Indonesia: 'green water navy'

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The ocean going research vessel, I suspect will replace the early vessels from Baruna Jaya research vessels. They are also build in France, alltough by CMN instead of Piriou. Still Piriou actually the one that have more exposures on research vessels (Ocean going and Coastal). Thus the choices understandable, as it is not first time being done.

We don't know yet the detail, the contract for KRI Canopus also build by Abeking-Rasmussen but they then sub contract the hull to local shipyard as part of Tech Transfer requairement. Besides outsourcing the hull to cheaper costs shipyard in Batam also reduce the costs from main supplier.

 

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Photo from Keris FB shown one of the Van Speijk KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma preparing to leave Netherlands to Indonesia in 1990, after hand over from Koninklijke Marine to TNI-AL. However I put this to shown what TNI-AL official designation on this ship.

TNI-AL call it PKR (Guided Missile Destroyer Escort). So TNI-AL actualy until SIGMA PKR 105, still officialy not calling them as Frigate, but Destroyer Escort. Only recently until acquisition of PPA and FMP they are officialy call them Frigate and not DE. Thus PKR is not new term only to those SIGMA 10514 Light Frigate. It is actually TNI-AL official designation from frigate class vessels.

Similar thing with JMSDF, until Abukuma they still call this particular vessels class as DE. Only after Mogami introduction they call it back Frigate. Guess term of DE still officialy used at least by 2 Navy in Asia. Don't know any other navy that still call their Frigate as Destroyer Escort.

 

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Japan defense minister Koizumi back to Jakarta again. Now asside talking to his Defense counterpart, he also got discussion time with Prabowo.

Like I said before, now what's important for Indonesia is the partner that can provide new (second hand) ready to use interim assets, and provide affordable financing for new assets.