Two new tank landing ships dock in Batam during the handover ceremony from the Defense Ministry to the Indonesian Navy, Oct. 26,2021 (Photo courtesy of the Defense Ministry)
BY: THE JAKARTA WORLD
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Jakarta. The Indonesian Navy has gotten two brand-new tank landing ships constructed by a local defense consortium on the island of Batam.
Each ship is capable of carrying 367 workers, 15 BMP-3F tanks, and a helicopter, according to the Defense Ministry.
It determines 117 meters in length, 16.4 meters in width, and 7.8 meters in height. Both have an optimal speed of 16 knots.
” We require a strong Navy to safeguard the nationwide sovereignty,” Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said throughout the handover ceremony in Batam on Tuesday.
The KRI Teluk Weda-526 is called after the Bay of Central Weda in North Maluku while the KRI Teluk Wondama-527 gets its name from the Bay of Wondama in Papua, next to the famous marine resort Raja Ampat.
Both ships are constructed by defense company Industri Pertahanan (Indhan) and shipbuilder Bandar Abadi who took 25 months to finish the building, 5 months ahead of schedule.
Last month, state-run shipbuilder buddy Indonesia won a license from UK-based defense business Babcock to make two Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigates for the Indonesian Navy.
The frigates will be integrated in Surabaya with particular style requirements to meet the requirements of the Navy.
Babcock said the Indonesian offer came 2 years since the AH140 design was initially announced as the preferred bidder for the UK Type 31 frigate program with the contract validated in November of the very same year.
According to the company, a key special selling point of the ship is the predictive upkeep system– which determines problems early, maximizing value for cash for taxpayers.
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