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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Indonesia’s New Submarine Bids: An Undersea Buildup?

Cacra - Type-209Indonesia is to decide on the supplier of up to three submarines for its Navy by the end of 2011. South Korea and Germany-Turkey are currently the leading contenders for a contract worth USD1.1 billion. The purchase is to replace the two archaic Type-209/1300 diesel-electric boats acquired from Germany in 1981.

Some argue that Jakarta’s bid goes beyond mere modernisation and points more to a naval build-up. The Indonesian government has stipulated the need for at least six to twelve submarines to attain the “minimum essential forces” by 2029.

It is still questionable though whether these submarines would bolster the Navy’s undersea arm as modernisation often proves to be cosmetic.

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