{"id":10733,"date":"2025-05-11T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=10733"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T08:28:56","slug":"lcs-2-achieves-major-milestone-with-successful-technical-downslip-at-lumut-naval-shipyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/11\/lcs-2-achieves-major-milestone-with-successful-technical-downslip-at-lumut-naval-shipyard\/","title":{"rendered":"LCS 2 Achieves Major Milestone with Successful Technical Downslip at Lumut Naval Shipyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LUMUT, 8 May 2025 \u2013 The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 2 successfully underwent its technical downslip, marking its first official entry into the water. This critical milestone follows the signing of the Downslip Safety Checklist earlier in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The technical downslip marks the beginning of a new phase in the ship\u2019s development, as part of the Royal Malaysian Navy\u2019s Littoral Combat Ship Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/cauliflowertoaster.com\/593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"container-593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.94064%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199331-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199331-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199331-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199331-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1080&#038;ssl=1 1080w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"720\" data-id=\"10735\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?attachment_id=10735\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199331-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199331-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 4 in full-screen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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Azhar Jumaat, LUNAS LCS Project Director Capt. (Rtd) Rosnizam Che Puteh, RMN Head of the Construction Engineering Section (KSKP) Capt. Ir. Malik Hj Sulaiman, Naval Group (NG) LCS Programme Director Mr. Denis Garnier, and Bureau Veritas (BV) representative Mr. Fazmizal Ishak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.94064%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199336-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199336-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199336-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199336-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1080&#038;ssl=1 1080w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"720\" data-id=\"10739\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?attachment_id=10739\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199336-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000199336-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 4 in full-screen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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