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ADECS 2019: Indonesia orders more fast attack craft
Gordon Arthur
22nd January 2019
The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) has ordered four additional KCR-60M fast attack craft, with these to be built by PT PAL. This will rise the number of these vessels to eight in the navy.
The order that was signed on 28 December is worth IDR2,800 trillion ($195 million), and delivery of the first craft by PT PAL’s Surabaya shipyard will occur in 2021.
The vessels will be fitted for but not with weapons, sensors and countermeasures. Separate contracts for this equipment should materialise at a later date.
While the class was originally conceived as a strike craft fitted with anti-ship missiles, of a size and speed that could make good use of cover offered by Indonesia’s island-strewn archipelago, the next batch of four vessels may end up with a lower level of equipment and be used for less-intensive missions.
Three KCR-60M fast attack craft have been delivered to the TNI-AL so far (all between May and September 2014). A fourth craft is expected soon, after being launched last February.
Also known as the Sampari class, the type measures 59.8m in length. Twin MTU 20V 4000 M73L engines ensure a top speed of 28kt, or a maximum range of 2,400nm at a speed of 20kt. Its endurance is listed as nine days, and it sails with a complement of 43.
Issues in terms of vessel size, radar cross-section and armament encouraged the TNI-AL to recommend design changes for future production.
The first four vessels were built with a Bofors 40mm gun (although a Bofors Mk 3 57mm gun was later ordered for the lead vessel) and two Denel GI-2 20mm cannons.
The two newer ships have C-705 anti-ship missiles, but these weapons were removed from the oldest two boats in order to fit a 30mm close-in weapon system. A Chinese SR-47 search radar and TR-47 fire control radar are also fitted.
Indonesia has been struggling to adequately monitor its maritime territory, so such vessels are useful in maintaining security against threats such as terrorism, illegal fishing and smuggling.
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/adecs-2019-indonesia-orders-more-fast-attack-craft/
Gordon Arthur
22nd January 2019
The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) has ordered four additional KCR-60M fast attack craft, with these to be built by PT PAL. This will rise the number of these vessels to eight in the navy.
The order that was signed on 28 December is worth IDR2,800 trillion ($195 million), and delivery of the first craft by PT PAL’s Surabaya shipyard will occur in 2021.
The vessels will be fitted for but not with weapons, sensors and countermeasures. Separate contracts for this equipment should materialise at a later date.
While the class was originally conceived as a strike craft fitted with anti-ship missiles, of a size and speed that could make good use of cover offered by Indonesia’s island-strewn archipelago, the next batch of four vessels may end up with a lower level of equipment and be used for less-intensive missions.
Three KCR-60M fast attack craft have been delivered to the TNI-AL so far (all between May and September 2014). A fourth craft is expected soon, after being launched last February.
Also known as the Sampari class, the type measures 59.8m in length. Twin MTU 20V 4000 M73L engines ensure a top speed of 28kt, or a maximum range of 2,400nm at a speed of 20kt. Its endurance is listed as nine days, and it sails with a complement of 43.
Issues in terms of vessel size, radar cross-section and armament encouraged the TNI-AL to recommend design changes for future production.
The first four vessels were built with a Bofors 40mm gun (although a Bofors Mk 3 57mm gun was later ordered for the lead vessel) and two Denel GI-2 20mm cannons.
The two newer ships have C-705 anti-ship missiles, but these weapons were removed from the oldest two boats in order to fit a 30mm close-in weapon system. A Chinese SR-47 search radar and TR-47 fire control radar are also fitted.
Indonesia has been struggling to adequately monitor its maritime territory, so such vessels are useful in maintaining security against threats such as terrorism, illegal fishing and smuggling.
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/adecs-2019-indonesia-orders-more-fast-attack-craft/
