PT PAL ongoing and future projects.
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Project R41
Project R41 is the name for the repair program for 41 warships belonging to the Indonesian National Army (TNI) Navy (AL). Code R41 is an abbreviation for Refurbishment 41 KRI.
Of the 41 KRIs, 16 of them were completely repaired at the PT PAL Indonesia shipyard in Surabaya. For the rest, PT PAL Indonesia is the lead integrator.
"Not only improving the platform, but also adding new weapons (such as) guided missiles. There are 22 KRI (from 41 ships) added guided missiles, some are 2x2, some are 1x2," said the President Commissioner of PT PAL Indonesia, Didit Herdiawan, about the project which cost 980 million US dollars.
Merah Putih Frigate
The Merah Putih Frigate is a frigate or guard ship built from scratch by PT PAL on orders from the Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan) during the period of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.
There are two frigates being built at PT PAL Indonesia, with a construction contract starting in 2021. "The duration of making the first frigate is 57 months, the second frigate is 69 months, (for) delivery to the owner," said Didit.
When Kompas.com visited the PT PAL Indonesia shipyard, the progress of the Merah Putih Frigate was that 58 blocks of the total 161 blocks had been worked on to build this ship.
"The target, April has been placed in the graving dock, it will be erected there," said Djoned.
The sensor, weapon, communication and control systems of the ship's sensor, weapon and command or sewaco systems are currently in the renegotiation stage to obtain the actual ToT.
Other Projects
Apart from the Philippines, orders from friendly countries also come from the United Arab Emirates.
One ship has entered the contract stage and there are plans to order two more ships from this country.
Djoned also revealed developments related to the joint submarine project between Indonesia and South Korea.
"The first batch of three submarines has been completed," said Djoned.
According to him, the collaboration should have entered Batch 2 by now.
However, continued Djoned, the contract for Batch 2 is still considered unfair.
"(With the existing contracts), if we want to master technology and achieve independence in the defense industry, Indonesia needs a long time for submarines," said Djoned.
Therefore, Djoned said that Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto had set conditions for the continuation of this project.
The first requirement is to repair the submarines from Batch 1. The aim is for these ships to have better combat capabilities.
The second condition is that the ToT with ship construction is carried out at PT PAL Indonesia, with a larger portion of spending going to the domestic defense industry as well.
"So this is a delay in the context of renegotiations to increase the capabilities we get from this project," stressed Djoned.
Didit also believes that a decision on the renegotiation of the submarine project with South Korea can be made soon this year.
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Keberpihakan Presiden Joko Widodo dan Menteri Pertahanan Prabowo Subianto jadi kunci gerak laju industri pertahanan nasional ini dalam tiga tahun terakhir.
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