Mindef satisfied with progress of LCS project

Site visit: Mohamad arriving at the Royal Malaysian Navy base in Lumut. With him is TLDM Air Force Base Air Commander First Admiral Ahmad Shafirudin Abu Bakar. — Bernama

LUMUT: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) is satisfied with the status of the littoral combat ship (LCS) construction project, with one of the six ships expected to be ready next year, says its minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

He said his visit to the Royal Malaysian Navy base here found that overall, the construction of the ships was on schedule.