“吉打”级轻型护卫舰是马来西亚海军于21世纪初期向德国布洛姆·福斯造船公司购买的MEKO100型多用途轻型护卫舰,用以替换现有老旧的巡逻舰艇,加强近海防卫能力。20世纪90年代初期,马来西亚海军推出规模庞大的近海巡逻舰项目(NGPV),计划购买和引进建造27艘具备世界先进水平的巡逻舰。1998年9月5日,马来西亚海军斥资14亿美 “Kedah ” class light frigate is the MEKO100 multipurpose light frigate purchased by the Malaysian Navy in the early 21st century from the German company Blohm Firth Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., to replace the existing old patrol ships and strengthen the coastal defense capability . In the early 1990s, the Malaysian Navy launched its large-scale offshore patrol ship (NGPV) and plans to purchase and introduce 27 cruise ships with world-class capabilities. On September 5, 1998, the Malaysian Navy spent 1.4 billion U.S. dollars