RMN receives only four out of 18 planned vessels – audit report
An audit review has found that the procurement and acquisition performance of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (TLDM) vessels under the 11th Malaysia Plan (RMK-11) and RMK-12 is lower than the set targets.
The Auditor General’s Report 2/2024 states that TLDM only received four ships out of the planned 18, which amounts to only 22.2 percent of the target.
“TLDM was supposed to acquire 10 Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) under RMK-11 and RMK-12, but only four LMS ships were completed in procurement and received by December 31, 2022,” the report said.
“TLDM was also supposed to receive two Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS) under RMK-12, but the procurement will only be carried out under RMK-13 due to funding constraints.”
Furthermore, this situation has led to TLDM still using ships that exceed their operational lifespan.
In addition, the delay in the readiness of five Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) has affected the failure to achieve the ship ownership targets. These ships were supposed to be prepared and received between 2019 and 2022, but as of December 2022, the ships had not been received.
As a result, based on the decision of the Cabinet Meeting on April 20, 2022, the government has decided to reduce the procurement of LCS ships by only one unit.
According to the Auditor General’s Report released yesterday, the 18 ships that TLDM was supposed to receive consisted of 10 LMS, 6 LCS, and two MRSS.
