SHAH ALAM: Rencong delivered. The RMN has taken delivery of LMS Rencong – the fourth Keris-class and the last – ship today at the Wuchuan Shipyard at Nantong City in China. The delivery and naming ceremony of Rencong – pennant number 114 – was done by the ship’s sponsor, Puan […]
SHAH ALAM: Its now KD Badik. As predicted in a previous post, RMN third LMS, KD Badik (113) was commissioned into service at the Kota Kinabalu naval base today (Oct.22, 2021). The ceremony was conducted by RMN chief Admiral Mohd Reza Sany. From The Borneo Post: KD Badik, the third […]
SHAH ALAM: Ammo for Keris class ships. In a posting in 2017 on the LMS, I wrote that the Keris class ships will be fitted with a China made RWS and their ammo will likely be compatible with the current 30mm guns in service with the RMN. I was wrong, […]
SHAH ALAM: On the road again, LCS. The government has approved the restart of the RMN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project by Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), which had stopped since 2019. The approval was made by the Cabinet on May 5, says the Defence Ministry in a press release issued […]
SHAH ALAM: Back in the saddle again. KD Jerong, the lead ship of the six class FAC of the same name has completed its refit, the RMN announced on April 11. The refit include the installation of a completely new propulsion system. The “repowering” project include the installation of new […]
SHAH ALAM: Colours Broken Into Shades. RMN will take delivery of the 12 Insitu ScanEagles 2 drones gifted by the US, next month. Confirming the delivery, RMN Chief Admiral Mohd Reza Sany said they expected the squadron specifically set up to run the drones will take a year to train […]
SHAH ALAM: More details on KD Keris. KD Keris is the first RMN vessel to be fitted with the MTU 4000 series engines, says its commanding officer, Commander Mohd Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi. Although he did not say it is likely that the other three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) are also […]
SHAH ALAM: Upgrades for Kedah class, sort off. In my earlier post, Back to Future III, I mentioned that the Gem Electronica EOFCS will also be installed on another class of ship of the RMN. I can now report that four of the Kedah class will receive the system. GEM […]
BANGKOK: RMN new chief. Admiral Mohd Reza Mohd Sany has taken over as the chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy, today. Reza, 55, the son of a former CDF and Army chief took over from Admiral Kamarulzaman Badaruddin, who is retiring. Kamarulzaman is taking leave pending his official retirement early […]
SHAH ALAM: The two RMN training ships, Gagah Samudera and Teguh Samudera, are expected to be commissioned into service early next year. The commissioning ceremony will be held for both ships at the same time when work on Teguh Samudera is completed by year end. RMN Assistant Chief of Staff […]
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