January 20 2012, Jakarta: Navy chief Admiral Soeparno has said the first of three submarines built in South Korea will be finished by 2015. He said the procurement contract had been signed by officials from the Indonesian Defense Ministry and South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering in December.
“The first submarine will be completed by 2015,” he said on the sidelines of military leaders meeting at the Indonesian Military (TNI) headquarters on Wednesday.
Soeparno said the first submarine would completely be built in South Korea while the two others would be a joint production by Indonesians and South Koreans.
Earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said the contract mentions that there will be a transfer of technology in the construction of the submarines. “Indonesian shipbuilding company PT PAL will send 50 technicians to South Korea,” the former Jakarta military commander said.
In the construction of the second submarine, he said, the Indonesian technicians are expected to have played roles.
Source: the Jakarta Post
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