Sandhi Yudha
Well-Known Member
Big chance that the C705-copy program is not just progressing slowly or put on hold, but is totally cancelled at all, and that only a handful of missiles are bought for the first two ships of the KCR-60 Sampari Class.![]()
Indonesia signs agreement with Türkiye to produce Çakir cruise missiles for fast naval strike program
Indonesia signs agreement with Türkiye to produce Çakir cruise missiles for fast naval strike programarmyrecognition.com
Republikorp clearly the main Indonesian MIC that going to get most of defense JV with Turkiye (on Private sector). It is been shown in IndoDefence that Republikorp will work on two SSM with Roketsan, Atmaca which is similar class with Exocet MM40 and Cakir which is in the class C705.
Seems the progress of reverse engineering C705 as National Missile program, not progressing much. Thus Cakir license production just like C705 will be aim to be operate from Fast Missile Boats. While Exocet MM40 and Atmaca will be for Corvette and Frigate types.
Btw, it is really got that the four Claud Jones destroyer-escorts were taken out if service many years ago (if i am not wrong around 2003). They were not only old, worn out and obsolete, but also full of asbest.
USS Claud Jones (DE-1033) | Asbestos Ships