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LIMA 2019: Malaysia’s LCS is notable absentee
Two years ago, at LIMA 2017, Boustead promised that the first 3,100t Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) would ‘definitely’ be in attendance. Alas, the ship was not present in Langkawi in 2019, despite it being launched back in August 2017.
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