Maharaja Lela-class frigate

	A Gowind 2500 corvette of the Egyptian Navy which is the same design as the Maharaja Lela-class frigate
Class overview
Name	Maharaja Lela class
Builders	Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation / Lumut Naval Shipyard (Primary shipbuilder); Naval Group (Design authority);
Operators	Royal Malaysian Navy
Preceded by	Lekiu class
Cost	Revised (final): RM11.2B for 5 ships (final agreed-upon contract price dealing with cost overruns); RM 2.24 billion (2023) per unit + ToT (ceiling) [or $948M (2023 inflation) or ~$700M (2011 forex) or ~$490M (2023 forex)] (excluding ammo); Inflation adjustment roughly equivalent to $978 million in 2024 US dollars (excluding ammo); Revised (initial): RM 9.128B for 5 ships (initial figures using the original contract price in dealing with cost overruns); RM 1.8 billion (2011) per unit + ToT (ceiling) or $560 million per ship (excluding ammo); Inflation adjustment roughly equivalent to $783 million in 2024 US dollars (excluding ammo) ; Original: RM 9B for 6 ships; RM 1.5 billion (2011) per unit + ToT (ceiling) or $466 million per ship (excluding cost overruns and ammo); Inflation adjustment roughly equivalent to $651 million in 2024 US dollars (excluding cost overruns and ammo);
In commission	2026-
Planned	6
Building	5
Cancelled	1
General characteristics
Type	Littoral combat ship / Frigate
Displacement	3,100 tons
Length	111 m (364 ft 2 in) (overall); 105 m (344 ft 6 in) (waterline);
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in) (main deck); 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) (waterline);
Draught	3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	CODAD 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	138
Sensors &; processing systems	; Combat system: Naval Group SETIS; Search radar: Thales SMART-S Mk2; Fire control radar: Rheinmetall TMEO Mk2 electro-optical tracking system & TMX/EO Mk2; Sonar: Thales TUS ASW suite: Kingklip Mk.1 hull-mounted sonar & CAPTAS-2 towed array sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	RESM: Thales Vigile; DLS: Wallop Super Barricade decoy launching system;
Armament	Guns: 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun; 2 × MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon; Anti-air: 16 × VL MICA in Sylver VLS (planned); Anti-ship: 8 × Naval Strike Missile; Anti-submarine: 2 × triple J+S torpedo launcher;
Aircraft carried	Various types of UAVs and helicopters, weighing up to 10 tons
Aviation facilities	Stern hangar and helicopter landing platform

The Maharaja Lela-class frigate, also known as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), is a class of six stealth frigates being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). First announced as the Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV) in 2011, the ships are based on an enlarged version of the Gowind-class corvette, designed by Naval Group, formerly known as DCNS of France.

The contract has been finalised and it has been decided that all six ships will be built by local shipbuilder Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) and later Lumut Naval Shipyard for the RMN at a ceiling price of RM9 billion (US$2.8 billion), starting from 2015. With the ships being 111 metres (364 ft 2 in) long and a displacement of 3,100 tonnes (3,100 long tons), it would be the largest and most modern surface combatants in the Royal Malaysian Navy to date once delivered, being longer and more capable than the Lekiu-class frigate.

Class overview
A Gowind 2500 corvette of the Egyptian Navy which is the same design as the Maharaja Lela-class frigate
Name	Maharaja Lela class
Builders	Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation / Lumut Naval Shipyard (Primary shipbuilder) Naval Group (Design authority)
Operators	Royal Malaysian Navy
Preceded by	Lekiu class
Cost	Revised (final): RM11.2B for 5 ships (final agreed-upon contract price dealing with cost overruns) RM 2.24 billion (2023) per unit + ToT (ceiling) [or $948M (2023 inflation) or ~$700M (2011 forex) or ~$490M (2023 forex)] (excluding ammo) Inflation adjustment roughly equivalent to $978 million in 2024 US dollars (excluding ammo) Revised (initial): RM 9.128B for 5 ships (initial figures using the original contract price in dealing with cost overruns) RM 1.8 billion (2011) per unit + ToT (ceiling) or $560 million per ship (excluding ammo) Inflation adjustment roughly equivalent to $783 million in 2024 US dollars (excluding ammo) Original: RM 9B for 6 ships RM 1.5 billion (2011) per unit + ToT (ceiling) or $466 million per ship (excluding cost overruns and ammo) Inflation adjustment roughly equivalent to $651 million in 2024 US dollars (excluding cost overruns and ammo)
In commission	2026-
Planned	6
Building	5
Cancelled	1
General characteristics
Type	Littoral combat ship / Frigate
Displacement	3,100 tons
Length	111 m (364 ft 2 in) (overall) 105 m (344 ft 6 in) (waterline)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in) (main deck) 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) (waterline)
Draught	3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	CODAD 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	138
Sensors & processing systems	Combat system: Naval Group SETIS Search radar: Thales SMART-S Mk2 Fire control radar: Rheinmetall TMEO Mk2 electro-optical tracking system & TMX/EO Mk2 Sonar: Thales TUS ASW suite: Kingklip Mk.1 hull-mounted sonar & CAPTAS-2 towed array sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	RESM: Thales Vigile DLS: Wallop Super Barricade decoy launching system
Armament	Guns: 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 2 × MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon Anti-air: 16 × VL MICA in Sylver VLS (planned) Anti-ship: 8 × Naval Strike Missile Anti-submarine: 2 × triple J+S torpedo launcher
Aircraft carried	Various types of UAVs and helicopters, weighing up to 10 tons
Aviation facilities	Stern hangar and helicopter landing platform