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Lekiu-class frigate

Malaysian Navy frigate class

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	KD Lekiu(FFG30) and KD Jebat(FFG29) with USS George Washington (CVN 73).jpeg
image_caption	KD Lekiu (FFG30) and KD Jebat (FFG29) with
section2	{{Infobox ship/class overview
name	Lekiu class
builders	Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, UK
operators
class_before	*
class_after
total_ships_completed	2
total_ships_active	2
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	F2000 frigate
displacement	2,300 tons full load
length	106 m
beam	12.75 m
draught	3.08 m
propulsion	4 × MTU 20V 1163 TB93 diesel engines, 24.5MW, twin shafts with Kamewa controllable pitch propellers
speed	28 kn
range	5000 nmi
complement	146 with 18 officers
sensors	*Combat system: BAE Systems Insyte Nautis F combat data system
EW	*ESM: BAE Mentor-A
armament	*Guns:
*8 × Exocet MM40 Block 2 (to be upgraded to NSM<ref>{{cite web	url	https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/malaysia-signs-nsm-launcher-deal-issues-littoral-combat-ships-support-loi-and-acquires-first-usv/	title=Malaysia signs NSM launcher deal, issues Littoral Combat Ships support LOI and acquires first USV}})
aircraft	1 × Super Lynx 300
aircraft_facilities	*Stern hangar

(as a frigate)
Search radar: Ericsson Sea Giraffe-150 surface search radar G and H bands, Thales Netherlands (Signaal) DA-08 air search operating at E and F bands
Navigation radar: Thales Defence I-band navigation radar
Fire control radar: 2 × Marconi 1802SW, Alenia Marconi Systems Nautis F combat data system, Radamec Series 2000 Optronic weapon director, BAE SYSTEMS 1802 fire control radar operating at I and J bands
Thermal imager: BAE Type V 3001
Sonar: Thales Underwater Systems Spherion TSM 2633 LF sonar
ECM: Thales Defense Scimitar
Decoy: 2 Super Barricade 12 barrelled launchers, Graseby Sea Siren torpedo decoy
1 × Bofors 57 mm gun
2 × MSI DS30B 30 mm cannon
Anti-air:
16 × VLS for Sea Wolf (planned upgrade to K-SAAM)
Anti-ship:
8 × Exocet MM40 Block 2 (to be upgraded to NSM)
Anti-submarine:
2 × triple Eurotorp B515 with A244-S ASW torpedoes
Helicopter landing platform

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 frigates are completed. The class comprises two vessels, and KD Lekiu. The class is named after the second ship of the class which was launched before Jebat.

The two ships of the class are named after Hang Lekiu and Hang Jebat, two figures from the Malay 15th-century epic narrative Hikayat Hang Tuah. They share this characteristic with the two s, KD Kasturi and KD Lekir, as well as the old frigate-turned-training ship , all of which are named after figures from the epic as well.

Development

The ships were built in the United Kingdom by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Glasgow (now BAE Systems Surface Ships) from the company's standard F2000 frigate design. Lekiu was launched in December 1994 while the Jebat was launched in May 1995. Jebat carries the lower pennant number (FFG29) to signify the seniority of this ship, which accommodates the Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy. (Hang Jebat succeeded Hang Tuah as Laksamana (Admiral) during the Melaka Sultanate, while Hang Lekiu was never made a Laksamana.)

The purchase of the two ships of the Lekiu class involved a major transfer of technology programme and an offset programme where some portion of the contract value would involve purchases and services contracted to Malaysian companies.

Delivery and operational status were delayed due to integration of combat systems problems. The ships were commissioned in March and May 1999. The ships represented a huge jump in capability compared to the frigates then operated by the Royal Malaysian Navy, and (ex-HMS Mermaid).

Both Jebat and Lekiu serve in the 23 Frigate Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Delays

The Lekiu class faced serious delays due to difficulties in the systems integration of the weapons and weapons control system (i.e., software problems). These problems were overcome and the delivery and commissioning of the two ships was completed on 7 October and 10 November 1999.

Plans for further ships

The model of ''Lekiu'' batch 2 displayed at LIMA 2007.

Malaysian Minister of Defence Najib Tun Razak announced at the 2006 Farnborough Air Show that Malaysia would be buying two frigates from the United Kingdom under Project Brave. The Evening Times reported on 20 July 2006 that the Clyde shipyard has won a contract to build two Lekiu class-frigates for Malaysia.

The two ships were to have been completed at Labuan Shipyard and Engineering as a condition of the deal but were cancelled in August 2009. In 2013, Malaysia announced the purchasing of Maharaja Lela-class frigates and the Lekiu class batch 2 is presumed to be cancelled.

Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)

A limited service life extension program started in 2015. Upgrades include Thales Vigile 100 Mk2 ESM replacing the BAE Mentor A, Chess Dynamics Sea Eagle FCEO replacing the BAE Type V 3001 and Terma Scanter 6000 navigation radar.

In January 2025, it is confirmed that Malaysia planned to upgrade Lekiu class with Naval Strike Missile as its new anti-ship missile.

Major operation

KD Lekiu together with KD Sri Inderapura involved in Ops Fajar 4 mission/Anti-piracy measures in Somalia by Royal Malaysian navy in Gulf of Aden in 2008. Both ships were tasked to return two hijacked Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) shipping vessels MT Bunga Melati Dua and MT Bunga Melati Lima to Malaysia.

In 2013 KD Jebat was involved in a naval blockade in 2013 Lahad Datu standoff.

In 2014, KD Lekiu involved in MH370's Search and Rescue Operation in the South Indian Ocean for several months.

In 2018, KD Lekiu participated in the world's largest maritime exercise RIMPAC.

Ships of the class

Pennant	Name	Builders	Launched	Commissioned	Division/Squadron	Notes	FFG29	FFG30
KD Jebat	Yarrow Shipbuilders	May 1995	March 1999	23rd Frigate Squadron
KD Lekiu	December 1994	May 1999	23rd Frigate Squadron

Gallery

File:RAN-IFR 2013 D3 143.JPG|KD Jebat moored in Sydney Harbour in October 2013. File:KD Lekiu (FFGH 30) passes by the fast-attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) during a submarine warfare exercise.jpeg|KD Lekiu passes by the US Navy submarine during a submarine warfare exercise at CARAT 2011. File:KD Jebat (FFG 29) at CARAT 2013.jpeg|KD Jebat underway off the coast of Malaysia during a divisional tactics drill as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. File:USS Freedom participates in Carat 2013. (9135089157).jpg|A rigid-hull inflatable boat from the LCS takes a visit, board, search and seizure team to the Malaysian frigate KD Jebat during a compliant boarding exercise. File:RAN-IFR_2013_D2_30.JPG|KD Jebat entering Sydney harbour for the Sydney International Fleet Review 2013. File:Malaysia KD Lekiu (30) during Milan 2018 exercise.jpg|KD Lekiu during Milan 2018 exercise hosted by Indian Navy. File:KD Lekiu night at the naval port.jpg|KD Lekiu docked at RMN Lumut Naval Base at night.

References

"Malaysia signs NSM launcher deal, issues Littoral Combat Ships support LOI and acquires first USV".
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(18 July 2006). "Government wants to buy British frigates and Italian planes". The Star.
(20 July 2006}}{{dead link). "Title unknown". Evening Times.
(19 July 2006). "Shipyards win Malaysian contract". [[BBC]].
"Royal Malaysian Navy selects Terma".
"Janes - Malaysia to incorporate anti-surface missile on Lekiu-class frigate".
"Ops Fajar Mission Accomplished".
"A First: Malaysia to Deploy Warship for RIMPAC 2018".

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