First LCS delivery pushed to April 2027 as five-ship project lags target
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The five-vessel programme is 9.19 percentage points behind schedule and final handovers now extending to April 2029
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MALAYSIA'S first littoral combat ship (LCS), KD Maharaja Lela, is now scheduled for delivery in April 2027 after the contractor failed to meet its original December 2026 commitment, while construction of all five vessels remains behind target.
The Defence Ministry said overall progress on the RM11.227 billion project stood at 80.72% as at Sept 25, compared with the scheduled 89.91%.
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- Oct 27, 2026
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