AL & Kemhan kyknya punya fetish frigate besar min 140m, AH140 aja yg udh 138m mau dipanjangin lagi ukurannya, sementara FDI ukurannya cuma 122m, Fremm kyknya masih jadi top of mind AL & Kemhan.
Not sure if it means the ability to carry BVR missiles, it could just mean BVR literally 🗿, that's the weakness of non-defense media, mistranslations & misinterpretations often occur.
According to JANES, the FMP Indonesia will have a configuration of 12 vls mrad, 12 vls lrad, and 16 vls ssm.
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/pt-pal-lays-keel-for-indonesias-first-red-white-frigate
From this statement it can be concluded that TNI AL is actually more inclined towards German products and the scorpene was only chosen for the sake of PT PAL and better offset.
A ship that does not possess hull-mounted sonar has low situational awareness and is also highly vulnerable to submarine torpedoes.
This is why most proper warships have both, as towed array sonar cannot be used in all conditions.
Kyknya TNI AL pengen LHD yg multipurpose, bisa buat ASW dan pengawasan udara dalam bentuk drone, jadi standar LHD nya harus punya ski jump ramp.
Leak LHD dari PT PAL kemaren juga desainnya ada fitur ski jump ramp.
Kayaknya kedepan TNI AL bakal ternak heli ASW dan platform yg digunakan ya LHD sekelas Trieste atau Juan Carlos.
Toh nantinya perairan Indonesia akan jadi wahana bermain Kasel nuklir China dan Australia, belum lagi Kasel AIP Singapore sama kilo nya Vietnam.
Cukup perlu juga LHD sebagai...
Radar Kronos TDR di FMP 👀
btw radar Kronos di TDR sudah punya kemampuan BMD, up to 1300 km MRBM, kyknya memang dirancang untuk platform Aster 30 block 1 NT.