The third ship is expected to be launched in January 2026, he added. The LCS project – with an original cost of RM9 billion – is said to be the largest defence procurement in Malaysia’s history.

KUALA LUMPUR: The additional 83 months needed for the completion of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) is among the reasons for the cost of the embattled project ballooning by about RM2bil ...

LCS stopped paying the fee in late 2020 ... should settle the matter because the longer it continues, the more it costs taxpayers. “I think there’s an easy solution if they come to the ...