Saithan
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Actually we also have local companies capable to make the system like radar, CMS, and others. But they are mostly used for modernizing old vessel like Van Speijk Class frigates. New vessel uses imported system and this trend is also criticized by our defense journalist above.
As I said in my previous post, our official is not interested in assembling work. This is what I read some years ago since I was also quite enthusiast with the program and following the news about it.
Yup, quite true although I dont agree with the words tiny since their encroachment area is not small either, but because our sea territory is very large, so it looks quite small from the map looking point of view.
Can be those accumulative problems that you mentioned that trigger the change of the system.
KCR 60 second batch has already addressed the issue and so far there is no complaint from Navy. The maker, PT PAL, has also joined the tender to make OPV for Indonesian Navy using their owned design.
I believe Indonesian defense industry which was involved in the project, PTDI, understand the situation better. They also have made several under license weapon like torpedo and FFAR rockets. And so far it is the company which manufacture our home grown Rhan122 m rocket, together with Pindad. As I have stated previously, our engineers only want the know how to make critical part like engine and guidance system for cruise missile. They are not interested with assembling work.
Our planners, as I observe, prefer to do research by ourselves regarding cruise missile. It is the only way getting the know how since many cruise missile maker dont want to share critical technology, just like what we experience with Chinese. It is why we have initiated our cruise missile program, starting with the engine and guidance system by our state university and just start at this year they have made consortium on cruise missile program with PTDI become the lead consortium and already get the contract from defense ministry office. Other research institution like LAPAN (space agency) and BPPT also have their cruise missile research and for LAPAN they have tested it several times.
I hope Indonesia has learned from China and builds a naval base or such if there island in that area. China will take it if you don’t stake your claim with heavy investment. Philippines should have built lighthouses on their claumed islands too. If they still haven’t done so. Then it’s probably too late noone there can take on China.
That is exactly what I was thinking ottoman sultans married women from their harem to loyal sibjects or ppl they wanted to tie to themselves. RTE did the same with BaykarI asked the same question before but today I got the answer
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