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French naval shipbuilder DCNS and Malaysian Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS), announced that they have received a contract to build patrol vessels worth RM10 billion, according to a former law minister.
DCNS will build these patrol vessels in Perak. Unsurprisingly, BNS has no idea how to build these patrol vessels, nor does it know what electronic and fighting equipment these vessels should be equipped with. DCNS will decide and dictate everything, including the price of about RM10 billion (approx 3.3 billion USD). Usually, it will announce a lower figure but these costs often escalate, depending on various additional requirements.
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