The first of the three corvettes built under the LMS Batch-2 (Littoral Mission Ship Batch-2) program for the Royal Malaysian Navy, with STM as the main contractor; It was launched at the ceremony held at the Istanbul Maritime Shipyard on May 24, 2026. To the ceremony; Malaysian Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah, Members of the Johor Royal Family, Malaysian Minister of Defense Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Deputy Minister of National Defense Musa Heybetli, Vice President of Defense Industries and STM Chairman of the Board of Directors Prof.
Dr. İhsan Kaya, senior figures from the Royal Malaysian Navy, officials of defense industry companies and many guests attended. “All Three Corvettes Will Be Launched This Year” Making the opening speech at the ceremony, STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz stated that STM has successfully completed and continued 44 military naval platform projects in a total of 11 different shipyards at home and abroad to date, and added: “We have reached another critical stage in our LMS Batch-2 project, which is the first ‘Government to Government’ (G2G) sales contract between Turkey and Malaysia in the supply of defense products.
We left it behind. Following the contract we signed in 2024; By completing the sheet metal cutting and laying stages in record times, we are honored to launch our first ship, TUNKU LAKSAMANA ABDUL JALIL, to the sea today. In this project, which is Turkey’s first corvette export to the Asia Pacific region, we carry out every stage from design to delivery with great care. With our high production pace in the project, we aim to launch the second ship of the series in June this year and the third ship in August this year.
“By delivering all three of our corvettes, which will be equipped with advanced weapon and sensor systems, to the Royal Malaysian Navy in 2027, we will strengthen the sovereignty of friendly and brother Malaysia in the seas.” Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jalil The ship was named after Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jalil, the fourth son of Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim and Malaysian Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah, who passed away in 2015.
The first member of the Johor Royal Family in modern history to bear the title of ‘Tunku Laksamana’ (Prince Admiral), the prince’s name represents service to the Malaysian people and a powerful legacy. STM LMS Batch-II Ship Features Turkish Naval Forces and T.R. Turkey, which has become one of the 10 countries in the world that can design and produce its own warship with the MİLGEM project developed under the leadership of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), today contributes to the Turkish economy with the export vision of the SSB and improves the defense capacities of friendly and brotherly countries.
In this context, the ‘G2G Memorandum of Understanding on the Procurement of Defense Products’ Signing Ceremony between Turkey and Malaysia and the ‘Letter of Acceptance (LoA) Delivery Ceremony for the ‘Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 Project’ to be procured for the Royal Malaysian Navy were held in Ankara on 10 June. The sheet metal cutting ceremony of the ships was held on December 4, 2024, and the block laying ceremony was held in Istanbul on April 8, 2025.
Three corvettes, designed and customized by STM to meet the requirements of the Royal Malaysian Navy, are being built at the Istanbul Maritime Shipyard in Turkey within the scope of the Littoral Task Ship Second Series (LMSB2) Project. STM became the main contractor responsible for all stages of the project, from design to performance, from construction to delivery of the ships. STM undertakes ship design, project management, construction management, material/system supply, integration design and assembly, tests and Integrated Logistics Support (ELD) activities, as well as the preparation of design and ELD documents for the project.
Within the scope of the project, the construction and equipment of the ships are carried out in Turkey with the intense participation of Turkish defense industry companies. On the ships to be built under the main contractor of STM, 30 mm MUHAFIZ (Smash) Remote Controlled Stabilized Gun System, CENK 3D Search Radar, ARES 2D Surface Radar ED system, Scorpion Fire Control Radar, Chaff Deception System, Friend-Foe Identification System IFF and other electronic sensors developed by ASELSAN; It will include the ATMACA Anti-Ship Missile developed by ROKETSAN, the Combat Management System (SYS) and the 76 mm gun fire control system developed by HAVELSAN.
The ships, which will have a length of 99.56 meters and a displacement of 2500 tons, will have a maximum speed of 26 knots, a helicopter landing platform and a personnel capacity of 111 people. Main Dimensions • Total Length: 99.56 m • Max. Width: 14.42 m • Draft: 3.94 m • Displacement: ~2500 tons Speed Speed: 26 knots • Cruising Speed: 14 knots • Range: 4000 nm at 14 knots Personnel
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