The additional costs arising from the use of the Turkish-made Atmaca missile for the navy littoral combat ships (LCS) pertain to integration work and the launcher system, said Defence Minister 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...

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).