Laporan Malay Mail 7 Julai 2010 menyatakan Kapal Selam pertama negara KD Tunku Abdul Rahman menghadapi masalah lagi setelah menjalani ujian laut tropika pada bulan lepas. Sejak dari itu masalah berkenaan belum dibaiki lagi. Ianya akan memakan masa lebih lama untuk mengesahkan kapal selam tersebut boleh beroperasi sepenuhnya.
Anak kapal KD Tunku Abdul Rahman akan mengambil alih kapal selam kedua negara KD Tun Razak yang baru diterima. Ini adalah kerana jika anak kapal KD Tunku Abdul Rahman berada di darat dalam tempoh yang lama , mereka akan hilang taraf sebagai anak kapal . Kedua-dua kapal selam ini dibeli pada harga RM 3.4 Billion. ****************************** 'KD Tunku Abdul Rahman' moored as more problems crop up MARHALIM ABAS Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 12:35:00 PETALING JAYA: KD Tunku Abdul Rahman remains at the Teluk Sepanggar naval base in Sabah as problems have again resulted in the submarine being docked. The Malay Mail was informed by defence industry sources that the unspecified problems were detected after the submarine completed its tropical water trials last month. A routine maintenance check later revealed the problems. Since then, the submarine has remained at the naval base unfixed. It is learnt although the vessel obtained its Initial Operational Capability (IOC), it may take longer to be declared fully operational. However, the arrival of the second Perdana Menteri-class submarine, KD Tun Razak, on July 2, was a godsend for the crew of its sister ship, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman. The crew is expected to take over the second submarine during its mandatory tropical water trial. Sources said this was necessary as the KD Tunku Abdul Rahman crew may lose their submariners rating if they remained on land. In February, The Paper That Cares reported that KD Tunku Abdul Rahman suffered a technical defect that prevented it from diving for three months. The submarine started tropical water trials on Feb 20. KD Tunku Abdul Rahman was commissioned early last year after undergoing a two-year trial period in France. The Royal Malaysian Navy procured the two submarines for RM3.4 billion in 2002 from French/Spanish shipbuilders, DCNS and Navantia. http://www.mmail.com.my/content/42364-kd-tunku-abdul-rahman-moored-more-problems-crop
