KD Raja Muda Nala

KD Raja Muda Nala is the second ship of Maharaja Lela-class frigate built locally, in Malaysia, by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation, and later Lumut Naval Shipyard. It was built based on enlarged version of Naval Group's Gowind-class design.^[2][3] The ship is named after Raja Muda Nala, one of Sultan Salehuddin Shah's prince and Selangor warrior. During the early construction of the ship, it was destined to use the name of Syarif Masahor but the name changed when the construction was about 70% complete.^[4][5]

The Egyptian Navy corvette ENS El Fateh to which the KD Raja Muda Nala would be a heavier version of it.
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Raja Muda Nala
Builder	Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation / Lumut Naval Shipyard (Primary shipbuilder) Naval Group (Design authority)
Laid down	28 February 2017
Launched	9 May 2025
Identification	Hull number: 2502
Status	Sea trials
General characteristics
Class & type	Maharaja Lela-class frigate
Displacement	3,100 long tons (3,150 t) full load
Length	111 m (364 ft 2 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	CODAD 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	138
Sensors & processing systems	Combat system: Naval Group SETIS Search radar: Thales SMART-S Mk2 Fire control radar: Rheinmetall TMEO Mk2 electro-optical tracking system & TMX/EO Mk2 Sonar: Thales TUS ASW suite: Kingklip Mk.1 hull-mounted sonar & CAPTAS-2 towed array sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	RESM: Thales Vigile DLS: Wallop's Super Barricade decoy launching system
Armament	Guns: 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 2 × MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon Anti-air: 16 × VL MICA in Sylver VLS (planned) Anti-ship: 8 × Naval Strike Missile Anti-submarine: 2 × triple J+S torpedo launcher
Aircraft carried	Various types of UAVs and helicopters, weighing up to 10 tons
Aviation facilities	Stern hangar and helicopter landing platform
Notes	[1]

Development

Under a contract valued of RM9 billion, BHIC was contracted to build a total of six class of this ship for RMN. Like her sister ships, Raja Muda Nala has a length of 111 metres, a beam of 16 metres and a draught of 3.85 metres. The ship has displacement of 3,100 tonnes and a complement of 138. As for the weapon systems, she equipped with one Bofors 57 mm gun and two MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon. There was 16 Sylver VLS allocated on the deck of the ship for the surface-to-air missile and 8 Naval Strike Missile anti-ship missile for anti surface warfare.^[6] For the anti-submarine capabilities, the ship equipped with two J+S fixed triple torpedo launcher.^[7]