Malaysia's Anwar furious after Norway revokes vital missile license payment

MGR Online•International•15d ago

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Malaysia fumes as Norway abruptly cancels a major missile deal after the nation paid 95% of the contract value, impacting a coastal attack vessel project.

•Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed anger after Norway revoked a license to export Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles.
•Malaysia had already paid 95% of the contract value, agreed upon in April 2018, for these missiles to equip coastal attack vessels.
•Norway's sudden cancellation has disrupted Malaysia's defense procurement and raised concerns about European arms industry reliability.

Overview

•Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed fury over Norway's revocation of the export license for Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles.
•Malaysia had paid 95% of the contract value for the missiles intended for coastal attack vessels.
•The procurement contract was signed in April 2018 between the Malaysian Navy and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
•The missiles were intended for five coastal attack vessels being built by Lumut Naval Shipyard.
•Malaysia's Ministry of Defence is considering alternative surface-to-surface missiles as a replacement.
•Anwar Ibrahim warned that Norway's action could affect confidence in European defense industry companies.
•The Norwegian government has not publicly disclosed the reason for canceling the missile export to Malaysia.
•The Malaysian Defense Minister stated that Kuala Lumpur had paid almost 95% of the contract value when Norway announced the export ban in March.

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Key Quotes

Anwar Ibrahim

"Malaysia has adhered to all commitments under this contract since 2018, strictly and unequivocally."

มาเลเซียได้ทำตามทุกข้อผูกพันภายใต้สัญญานี้มาตั้งแต่ปี 2018 อย่างรัดกุม และสัจซื่อโดยปราศจากความคลุมเคลือ

Key Entities

Person

Anwar Ibrahim(อันวาร์ อิบราฮิม)ℹ️

Prime Minister of Malaysia who is furious over Norway's cancellation of a missile export license.

Jonas Gahr Støre(โจนาส การ์ สเตอเร)ℹ️

Prime Minister of Norway with whom Anwar Ibrahim discussed the missile export license revocation.

Mohamed Khaled Nordin(โมฮาเหม็ด คาเลด นอร์ดิน)

Malaysian Minister of Defence who commented on the payment status of the cancelled missile deal.

Place

Norway(นอร์เวย์)ℹ️

The country that suddenly revoked an export license for naval strike missiles to Malaysia.

Oslo(ออสโล)ℹ️

The capital of Norway, referred to as the location issuing the license revocation.

Yellow Tiger Land (Malaysia)(แดนเสือเหลือง)

A nationalist nickname for Malaysia, used in the context of its defense projects.

Law

Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile(มิสไซล์โจมตีทางทะเล Kongsberg)

Naval strike missiles ordered by Malaysia from Norway for its coastal attack vessels.

Organization

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospaceℹ️

The Norwegian company that manufactures the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile.

Lumut Naval Shipyard

The Malaysian shipyard responsible for building the coastal attack vessels.

Raytheon Missiles & Defenseℹ️

A company that had previously ordered Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles for the U.S. Navy.