News Source: Malaysian Defence

SHAH ALAM: Mindmatics Sdn Bhd was awarded the Letter of Award for the tender to supply, deliver, install, integration and commissioning of a Fire Control System for KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin. Checks with the Eperolehan confirmed the LOA to Mindmatics.

The tender for the FCS was published in November, last year. Muhammad Amin – pennant number 136 – is undergoing a refit at the Grade One Marine Shipyard in Lumut. She is undergoing the refit as part of the RMN’s Obsolescence Programme where her machineries and engines replaced with new ones.

Malaysian Defence described the corvette refit as OP Plus as she is also getting a new hull as part of the work. She is also getting a new Fire Control System (FCS) to enable her to fully utilised her 76mm main gun (forward) and twin 40mm gun, aft. RMN estimated the cost of the FCS and services (lump sum) is RM14 million. The specifications called for the FCS and its associated work to be conducted by a local company using only local workers. The winning bidder will also have to grant the Intellectual Property rights of the FCS to the government

Met at Mindmatics showcase at DSA 2024 on May 7, its Client Solutions Manager Ezrul Hakim Husni Tamrin said RM12 million was its LOA. He explained work to install the FCS and its associated equipment will start soon and is expected to be completed in twenty-four months.
Mindmatics selected the Australian manufactured Trakka Systems – TC-300M – multi sensor maritime surveillance system as the eletro-optical turrets for its FCS to be installed on Muhammad Amin. The company also developed its own FCS for the tender.

Mindmatics described its FCS:

as Combined Naval Tactical Command System 1 (CONTACS 1) is an integration of software and hardware components designed to bolster a ship’s combat capabilities within the context of its specific mission. The main capabilities encompass combat execution and mission management tasks. These tasks include situation awareness, track management, threat detection and response, and mission planning preparation. Other capabilities include support for elements of Anti Surface Warfare (ASUW), Naval Gunfire Support (NGS), and Electronic Warfare (EW), as well as navigation support, helicopter recovery, and training.

Mindmatics has a long track record in the defence industry as it supplied the Army with electronic warfare capability since 2008 and was awarded maintenance contracts since then. In 2022 it won the contract to supply 1,000 Harris tactical radios.
It also won the Command Control Platform (CCP) tender published in September/October 2020 with an LOA of RM17.7 million. The four CCP platforms – fitted on a demountable cabin with the associated equipment are now operational with the Western Field Command, First, Second and Third divisions.

Mindmatics is also offering software and hardware solutions to the Armed Forces to meet future requirements.

— Malaysian Defence