AG's report: Khaled to address LCS project issues in Parliament today

Key points

• The Defence Ministry, in response to the report, said LCS 1 would not be able to operate at full capability without the system installed, although it could consider a conditional handover while the contractor remained contractually obligated to install and integrate it.
• Auditor-General Datuk Seri Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi said the delay of between 30 and 108 days could affect the earliest scheduled handover on Aug 26, or the revised target of Dec 26.
• She said LCS 1 would not achieve full capability if handed over before its training and weapons systems were completed, while delays to the first ship would also affect the handover schedules for LCS 2 to LCS 5.

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