The Indonesian Army is planning to transform its primary weapons defense system through increased collaboration with local universities and homegrown military industries. Army chief of staff Gen. Budiman said that the plan, which will cover 2015 through 2019, had been approved by the government and the House of Representatives.
“We have stated in our work plan submitted to the House that more funds in our budget will be allocated for the weapons system,” he said at a press conference following the unveiling of a speedboat from the project at Ancol Beach in North Jakarta on Tuesday.
Budiman said upgrading the weapons system was greatly important as the trend in battle and warfare was to rely more on higher-speed, more accurate and better-measured weaponry.
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