Babcock sells first new frigate design licence to Indonesia
Babcock the aerospace, defence and security company has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned enterprise that builds and maintains ships for military and commercial use from its facilities in Surabaya, Indonesia.
The breakthrough deal comes two years since Babcock’s AH140 design was first announced as the preferred bidder for the UK Type 31 frigate programme at DSEI 2019, with the contract confirmed in November of the same year.
The design licence will enable PAL to build two Arrowhead 140 frigates in Indonesia with bespoke design modifications for the Indonesian Navy.
The agreement was signed at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 event in London, on board HMS Argyll, by David Lockwood CEO Babcock and Kaharuddin Djenod, CEO PAL. And was witnessed by the Defence Minister of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto and UK Defence Secretary, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP.
Babcock has been working alongside the UK Government to promote the Arrowhead 140 Frigate into the global market with strong interest internationally. The company recently announced that it was one of the bidders down selected by the Polish Government to provide a potential design solution for the Polish Navy’s Miecznik (Swordfish) frigate programme.
The baseline Arrowhead 140 design can be configured to meet a broad range of naval requirements and, with Babcock’s support PAL will now engineer the required modifications to configure the Arrowhead 140 for the Indonesian customer.
David Lockwood, CEO Babcock said:
“Today is a really exciting moment for Babcock and our frigate export programme, as we sign the design licence with PAL for two new frigates for the Indonesian Navy.
“The beauty of our export product is that it is a readily transferable design that can be tailored to the customer’s needs as part of our strong Arrowhead frigate portfolio. What’s more, the design licence and subsequent build programme will be a significant catalyst for prosperity in Indonesia.
“Working with our Indonesian colleagues this contract will see Arrowhead 140 frigates built in Indonesia, by the local workforce, contributing directly to the social and economic value of its sovereign shipbuilding community and country as a whole. We look forward to further opportunities to support PAL as the programme matures.
“It’s a proud day for the Babcock and PAL teams.”
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said:
“I was delighted to attend the contract signing between Babcock and Indonesia on board HMS Argyll today, representing the best of British maritime design and engineering to our international partners.
“Signalling the strength of our defence relationship with Indonesia, both of our Naval Forces will operate this world-leading frigate in the future and will work closely together to protect our mutual interests around the world.” The Arrowhead 140 frigate design, benefits from a proven hull-form that has been tried and tested in real-world operational environments from NATO and coalition task forces to national regional and deployed operations. The baseline Arrowhead 140 design can be configured to meet a broad range of operational requirements and profiles a global frigate may be called upon to undertake and adopt and with a growing number of users it can also support interoperability between naval allies.
Signing Image – David Lockwood, Babcock CEO (L) and Kaharuddin Djenod, CEO PAL (R) sign contract on board HMS Argyll.
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Although the license deal is between SOE shipbuilder PT.PAL and Babcock, the actual construction will take place in PT. Batamec Shipyards in Batam... This is a private shipbuilder and not SOE... this is due to the docks and yards at PT. PAL being full at the moment (2 hospital ships & 2 KCR 60 in production)... I think this the first time a warship of this size is built in a non-SOE shipyard.
InfoPublik - Perkuat Alutsista, TNI AL Bangun Kapal Frigate
Jakarta, InfoPublik - TNI Angkatan Laut memperkuat Alat Utama Sistem Senjata (Alutsista) dengan membangun kapal jenis frigate. PT. PAL Indonesia bekerjasama dengan Babcock Inggris.
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Strengthening Alutsista, Indonesian Navy Builds Frigates
Friday, September 24, 2021 | 11:36 WIB| Writer
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Jakarta, InfoPublik - The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) is strengthening the Main Weapon System Tool (Alutsista) by building a frigate type ship. PT. PAL Indonesia in cooperation with Babcock England.
The collaboration is in terms of the design of the Arrowhead 140 Frigate Ship, while for production activities it will work together with PT. Batamec. The construction of this frigate type ship was marked by the inauguration of the Project Officer and Commander of the Task Force (Dansatgas) for the construction of frigate ships by the Head of the Naval Procurement Service (Kadisadal) First Admiral Maman Rohman at Wisma Elang Laut, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Thursday (23/9/ 2021).
In a written statement received by InfoPublik.id , Friday (9/24/2021), Kadisadal confirmed the First Admiral of the Indonesian Armed Forces AR. Agus Santoso, who daily serves as Kasal Special Staff as Project Officer and TNI First Admiral Taat Siswo Sunarto, who daily serves as Kasal Special Staff as Commander of the task force (Dansatgas) for frigate construction.
"The assignment of a position is a form of trust and appreciation from the leadership of the Navy to personnel who have the ability and credibility to run the organization, both structural and functional positions," said Kadisadal.
Kadisadal explained that the project officer's task in the construction of this frigate is to coordinate the readiness of shipbuilding from the Human Resources (HR) aspect to increasing the use of domestic components in order to advance and develop the defense industry.
Meanwhile, the Task Force is tasked with overseeing and supervising all stages of ship construction, starting from the design process to integrating the system and various tests with the hope that ship construction can be completed on time and with appropriate quality.
Furthermore, Kadisadal said that the ship to be built would later have anti- surface , anti-submarine and surface-to- air ( surface to air ) warfare capabilities as well as fire support. This is in accordance with Admiral Yudo Margono's Navy Chief of Staff Priority Program (Kasal) to modernize KRI, Pesud and Matpur towards ready-to-operate forces.
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Friday, September 24, 2021 | 11:36 WIB| Writer
Yudi Rahmat
, Editor Untung S
Jakarta, InfoPublik - The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) is strengthening the Main Weapon System Tool (Alutsista) by building a frigate type ship. PT. PAL Indonesia in cooperation with Babcock England.
The collaboration is in terms of the design of the Arrowhead 140 Frigate Ship, while for production activities it will work together with PT. Batamec. The construction of this frigate type ship was marked by the inauguration of the Project Officer and Commander of the Task Force (Dansatgas) for the construction of frigate ships by the Head of the Naval Procurement Service (Kadisadal) First Admiral Maman Rohman at Wisma Elang Laut, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Thursday (23/9/ 2021).
In a written statement received by InfoPublik.id , Friday (9/24/2021), Kadisadal confirmed the First Admiral of the Indonesian Armed Forces AR. Agus Santoso, who daily serves as Kasal Special Staff as Project Officer and TNI First Admiral Taat Siswo Sunarto, who daily serves as Kasal Special Staff as Commander of the task force (Dansatgas) for frigate construction.
"The assignment of a position is a form of trust and appreciation from the leadership of the Navy to personnel who have the ability and credibility to run the organization, both structural and functional positions," said Kadisadal.
Kadisadal explained that the project officer's task in the construction of this frigate is to coordinate the readiness of shipbuilding from the Human Resources (HR) aspect to increasing the use of domestic components in order to advance and develop the defense industry.
Meanwhile, the Task Force is tasked with overseeing and supervising all stages of ship construction, starting from the design process to integrating the system and various tests with the hope that ship construction can be completed on time and with appropriate quality.
Furthermore, Kadisadal said that the ship to be built would later have anti- surface , anti-submarine and surface-to- air ( surface to air ) warfare capabilities as well as fire support. This is in accordance with Admiral Yudo Margono's Navy Chief of Staff Priority Program (Kasal) to modernize KRI, Pesud and Matpur towards ready-to-operate forces.
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