LCS 1 delivery pushed to April 2027, Defence Ministry issues damages notice to Lunas, says minister

The delivery of Malaysia's first Littoral Combat Ship has been delayed to April 2027, affecting national defence readiness.

The Ministry of Defence has imposed Liquidated Ascertained Damages on Lumut Naval Shipyard due to the delay.

Progress includes contracting for technical support and procurement of armaments, with plans for timely missile system installation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Lumut Naval Shipyard (Lunas), the company building Malaysia’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 1), has set April 2027 as the new delivery date for the vessel to the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) under Phase 1.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said Lunas had previously been unable to commit to or guarantee delivery by December this year.

“The delay will affect the readiness of the Malaysian Armed Forces and national defence.

“As the buyer, the ministry expects the LCS to be delivered. With the new date set for April 2027, we hope Lunas will have no further excuses or delays,” he said when winding up the debate on the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) No. 2/2026 for the ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.

As such, Mindef has issued a notice of Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) to Lunas as a demonstration of the government’s seriousness over the delay, he said.

Mohamed Khaled said Mindef, together with the Ministry of Finance, would take the necessary measures to monitor the project and ensure the new delivery date was met.

He said LCS 1 was 86.39 per cent complete as of August, but was still 13.61 percentage points behind schedule. The delay had been reduced by 0.27 percentage points.

Meanwhile, several issues raised in LKAN No. 2/2026 had also progressed, including the Integrated Logistics Support and Technical Aids contract, which was signed on Aug 26.

The contract enables various activities and tests on the vessel to proceed, as well as support work and training.

The procurement of 30mm Medium Calibre Gun ammunition and the Integrated Decoy Launching System is still under direct negotiation.

For the surface-to-air missile procurement, Mohamed Khaled said the Letter of Acceptance (SST) had been signed and the contract was expected to be finalised by mid-October.

He said Mindef was considering options from South Korea, Turkiye and France to ensure delivery and installation could be completed within a reasonable timeframe.

“We are weighing all these options and will ensure that delivery and installation do not take too long, unlike the Norway contract, which took up to eight years,” he said.

Mohamed Khaled also said the absence of the Naval Strike Missile did not mean the LCS would be delivered without weapons systems.

“The LCS will still be equipped with several other systems, including surface-to-air and surface-to-sea missiles to deal with various threats, including submarines.

“It will also have an electronic warfare system to counter attacks and a Combat Management System that integrates these capabilities with the vessel’s radar and detection systems,” he said

LKAN No. 2/2026, released on Monday, found that the LCS project was 7.55 per cent behind schedule as of June 25, with delays ranging from 30 to 108 days. — Bernama

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马来西亚首艘濒海战斗舰的交付时间已推迟至 2027 年 4 月，影响了国防战备。

由于延误，国防部已对卢穆特海军造船厂处以确定赔偿金。

进展包括签订技术支持合同和采购武器装备，并计划及时安装导弹系统。

吉隆坡，10 月 8 日讯——建造马来西亚首艘濒海战斗舰 (LCS 1) 的 Lumut 海军造船厂 (Lunas) 已将该舰第一阶段交付给国防部 (Mindef) 的新日期定为 2027 年 4 月。

国防部长拿督斯里穆罕默德·卡立·诺丁表示，鲁纳斯此前无法承诺或保证在今年12月前交付。

“此次延误将影响马来西亚武装部队的战备和国防。

“作为买方，该部希望LCS能够交付。新的交付日期定在2027年4月，我们希望卢纳斯不要再找借口或拖延了。”他在今天国会下议院就该部第2/2026号审计长报告（LKAN）进行辩论结束时说道。

他说，因此，国防部已向卢纳斯发出违约赔偿通知书，以表明政府对延误问题的严肃态度。

穆罕默德·哈立德表示，国防部将与财政部一起采取必要措施，监督该项目，确保新的交付日期得以实现。

他表示，截至8月份，LCS 1的建造进度已完成86.39%，但仍比原计划落后13.61个百分点。延误时间已缩短了0.27个百分点。

与此同时，LKAN 2/2026 号文件中提出的几个问题也取得了进展，其中包括 8 月 26 日签署的《综合后勤支持和技术援助合同》。

该合同使得船舶上的各种活动和测试得以进行，并可支持相关工作和培训。

30毫米中口径火炮弹药和集成诱饵发射系统的采购仍在直接谈判中。

穆罕默德·哈立德表示，关于地对空导弹采购，已签署接受函（SST），预计合同将于 10 月中旬最终敲定。

他表示，国防部正在考虑从韩国、土耳其和法国采购，以确保交付和安装能够在合理的时间范围内完成。

他说：“我们正在权衡所有这些选择，并将确保交付和安装不会花费太长时间，不像挪威的合同那样耗时长达八年。”

穆罕默德·哈立德还表示，海军打击导弹的缺失并不意味着濒海战斗舰交付时将不配备武器系统。

“濒海战斗舰仍将配备其他几种系统，包括地对空导弹和地对海导弹，以应对包括潜艇在内的各种威胁。

“它还将配备一套电子战系统来应对攻击，以及一套作战管理系统，将这些功能与舰艇的雷达和探测系统整合起来，”他说。

周一发布的第2/2026号LKAN报告显示，截至6月25日，LCS项目进度落后计划7.55%，延误时间从30天到108天不等。——马新社

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