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KD Lekir (F26)
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Lekir
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Launched	May 1983
Commissioned	August 1984
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Kasturi-class corvette
Displacement	1,850 long tons (1,880 t) full load
Length	98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam	11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesels 23,460 bhp (17,490 kW) 2 shafts
Speed	28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h)
Range	5,000 mi (8,000 km)
Complement	124
Sensors and processing systems	TACTICOS Combat Management System Thales Link Y Mk 2.5 DA-08 search radar WM-22 fire control radar DSQS-24C sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	DR3000S ESM suite Scimitar jammers SKWS decoys
Armament	Guns: 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 2 × MSI DS30B 30 mm cannon Anti-air: MANPAD Anti-ship: 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 2 Anti-submarine: 2 × triple Eurotorp B515 with A244-S ASW torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × Super Lynx 300 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing platform

KD Lekir is the second ship of Kasturi-class corvette currently serving in the Royal Malaysian Navy. Together with her sister ship Kasturi, Lekir serves in the 22nd Corvette Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Construction and career

Lekir was built by the German Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) shipyard. She was launched on 14 May 1983 and commissioned on 15 August 1984.

In October 2011, Lekir underwent an extensive modernisation known as Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) and it was completed in November 2014. Like her sister ship Kasturi, the upgraded consisted of TACTICOS Combat Management System from Thales to replace the older Signaal SEWACO MA command system. The DR3000S Electronic Support Measures suite and Therma SKWS Decoy Launching System were also installed. The DA-08 search radar and the WM22 fire control radar were overhauled and the Thales MIRADOR electro-optical sensor replaced the Signaal LIOD optronic director. For anti-submarine warfare, a DSQS-24C hull-mounted sonar from Atlas Elektronik was installed to complement the new torpedo-launch capabilities.

During Exercise Taming Sari 21/2022 that took place between 16 and 20 May 2022 in the Strait of Malacca, Lekir live-fired an Exocet MM40 missile.

Lekir fired the Exocet MM40 missile during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise that took place between 29 June until 4 August 2022 off Hawaii.

References

1. Saunders, Stephen (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group. p. 454.
2. "Kasturi Class Corvettes, Malaysia". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. "KD Lekir Successfully Modernised". Rentaka. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. "Boustead Naval Shipyard Awarded SLEP Contract". KL Security Review. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
5. "Royal Malaysian Navy Corvette Fires Exocet Missile". Naval News. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

v t e     Ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy
Submarines	Perdana Menteri class KD Tunku Abdul Rahman KD Tun Abdul Razak
Frigates	Maharaja Lela class TBA Lekiu class KD Jebat KD Lekiu
Corvettes	Kasturi class KD Kasturi KD Lekir Laksamana class KD Laksamana Hang Nadim KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin KD Laksamana Tan Pusmah
Offshore patrol vessels	Kedah class KD Kedah KD Pahang KD Perak KD Terengganu KD Kelantan KD Selangor Keris class KD Keris KD Sundang KD Badik KD Rencong
Fast attack craft	Perdana class KD Perdana KD Serang KD Ganas KD Ganyang Handalan class KD Handalan KD Perkasa KD Gempita Jerung class KD Jerung KD Todak KD Paus KD Yu KD Baung KD Pari Keris class KD Sri Perlis KD Sri Johor KD Sri Sabah KD Sri Sarawak Sri Tiga class KD Sri Tiga KD Sri Gaya
Mine countermeasures vessels	Mahamiru class KD Mahamiru KD Jerai KD Ledang KD Kinabalu
Multi-role support ships	Sri Indera Sakti class KD Sri Indera Sakti KD Mahawangsa
Auxiliary vessels	Bunga Mas Lima class KA Bunga Mas Lima Tun Azizan class KA Tun Azizan
Training ships	Gagah Samudera class KD Gagah Samudera KD Teguh Samudera Sail training ships KLD Tunas Samudera
Hydrographic survey vessels	Perantau class KD Perantau Dayang Sari class MV Dayang Sari Aishah class MV Aishah AMIN 1600HSV class AMIN 1600HSV 1 AMIN 1600HSV 2
Miscellaneous vessels	Submarine rescue ship MV Mega Bakti Tugboats KTD Penyu Tunda Satu Museum ships KD Hang Tuah Ouessant

• Kasturi-class corvettes
• Corvettes of Malaysia
• 1983 ships
• Corvettes of the Cold War
• Ships built in Bremen (state)