KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — According to an announcement made by the Royal Malaysian Navy, the Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 (LMSB2) project is progressing well and is scheduled for completion by mid-2026.
The keel-laying ceremony, which signifies an important construction landmark, took place on Tuesday at the Istanbul Shipyard in Turkiye. It was presided over by Navy Chief Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain, as stated in a report published in The Star today.
The ceremony marks the beginning of the ship's primary block assembly, after the steel-cutting event took place on December 4 last year.
During his visit, the Secretary-General of the Defence Ministry, Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali, led a Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) meeting. The attendees included representatives from companies that were part of the contract.
The PMC oversees the project’s management, administration, and progress, and recent updates presented by the company showed encouraging developments across all three ships.
“The PMC is designed to monitor the management, administration, and implementation of the contract and the work progress on the LMSB2,” said the navy in a statement.
Based on current progress, the LMSB2 vessels are expected to be completed and launched by mid-2026.
Final handover to the Royal Malaysian Navy is scheduled for the end of 2027.