Indonesian Navy Sends Task Force to Italy Regarding Purchase of Patrol Vessels
Kompas.com, December 18, 2024, 09:52 WIB
Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Ihsanuddin Editorial Team
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Chief of Naval Staff (KSAL) Admiral TNI Muhammad Ali said that the Indonesian Navy will send a Task Force (Satgas) to Italy.
The task force will be part of the crew of the Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (PPA) offshore patrol vessel or Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) that has been purchased by Indonesia.
The Indonesian Navy soldiers will be the ship's crew from the time the ship departs from the Fincantieri shipyard, Italy.
The plan is for this Task Force to be sent in January 2025.
"There is also a Task Force, maybe in January we will send it to Italy to man the PPA," said KSAL at the KBT Sunda Kelapa Pier, North Jakarta, Tuesday (12/17/2024).
He said that the first unit of the PPA ship could arrive in Indonesia sooner, namely mid-2025.
"The hope is, at the latest maybe June (2025), but hopefully it can be sooner," he said.
In addition, the KSAL also revealed that the Indonesian Navy will send a Task Force to Turkey regarding the construction of fast missile boats (KCR).
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