LCA/FLIT tender closing date 22nd September

Why we should not? It is a tiny 700 tonne ship the same price of a locally built 1890 tonne OPV !!!! Even koreans can build 4000 tonne large OPV bigger than our Gowinds for less than those chinese boats. Its performance also pales in comparison to cheaper boats like damen FCS5009.

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TLDM China LMS Price - RM262.5 million each

https://www.malaysiandefence.com/lms-price-...-made-in-china/


MMEA 83m DAMEN OPV 1800 price - RM246.3 million each

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/dest...t-contributions


Korean coast guard 4,000 tonne 140m OPV. 2 ships for 90 billion korean won, or 77 million dollars. 1 ship 38.5 million dollars or RM161.7 million.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/0...st-guard-fleet/


With the money we spent on 4 LMS, we could have bought 6 of those large Korean Coast Guard ships, which would have been a better ship to confront with the equally big Chinese Coast Guard Ships in Malaysian EEZ.

The new terma radar on Lekiu class is primarily used as a navigation radar, and for helicopter control, ie guiding the helicopter to land in bad weather. "targets" means other ships that is sailing around it.

It should work as advertised, it is a mature radar system.

Main surface search radar for the frigate is the Saab Sea Giraffe. Main air search radar is the Thales/Signaal DA-08.

yes

About 150km. Other detection methods such as ESM can also be used.

But even data from the scanter radar can be used for anti ship missile firing solution, no problem.

Next gen SAF 2040



Takes from this graphic

RSAF
- will still fly the C-130H in 2040
- will still fly the F-15SG
- no more F-16

Singapore Army
- Leo2SG will still be the MBT in 2040

RSN
- Formidable frigates still operational 2040
- Multi Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) would be the new large frigate
- LST replacement, said to be a large LHD with F-35B carrying capability.
- new OPV. Looks like RSN is planning to deploy further for longer durations to protect its SLOC.