in the ceremony to break the labu sayong marking the entry of Bagan Datuk service with MMEA. Traditionally, women have always been the one to launch or commission a ship.
The Prime Minister in his speech earlier said although the MMEA had some 255 ships in service from 59 at its inauguration in 2006, the agency’s leadership continue to ask for new ships. He said it was because of the continuous appeal, he had decided to approve the allocation for the NGPC and also the OPV.
“With a maritime area of 614,155 square kilometres and the nation’s strategic geographic location, it important for us to ensure the safety, integrity and sovereignty are intact,” said Najib.
Najib later visited KM Pekan, which had arrived from Japan on Tuesday. Both Bagan Datuk and Pekan are scheduled to take part at LIMA 17, next week.
— Malaysian Defence
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the 2 donated vessel by japan are KM Pekan and KM Arau... This new vessel is KM Bagan Datuk...
Pekan is Najib's constituency, Arau is Shahidan Kassim's constituency(minister in-charged of mmea) and Bagan Datuk is Zahid's constituency...
So,there is high probability that the next mmea vessel will be named KM Tenggara (hishamuddin's constituency)
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It will not be named be KM Tenggara if what you are implying as Hishamuddin constituency is Sembrong....:)
dear marhalim.. i'm very appreciate if you can post some comparison about 2 last candidates mrca involved offset, hardware integration and ew capability..tq.
hopefully this ship will no be same like PCU Gagah Samudera launched by pm wife.....
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It's already commissioned into service, so in that sense it will not be like Gagah....
The gun have not been install?
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Now it has been signed off to MMEA, it will be install.
arif,
You just have to Google to find out about comparisons on ''hardware integration and ew capability'' with regards to Typhoon and Rafale. The information is all there.
Off topic. Do RMAF release accident report finding for mb-339,cn-295,beechcralf-200t crash??
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Nope
Any news about the MMEA OPVs?
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Sorry, I did not go for the launch even though I was invited, hence the lack of pictures. I expected that there will be too many people at the event as PM was present so I decided not to go. Hopefully, I will get some updates in LIMA, next week.
tq Azlan..i just want to know that if our next candidates mrca choosed because of the factors..i'm just realize our f18 even was upgraded,but they have no ew capabilities such glower..i getting know just RAAF only user of US growler in this region and its quite supraising me because our south neighborhood are not equipped with that such thing..so how effective if they plans to preempative our defence if they have no capability in SEAD..thats why i asking about ew capabilities offered both of candidates..anyway,its hard to pass the amchpta filter.i try repeatly..tq
@ Arif
Even if someone puts out everything there is to know about EW to you, do you think you could really comprehend how the highly sophisticated system works and what EW can do and affect? I don't think I can even comprehend how simpler electronics items like how the whatsapp works technically. You can google the Rafale EW capability which is the SPECTRA (Système de Protection et d'Évitement des Conduites de Tir du Rafale) or the Typhoon's Praetorian DASS.
SEAD does not equal to a Growler. EW does not mean SEAD. Israel and Singapore does not use the growler, but do you understand the EW capabilities of the F-16I Sufa and the Singapore equivalent for you to compare with the Rafale and Typhoon?
And I haven't even touched on the EW system of the Su-30MKM, with its KNIRTI SAP-518 DRFM jammers, Saab avitronics MAWS and LWS, and the internal PRGS-L-150 RWR
As I said before, we do not need a 2k tonne patrol boat. Both NGPC and the OPV is a slap in the face to whoever that thought a 2k tonne corvette on steroid would had been any useful against regional surface combatant.