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LIMA 2015: Malaysia looks to naval constraints

13th March 2015 - 09:07 GMT | by Dzirhan Mahadzir in Kuala Lumpur

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Since the 2013 incursion by Sulu militants, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has had to focus on both blue water and brown water operations simultaneously. However, the need to procure  small craft for operations in maintaining security for Eastern Sabah to prevent a repeat of the 2013 budget has not impacted the navy’s blue-water procurement plans as funding for operations in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone comes out of a special allocation rather than the navy’s allocation under the defence budget.

As in other areas financial considerations are effecting the RMN’s plans. This includeds cancelling two batch 2 Lekiu class

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Dzirhan Mahadzir

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Dzirhan Mahadzir is a freelance defense journalist and analyst based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who …

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