Within the next decade, Indonesian government is to place orders for several diesel-electric submarines at national shipyards.
According to Indonesian defense minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, the country needs diesel-electric submarines to control its vast exclusive maritime economic zone.
Presently, Indonesian Navy operates two Chakra-class diesel subs (Type-209/1300) built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in 70's. The contract for three Chang Bogo-class submarines (Type-209/1200) was tied with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Dec 2011. First two subs will be built by a prime contractor in South Korea, and the third sub – in Indonesia by PT Pal. Share of national industry in the submarine construction program will gradually increase so that in prospect Indonesia will build submarines all alone, Yusgiantoro told news agency Antara.
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