A-G’s ‘low-level’ LCS procurement process before our time, says Khaled

 

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Bernama-13 Jul 2024, 04:07 PM

Defence minister Khaled Nordin says the construction of the ships resumed when the unity government took over Putrajaya’s reins.

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Defence minister Khaled Nordin said the construction of the first LCS so far is according to the schedule and planning set by the current government.

MACHANG: The auditor-general’s report on the process of procurement of littoral combat ships (LCS) being at a low level refers to the ships’ previous construction status and not the latest, says defence minister Khaled Nordin.

Khaled said the LCS’ construction resumed as soon as the unity government took over Putrajaya’s reins, and had even launched the first LCS into waters for testing on May 23 this year.

“The construction of the first LCS is going according to the schedule and planning set by the government so far,” he told reporters after officiating the Machang Umno division  delegates’ meeting at the Bukit Tiu Knowledge Transformation Centre here last night.

It was previously reported that an audit review found that the navy’s procurement and acceptance performance until Dec 31, 2022 was low, compared with the target of 18 ships set in the 11th Malaysia Plan and the 12th Malaysia Plan.

The procurement total was much lower as only four ships were received, or 22.2% out of a total of six LCS, 10 littoral mission ships and two multipurpose support ships that were due.