ANKARA: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) has handed over the letter of agreement (LOA) for the purchase of the second batch of three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) to Turkiye defence company, Savunma Teknolojileri Muhendislik (STM).
The handover ceremony was carried out between Mindef deputy secretary-general (development) Dr Mohd Bakhari Ismail and STM general manager Ozgur Guleryuz, witnessed by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin and Turkish Defence Industry Secretary Prof Haluk Gorgun at STM headquarters here on Monday.