http://www.janes.com/article/60877/...russian-kilo-class-submarines-says-ambassador
n a bid to upgrade its naval capabilities Indonesia plans to buy two Russian-made Project 636.3 Kilo-class (or Varshavyanka-class) diesel-electric submarines as well as Beriev Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft, M Wahid Supriyadi, Indonesia's ambassador to Moscow, told Russian news agency TASS on May 30.
"We really plan to purchase amphibious planes developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and Kilo-class submarines from Russia," the diplomat was quoted as saying. "We're working on these purchases," Supriyadi said, adding that "relevant Russian specialists will be invited to Indonesia".
The Southeast Asian country may become one of the first to receive the Be-200ChS, as TASS reported that Russia was ready to start deliveries of the amphibious jet-powered aircraft to Indonesia. The Be-200ChS is intended as a multirole platform, but with particular utility for fire-fighting and coastal search-and-rescue operations.
The statements come just days after Moscow and Indonesia signed a defence co-operation deal to facilitate the exchange of intelligence data, collaboration in science and technology, and the establishment of joint industrial facilities.
During a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on 18 May, Indonesian president Joko Widodo presented his country's shopping list, which includes not only the Kilo-class submarines but also Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighters, according to The Jakarta Post .
The newspaper also reported that Jakarta plans to build a centre for the maintenance of purchased weaponry systems as well as the joint production of ammunition and other weapons in Indonesia.
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) currently operates two Cakra Type 209/1300 submarines built in the late 1970s, which are projected to be retired and replaced by new diesel-electric boats in the early 2020s.
The country has therefore been striving to increase its subsurface force for some years and the Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a contract with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in late 2011 to supply three Chang Bogo-class (Type 209) diesel-electric attack submarines by 2020.
n a bid to upgrade its naval capabilities Indonesia plans to buy two Russian-made Project 636.3 Kilo-class (or Varshavyanka-class) diesel-electric submarines as well as Beriev Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft, M Wahid Supriyadi, Indonesia's ambassador to Moscow, told Russian news agency TASS on May 30.
"We really plan to purchase amphibious planes developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and Kilo-class submarines from Russia," the diplomat was quoted as saying. "We're working on these purchases," Supriyadi said, adding that "relevant Russian specialists will be invited to Indonesia".
The Southeast Asian country may become one of the first to receive the Be-200ChS, as TASS reported that Russia was ready to start deliveries of the amphibious jet-powered aircraft to Indonesia. The Be-200ChS is intended as a multirole platform, but with particular utility for fire-fighting and coastal search-and-rescue operations.
The statements come just days after Moscow and Indonesia signed a defence co-operation deal to facilitate the exchange of intelligence data, collaboration in science and technology, and the establishment of joint industrial facilities.
During a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on 18 May, Indonesian president Joko Widodo presented his country's shopping list, which includes not only the Kilo-class submarines but also Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighters, according to The Jakarta Post .
The newspaper also reported that Jakarta plans to build a centre for the maintenance of purchased weaponry systems as well as the joint production of ammunition and other weapons in Indonesia.
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) currently operates two Cakra Type 209/1300 submarines built in the late 1970s, which are projected to be retired and replaced by new diesel-electric boats in the early 2020s.
The country has therefore been striving to increase its subsurface force for some years and the Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a contract with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in late 2011 to supply three Chang Bogo-class (Type 209) diesel-electric attack submarines by 2020.
