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Home» Event News» LIMA 2019»TAIS unveils proposal for the RMN future MRSS tender
TAIS' scale-model proposal for the RMN future MRSS program

TAIS unveils proposal for the RMN future MRSS tender

TAIS unveiled its proposal for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s potential Multirole Support Ship (MRSS) request, Naval News spotted today at LIMA 2019 exhibition. The RMN « 15 to 5 » transformation program involves the acquisition of three MRSS ships, the two first of which being delivered between 2021-2025 and the third one by 2035 - Naval News.

Nathan Gain 26 Mar 2019

Regarding the MRSS, the Chief of the RMN Admiral Reza told Naval News that he is « still negotiating with the government to make sure it becomes a reality in the near future ».

In the meantime, at least four shipyards are now shaping their offer with a view to a potential RFP. Besides TAIS, other competitors include the Dutch Damen, France’s Naval Group and a Chinese shipyard. The Turkish yard MRSS ship may fulfill several roles, from amphibious operations support, force projection, and humanitarian and disaster relief operations. 

The MRSS adopts a modern and stealth LPD design, mainly relying on a 2000 m2 flight deck which can spots up to three medium-sized helicopters, while two more can be stored in the flight deck hangar.

Moreover, the MRSS cargo capability includes a 1800 m2 roll-on/roll-off deck. The Ro-Ro deck is big enough to accommodate two LCM for heavy cargo needs, such as ship-to-shore transport.

Its two 4000 kW propulsion systems  will allow it to reach a maximum speed of 18 knots and an operational range of 10,000 nm at 14 knots. The MRSS will be 170 meters-long for a displacement of 13,000 tons. It will manned by a crew of 150 sailors and will host more to 500 troops.

A LARS system will be mounted on the right side for Fast Interceptor Craft launch and recovery.

The TAIS MRSS proposal includes three types of weapon systems: 1 x 76 mm gun, 2 x 30 mm gun, and 2 x 12.7 mm machine gun. 

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Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

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