Türkiye: Turkish defense firm STM launches final corvette for Malaysian Royal Navy.

SHOTLIST: ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (AUG. 09, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF TURKISH STM-MADE TUNKU OSMAN JEWA CORVETTE SHIP 2. VARIOUS OF CEREMONY BEING HELD AT ISTANBUL NAVAL SHIPYARD 3. MALAYSIAN CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL DATUK HAJI MALEK REZAK SPEAKING DURING CEREMONY (In Malaysian) 4. MUSTAFA MURAT SEKER, VICE PRESIDENT OF TURKISH PRESIDENCY'S DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY, SPEAKING DURING EVENT (In Turkish) 5. TURKISH DEFENSE FIRM STM'S CEO OZGUR GULERYUZ SPEAKING DURING EVENT (In Turkish) 6. TURKISH MADE TUNKU OSMAN JEWA CORVETTE SHIP BEING PUT TO SEA 7. DRONE CAPTURING TURKISH CORVETTE SHIP'S BEING LAUNCHED ON SEA 8. PARTICIPANTS OF EVENT CLAPPING LAUNCH OF CORVETTE SHIP ON SEAISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - AUGUST 09: Turkish defense company STM launched the final ship of a three-corvette project built for the Malaysian Royal Navy at a ceremony in Istanbul. The corvette, named TUNKU OSMAN JEWA, was launched at Istanbul Maritime Shipyard under the LMS Batch-2, or Littoral Mission Ship Phase-2, program, for which STM serves as the main contractor. The ceremony was attended by Kedah Sultan Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Kedah Sultanah Maliha binti Almarhum Tengku Ariff, Malaysian Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Datuk Haji Malek Razak bin Sulaiman, senior Turkish defense industry officials, Malaysian naval commanders, STM General Manager Ozgur Guleryuz and military delegations from both countries. Sulaiman said Malaysia is a maritime nation and that renewing its fleet is an urgent requirement for national security. He said the new corvettes would help replace aging vessels and strengthen the Malaysian Royal Navy’s ability to protect the country’s waters in an increasingly complex operational environment. He also said the pace of the program reflected the strength of the partnership between Malaysia and Türkiye and pointed to broader opportunities in defense cooperation. Turkish Defense Industry Agency Deputy Chairman Mustafa Murat Seker said Türkiye sees Malaysia not only as a friendly country but also as a reliable strategic partner. Seker said projects such as LMS Batch-2, the Multi-Purpose Mission Ship, the planned Multi-Purpose Command Platform and a shipyard investment in Malacca showed the depth and long-term nature of defense cooperation between the two countries. He added that closer defense industry cooperation had become more important amid increasingly complex threats and emerging security risks. STM General Manager Ozgur Guleryuz said all three ships under the LMS Batch-2 project had been launched successfully within four months. Guleryuz said the vessels would significantly increase the Malaysian Royal Navy’s operational capability and maritime deterrence once equipped with advanced weapons and sensor systems. He said STM would now focus on outfitting, system integration, harbor acceptance tests and sea acceptance tests, with the goal of delivering all three vessels to the Malaysian Royal Navy by the end of 2027. The three corvettes were designed and customized by STM according to the requirements of the Malaysian Royal Navy and are being built in Türkiye with strong participation from Turkish defense industry companies. The first ship was named TUNKU LAKSAMANA ABDUL JALIL, after the late son of Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim, while the second was named RAJA LAUT, after a 19th-century figure linked to Selangor and regional maritime trade. The final ship carries the name of Gen. Tan Sri Tunku Osman Tunku Mohammad Jewa, Malaysia’s third chief of defense forces. The vessels will feature systems developed by Turkish defense companies, including ASELSAN’s 30 mm MUHAFIZ remote-controlled stabilized gun system, CENK 3D search radar, ARES 2D electronic support system, Akrep fire control radar, chaff decoy system, IFF system and other sensors. They will also be equipped with ROKETSAN’s ATMACA anti-ship missile and HAVELSAN’s combat management system and 76 mm gun fire control system. Each ship will be 99.56 meters long, weigh 2,500 tons, reach a maximum speed of 26 knots, include a helicopter landing platform and have capacity for 111 personnel.