{"id":7281,"date":"2023-02-25T14:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T06:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=7281"},"modified":"2023-02-25T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T06:57:32","slug":"budget-2023-rm17-7-billion-for-mindef-and-lms-batch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/25\/budget-2023-rm17-7-billion-for-mindef-and-lms-batch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2023: RM17.7 billion for the MinDef and Procurement of Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 \u2013 Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced an allocation of RM17.7 billion for the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, he announced the government&#8217;s decision to approve the procurement of a Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/28\/royal-malaysian-navy-plans-to-acquire-second-batch-of-littoral-mission-ships-this-year-says-navy-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\">READ ALSO: Royal Malaysian Navy Plans To Acquire Second Batch Of Littoral Mission Ships This Year, Says Navy Chief <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In strengthening the level of defence and maritime control of the country, the Government is implementing the procurement of Littoral mission ships this year which is highly demanded by MINDEF,&#8221; he said while presenting the 2023 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"302\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=640%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7280 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=1024%2C483&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=768%2C362&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/302;\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=640%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=1024%2C483&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?resize=768%2C362&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kota-Kinabalu-RMN-LMS-Sundang.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the priority of this allocation is to maintain and purchase the assets of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) to increase defence readiness with an allocation of almost RM4.1 billion.<\/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<p>The allocation presented this year is slightly higher compared to the 2023 budget presented before the 15th General Election which was RM17.37 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 \u2013 Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced an allocation of RM17.7 billion for the Ministry of Defence. 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