KD Tunku Osman Jewa is the third ship of the Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 of the Royal Malaysian Navy built by Turkish company STM. The ship was based on the Ada-class corvette of the Turkish Naval Forces but constructed based on requirement of the Royal Malaysian Navy with the selection of sensors and weapons are both from Turkey and South Korea.
Development The ship was ordered in 2024 with government-to-government contract worth of approximately USD $530 million. The ship was launched on 9 August 2026 in Turkey by Sultanah Maliha binti Almarhum Tengku Ariff as a Royal Sponsor. The ship bear a name of Tunku Osman Jewa which is the third Armed Forces chief in Malaysian Armed Forces.
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