KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The Ministry of Defence is in the final stages of evaluating three options for a surface-to-surface missile (SSM) system after the Norwegian government cancelled the export permit for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM).
The ministry said the selection of the system would take into account operational requirements, integration compatibility with naval vessels, costs and the procurement timeline.
“A final decision will be made once an option has been agreed upon and the procurement agreement has been signed,” the ministry said in a written reply to an oral question from Datuk Wira Dr Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail (PN-Kubang Pasu) in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
He had asked Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin to state the government’s measures to obtain the NSM system from another country following the Norwegian government’s cancellation of the export permit.
