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Letter of Award for NSM ships equipment with Malaysian Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd

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Naval Defense Industry News - Norway, Malaysia
 
 
 
Letter of Award for NSM ships equipment with Malaysian Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd
 
KONGSBERG has received a Letter of Award worth approx. 20 MEUR with Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BN Shipyard) in Malaysia, for NSM (Naval Strike Missile) ships equipment. BN Shipyard is to design, build and deliver six (6) Littoral Combat Ships for the Royal Malaysian Navy based on the DCNS “Gowind class” design. The first ship is scheduled for delivery in 2020.
     
Video Interview with Mr Anuar during LIMA 2015 confirming Malaysia's selection of NSM
     
KONGSBERGs delivery is to prepare for NSM onboard the ships and consists of necessary fixed installations such as launchers, cables, electronics and integration to the combat management system SETIS to be provided by DCNS.

“This agreement with Boustead Naval Shipyard is to prepare the future Royal Malaysian Littoral Combat Ships for NSM and confirms NSMs very strong competitiveness in the international market. Malaysia is the third user of this modern 5thgeneration anti-surface weapon”, says Harald Ånnestad, President of Kongsberg Defence Systems.
     
On day 2 of the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition, LIMA 2015, currently held in Malaysia, Navy Recognition met with Anuar Murad, Director of the Defence & Security Division at Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (BHIC). During our interview, Mr Anuar gave us the latest update on the program and confirmed Malaysia's intend to procure Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for its future frigates. NSM full scale model on Kongsberg stand at LIMA 2015