Maharaja Lela-class frigate
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The Maharaja Lela-class frigate, also known as the Littoral Combat Ship, is a class of six stealth frigates being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy. First announced as the Second Generation Patrol Ve
KD Maharaja Lela, the lead ship of the class, on display during the Lumut Naval Base open day in May 2026, before her official commission, which is scheduled in December that year.
KD Sharif Mashor and KD Raja Muda Nala (from left to right) were spotted docking at Lumut Naval Shipyard, undergoing construction
SMART-S radar for the LCS
The stealth 57 mm gun to equip the LCS, seen with the barrel retracted
Lekiu-class frigate
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The Lekiu-class frigates are a class of frigates of the Royal Malaysian Navy. They are the largest and most modern surface combatants of the Royal Malaysian Navy, until the Maharaja Lela-class frigate
Maharaja Lela-class frigate
…it would be the largest and most modern surface combatants in the Royal Malaysian Navy to date once delivered, being longer and more capable than the Lekiu-class frigate. In early 2011, Malaysia announced its SGPV program with a budget of RM6 billion (US$1.9 billion) and six foreign shipbuilders announced interest in…
KD Lekiu (FFG30) and KD Jebat (FFG29) with USS George Washington
The model of Lekiu batch 2 displayed at LIMA 2007.
KD Jebat moored in Sydney Harbour in October 2013.
KD Lekiu passes by the US Navy submarine USS La Jolla during a submarine warfare exercise at CARAT 2011.