RMN Outlines Procurement Priorities for the Next Five Years

28 April 2020

PAL's design for MRSS (photo : Defense Studies)

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has outlined its procurement priorities for the next five years, which include prospective orders for multi-role support ships and anti-submarine helicopters.

It is not yet clear, however, whether the government has already approved funding for the RMN's procurement list or whether the navy will face budget cuts as Putrajaya has been diverting funds to stem the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the country and ease the economic fallout of the pandemic.

Military funds were among the first to be cut by the Malaysian government when it faced economic crises in 1998 and 2008.

Speaking on 27 April to mark the 86th anniversary of the founding of the RMN, Chief of Navy Admiral Reza Mohd Sany outlined the service's procurement priorities for the 2021 to 2026 period under the 12th Malaysian Plan: the government's five-year procurement cycle.

(Jane's)