Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced during the 2025 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition that it had entered a technical collaboration agreement with Malaysian firm Enra Energy Solutions to jointly market Fincantieri ships for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s ongoing modernization.
Enra Energy Solutions is a Malaysian company providing maritime maintenance, repair and overhaul services, with an Enra representative saying the agreement would serve as a basis for localized maintenance and technology transfer should Fincantieri’s offerings be selected by the Royal Malaysian Navy.
The 21 May signing of the agreement took place in the presence of the Malaysian Minister of Defence, H.E. Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, and the Italian Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Defence, Hon. Matteo Perego di Cremnago, and was formalized by Biagio Mazzotta, Chairman of Fincantieri, and Ikhlas Zainal, Chief Executive Officer of Enra Energy Solutions.
“Southeast Asia represents a key geography for the future of the maritime defence industry. Our collaboration with Enra Energy Solutions in Malaysia is a concrete step in building a robust industrial partnership that combines global experience with local excellence. We are proud to contribute to the Royal Malaysian Navy’s strategic vision and to support the development of a resilient local defence ecosystem.”
Biagio Mazzotta, Chairman of Fincantieri
A Fincantieri representative at the company’s booth said its current focus for the Royal Malaysian Navy was on the Littoral Mission Batch 3 program and the Multi-Role Support Ship.
For Littoral Mission Ship Batch 3, Fincanteri is offering its FCX20 design, with the design already in service as the Thaon di-Revel class of offshore patrol vessel used by the Italian Navy, and also sold to the Indonesian Navy.
Fincantieri is offering its Kalaat Beni-Abbes amphibious landing ship design for Multi-Role Support Ship, with the representative stressing that Fincantieri was open to adapting both products for the requirements of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Both the Littoral Mission Ship Batch 3 and Multi-Role Support Ship programs are expected to be funded in the 13th Malaysian Plan, which will run from 2026 to 2030. Under the Royal Malaysian Navy’s 15 to 5 Revisited modernization plan unveiled at Defense Services Asia 2024, 3 additional Littoral Mission Ships and 2 Multi-Role Support Ships will be procured during the 2026-2030 period.
When asked about other regional prospects, the Fincantieri representative said the company was hoping to participate in other Indonesian projects following the Indonesian Navy’s purchase of two Thaon di-Revel-class offshore patrol vessels, as well as the Philippine Navy’s procurement projects under the Re-Horizon 3 modernization plan for the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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