KD Badik

	Sister ship KD Keris
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Badik
Builder	China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Co. Ltd
Launched	15 April 2019
Commissioned	22 October 2021
Homeport	Sepanggar, Sabah
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Keris-class littoral mission ship
Displacement	700 long tons (711 t) full load
Length	69 m (226 ft 5 in)
Beam	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	45
Sensors and ; processing systems	SR-47AG search radar; HEOS-100 & HEOS-300 fire control radar;
Armament	1 x 30 mm H/PJ-17; 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine guns;

KD Badik is the third ship of Keris-class littoral mission ship of the Royal Malaysian Navy. She was built at Wucang Port, Qidong, Shanghai, in China by China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Co. Ltd. Badik was commissioned on 22 October 2021 and in service with the 11th LMS Squadron based in Sepanggar, Sabah.^[3]

Development

Badik was launched on 15 April 2019 in China and its Physical Hand Over (PHO) ceremony was held at the Wuchang Shipyard in Qidong, China on 14 September 2021. She was commissioned on 22 October 2021.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "PJ17". deagel.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Keris On Sea Trials". malaysiandefence.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Malaysia aims to replace all 50 ships in navy". The Straits Times. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^ "Shepard Media - Malaysia receives third LMS".
^ "Malaysian Defence - Third LMS Delivered".

[1] "PJ17". deagel.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[2] "Keris On Sea Trials". malaysiandefence.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[3] "Malaysia aims to replace all 50 ships in navy". The Straits Times. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

[4] "Shepard Media - Malaysia receives third LMS".

[5] "Malaysian Defence - Third LMS Delivered".

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