The Assad-class corvette were originally built for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War, by Fincantieri in Italy. Six ships were ordered in 1981. They were completed just before Operation Desert Storm, and w
Al Tadjier underway in 1983
Otomat missile launch from an Al Assad class ship
The Laksamana class is a class of small missile corvettes comprising four ships currently in service with the Royal Malaysian Navy. Two out of four ships of the Laksamana class are currently serving i
Assad-class corvette
…Operation Desert Storm, and were never delivered due to embargoes by the Italian government. Four of the six ships were sold to the Malaysian Navy as Laksamana-class corvettes in 1995. The two remaining ships were laid up in La Spezia from 1990, but in 2005 it was announced they would be delivered to the New Iraqi Navy. The…
KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin (F136) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises
KD Laksamana Hang Nadim (F134) in Langkawi, 2023.
KD Laksamana Hang Nadim (F134).
KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil (F135).