The construction of the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has reached 64.66% completion, according to Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Responding to a query from Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (Perikatan-Tanah Merah) on Monday (June 24) about the latest progress percentage and the total payments made by the Defence Ministry to Lumut Naval Shipyard (Lunas), Mohamed Khaled explained that the payments for the second LCS are governed by the terms of the signed contract, which does not tie payments to the progress of each individual ship.

In response to a supplementary question from Ikmal Hisham regarding the potential acquisition of the recently decommissioned HMAS Anzac from Australia for temporary use by the navy, Mohamed Khaled stated that the ship is not suitable for such use.

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