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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

RI Navy to buy two submarines in 2011 or 2012

Type 209/1300The Indonesian Navy intends to procure two submarines in 2011 or 2012 at a total cost of about US$700 million, its chief, Admiral Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno, said here Monday.

"The procurement plan for execution in 2011 or 2012 is currently being worked out by the defense ministry," Parijanto told the press after installing a new chief for the Indonesian navy`s Eastern Fleet Command.

"We still have to decide from which country we will buy the submarines and also have yet to determine their specifications. We may buy them from Korea, France or Russia," he said.

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  1. Pete6/9/09 15:06

    "determine their specifications" pretty much says that a decision to buy will be made in 2012 and delivery may well take until 2017. Indonesia really can't afford modern subs of the Scorpene or HDW 209 class at the moment.

    Once the Indonesia Navy claims rightly (by 2011) that its main opponent Malaysia is ahead of it with 2 Scorpenes the Indonesian Treasury will find the money.

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