KD Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jalil is the lead ship of the Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 of the Royal Malaysian Navy. It was based on the Ada-class corvette built by Turkish company STM. The ship was launched by Queen of Malaysia, Raja Zarith Sofiah and the vessels was named KD Tunku Abdul Jalil, in honour of the late Tunku Abdul Jalil, the Tunku Laksamana of Johor.
Development The ship was part of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s 15-to-5 Transformation Plan which is to modernising and strengthening the Navy's fleets. Tunku Abdul Jalil was laid down on 4 December 2024 and launched on 24 May 2026 in Turkey.
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