Malaysia Lays Keel for Third Littoral Combat Ship

Malaysia’s Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd held a keel laying ceremony for the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) ordered by the Royal Malaysia Navy (RMN). Six LCS are to be delivered to the RMN by 2023 at a total cost of RM9 billion. The second LCS is planned to be launched in October 2018, while the keel laying ceremony for the fourth LCS is scheduled to take place in the second quarter of 2018.

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USS Coronado Deploys to Singapore

Straits Times 17 Oct 2016.

The first of the Independence class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has been deployed to Singapore. USS Coronando (LCS-4) docked in Singapore's Changi Naval Base on 16 Oct 2016 after participating in the multi-national RimPac 2016 (Rim of the Pacific exercise).

Previously, the Freedom class LCS, USS Freedom (LCS 1) and USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) were rotated for deployment to Singapore.

Coronado is also the first LCS to deploy with the Harpoon over-the-horizon anti-ship The inaugural launch of a Harpoon Block 1C missile from a LCS was successfully conducted during RimPac on 19 July.

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