{"id":1943217,"date":"2026-05-19T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1943217"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:55:49","slug":"malaysia-seeks-e216m-compensation-from-norwegian-firm-over-scrapped-missile-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1943217","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia seeks \u20ac216m compensation from Norwegian firm over scrapped missile deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/38\/97\/1200x675_cmsv2_f2c38f2c-3c47-5c0f-948a-4bedcd2d6c55-9763897.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2894827-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2894827\" data-cid=\"9763896\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2894827-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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Jan.26, 2023. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ukraine &#8216;paying the highest price to return home to European values&#8217;\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Malaysia seeks \u20ac216m compensation from Norwegian firm over scrapped missile deal<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/38\/97\/1536x864_cmsv2_f2c38f2c-3c47-5c0f-948a-4bedcd2d6c55-9763897.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The USS Fitzgerald fires a Naval Strike Missile during the RIMPAC 2024 military exercise, 18 July, 2024\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              The USS Fitzgerald fires a Naval Strike Missile during the RIMPAC 2024 military exercise, 18 July, 2024<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Jennings<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Jennings\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1779184549\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-05-19 11:55:49 +02:00\">19\/05\/2026 &#8211; 11:55 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"11:56\">11:56<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex 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class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Delivery of the Naval Strike Missile system as well as launcher components was revoked that had been destined for Malaysia&#8217;s littoral combat ship programme under the terms of a 2018 deal.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Malaysia is seeking more than $251 million (\u20ac216 million) in compensation from a Norwegian company over a scrapped deal to supply a missile system for new warships, the defence minister said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the government had sent a notice to Kongsberg Defence &amp; Aerospace demanding compensation for both &#8220;direct and indirect costs&#8221; over Norway&#8217;s decision to revoke export approvals for the missile system, sparking a diplomatic row.<\/p>\n<p>Oslo&#8217;s foreign ministry has confirmed &#8220;that certain licences related to the export of specific defence technology to Malaysia have been revoked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This was &#8220;solely due to Norway&#8217;s application of the export control regulations and it is regrettable that this affects Malaysia,&#8221; the ministry said, adding that it could not comment on individual contracts.<\/p>\n<p>The move had blocked delivery of the Naval Strike Missile system as well as launcher components that had been destined for Malaysia&#8217;s littoral combat ship programme under the terms of a 2018 deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.651\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/00\/77\/808x525_cmsv2_8955d2ad-3068-5a99-965a-7d2c488cc1f0-9760077.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors are gathered next to a display of an NSM Naval Strike Missile made by Norwegian company Kongsberg in Le Bourget, 29 October, 2014\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Visitors are gathered next to a display of an NSM Naval Strike Missile made by Norwegian company Kongsberg in Le Bourget, 29 October, 2014<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mohamed Khaled told reporters at the Lumut naval shipyard, about 160 kilometres from the capital Kuala Lumpur, that Malaysia was seeking a total of more than 1.0 billion ringgit (\u20ac216 million) in compensation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The direct costs amount to \u20ac126 million, which we have paid to them, and we are also seeking indirect costs,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said last week he raised his &#8220;vehement objection&#8221; in a phone call with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re, calling the decision &#8220;unilateral and unacceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anwar warned the decision &#8220;will have grave consequences for Malaysia&#8217;s defence operational readiness and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) modernisation programme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Appetite among NATO members to join Iran war &#8216;very limited&#8217;, says Norway&#8217;s foreign affairs minister <\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Norway and France launch joint police probe into diplomats&#8217; alleged links with Epstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The LCS programme, first approved in Malaysia in 2011 with an initial contract worth 6 billion ringgit was for six vessels.<\/p>\n<p>The deal, which had been plagued by allegations of mismanagement and rising costs, was relaunched in 2023 following a government review, with the number of ships reduced to five.<\/p>\n<p>Delivery of the first vessel, expected in August, has been pushed back to December due to delays in equipment deliveries and ongoing rework, according to officials in local media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Khaled said Norway&#8217;s decision had raised questions about the &#8220;reliability of international commitment&#8221; of defence partners, especially involving Western countries and members of NATO.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/38\/97\/808x539_cmsv2_446bf3a7-ae47-57b9-93b1-f67c647146a5-9763897.jpg\" alt=\"Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers a speech on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, 7 February, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers a speech on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, 7 February, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;What has happened to us is not just a defence procurement issue&#8230;but it reflects a larger problem, namely an erosion of trust among countries in international relation matters,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What Norway has done may be emulated or done by other countries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Local media reported that Mohamed Khaled will meet with his Norwegian counterpart Tore O. 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