Scorpene submarine goes to East Coast for the first time
Published on: Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Sandakan: The Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) submarine, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, has for the first time joined a training exercise held in the East Coast of Sabah.The submarine (pic), which is one of the two Scorpene-class vessels owned by RMN based in Kota Kinabalu, joined in the training with ships from Naval Region Two (Mawilla 2) on Sunday.The Mawilla 2 Strategic Communications Branch, in a statement Monday, said the KD Sri Johor carried out a series of exercises to test the capabilities of Mawilla 2 marine assets along with KD Tunku Abdul Rahman.
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Apart from surface assets, RMN's aerial assets such as the Fennec helicopter, also participated in the joint training for the Hi-Line Transfer evolution, the statement said.It added that the training would indirectly improve interoperability of assets under Mawilla 2 to face any eventualities.The exercise was also aimed at testing the level of alertness and preparedness of the crew in the face of any threats and emergencies, as well as enhancing cooperation between the submarine and other RMN assets in the region.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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KD Tunku Abdul Rahman is one of the two Scorpene submarines bought by the previous Barisan Nasional government that is currently under a fresh probe by corruption investigators. - Bernama
