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| KRI Dr Soeharso |
The Philippine government is considering another order for a medical support vessel from Indonesia’s state-owned shipbuilder.
According to Jan Pieter, – the Defense Ministry’s director of the defense industry and technology – the Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana had shown a deep interest in the 123-meter vessel and spent a lot of time looking at the vessel’s mock-up.
“The Secretary of National Defense and the Philippines Navy chief of staff are impressed with the medical support vessel that will be fit for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations,” Jan Pieter, the Defense Ministry’s director of the defense industry and technology, told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
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