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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Indonesia to buy frigates from Britain

Hawk trainer |In a bid to modernise its naval fleet, Indonesia will procure three frigates from Britain, the Indonesian defence minister said Wednesday.

Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro conveyed Indonesia's intention to purchase the ships during his meeting with his British counterpart Philip Hammond, Xinhua reported.

"The agreement on the purchase of those ships was conducted on transfer-of-technology basis so as to enable Indonesia in producing that kind of ships in the future," Purnomo said.

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