Malaysia Commissions Second Scorpene Submarine
November 16, 2009 · Posted in Defence, Industry News
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) recently commissioned its second submarine, KD Tun Tazak, into its fleet.
Tun Tazak will be based at the RMN naval base in Telok Sepanggar, Sabah, where she will join KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’s first submarine which was commissioned in September.
The two Scorpene-class submarines, classified as Perdana Mentari-class submarines by the Royal Malaysian Navy, are armed with Blackshark wire-guided torpedoes and Exocet SM-39 sub-launched anti-ship missiles. They are capable of conducting anti-submarine or anti-surface ship operations, as well as special forces deployment missions in coastal waters.
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