Club K Missile System for Malaysia?

SHAH ALAM: Aviation Week is reporting that Malaysia is the first customer for the unique containerised version of the Russia’s Novator Club missile system,

According to the report “The unique containerized version of Russia’s Novator Club missile system, integrated by the Agat company, is being developed for export with a new passive sensor.

Club K containerised missile system

It is understood that Malaysia is the first export customer for the Club-K, which is built into modules that are outwardly indistinguishable from standard shipping containers, according to an Aug. 27 announcement at the MAKS air show at Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. (from Aviation Week Intelligence Network, subscription needed)

The following types of missiles are used in Club-K system:
- 3M-54KE, 3М-54KE1, Kh-35UE anti-ship missiles;
- 3M-14KE, Kh-35UE land-attack missiles.

I am wary of such claims especially those coming out of Moscow. Yes, indeed the containerised missile system was displayed at both the DSA and LIMA shows but I have yet to find out any procurement plans for Russian ordnance. I could be wrong of course

Club K on display at Lima 2013

It must be noted that in SEA, Vietnam is the only user of the Club S missile system. The S version is the submarine launched version of the missile

Thanks for FareedLHS for the tip

– Malaysian Defence