South Korea has signed a US$1.02 billion contract to sell three 1,400-ton submarines to Indonesia.<\/p>\n
It is the second such deal between the two countries in eight years, according to Seoul\u2019s state arms procurement agency.<\/p>\n
The deal was signed in Bandung, West Java, between South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DMSE) and the Indonesian government. DSME reportedly outbid Russian and German competitors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new project will provide a momentum for the two countries to further strengthen defence industry cooperations,\u201d said Wang Jung-hong, chief of the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration.<\/p>\n
The 1,400-ton submarine the South Korean firm will be building is expected to be an upgraded version of the 1,200-ton Type 209 submarine in use in the South Korean navy, according to the reports.<\/p>\n
The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine. The submarine South Korean company is to build will accommodate 40 crewmembers and include eight launchers capable of shooting torpedoes, mines and missiles. <\/p>\n
The submarines will be delivered to Indonesia by the first half of 2026 and a product of joint construction at PT PAL Indonesia, a shipyard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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