KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs more submarines to be able effectively safeguard the country's sovereignty, especially in the South China Sea, former Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Chief, Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor said.
He said the RMN would need six, or at least three, submarines.
Currently, Malaysia has two submarines, the Scorpene, which are based at Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah.
"Come the time when the submarines have to be sent for repair or service which is going to take months. Having only two submarines can disrupt operations by the navy," he said when met by Bernama recently.
He said this when asked on the setting up of submarine fleets by several countries in the region, like Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.
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