KOTA TINGGI, Nov 14 — The additional costs arising from the use of the Turkish-made Atmaca missile for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) littoral combat ships (LCS) pertain to integration work and the launcher system, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
He said the government had already placed an order for Atmaca missiles for the littoral mission ships (LMS), which allows a portion of that order to be allocated to LCS, serving as a replacement for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from Norway.
“I had already ordered the Atmaca missiles for LMS. So, now I simply need to take those Atmaca missiles and install them there (on the LCS).
“The costs involve integration and the launcher system (additional costs). Once Norway returns our funds, we will use that money to pay for the new missiles,” he told reporters after attending the handover ceremony for the ‘Sekolah Angkat Madani’ (Madani Adopted School) programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan Panchor here today.
