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<i>Perdana</i>-class missile boat

Perdana-class missile boat

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The Perdana class is a class of fast attack craft in service with the Royal Malaysian Navy. This class is based on the French La Combattante II design built by CMN/ Lürssen. A total of four ships completed and currently in service with Royal Malaysian Navy.[2][3]

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Exocet MM38 missiles

The Perdanas have a length of 47 metres (154 ft 2 in), a beam of 8 metres (26 ft 3 in), and a draught of 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in). They have a displacement of 265 tons full load and the complement of 30. The armament consists of one Bofors 57 mm gun as the main gun and one Bofors 40 mm gun as the secondary gun. For anti-surface warfare they are armed with four Exocet MM38 missiles.[4] She also completed with the sensors and processing systems, electronic warfare and decoys.[5] In late 2020 the Royal Malaysian Navy confirmed that this class of ship will be upgraded to lengthen the service period of older ships.[6]

Ships of the class

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References

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    "Malaysian Defence - Mini CMS For FAC Fleet".
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    "KD Perdana (3501)". Royal Malaysian Navy. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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    "Home | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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    "New Stuff for Old Boats - Malaysian Defence". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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    "Malaysia seeks new combat systems for fleet of 40-year-old attack craft". Janes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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    "Old is Gold - Malaysian Defence". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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