Malaysia’s new warship can hunt submarines but cannot sink a foe

Malaysia’s navy is preparing to take delivery of a warship fully equipped for anti-submarine, anti-air and electronic warfare – everything, that is, except a way to sink an enemy ship. After nearly a decade of delays, financial scandal and shipyard mismanagement the Royal Malaysian Navy’s first littoral combat ship is finally due in December. But it will arrive missing any anti-ship missiles. Norway’s decision to revoke the export licence for the planned Naval Strike Missile system has left...

By Maria Siow