In late December, Indonesia appointed Admiral Yudo Margono. Please contact us for subscription options. An Indonesian Navy battleship sails through the Madura Strait close to the port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia, April 21, 2019. *Writing by Umar Idris from Anadolu Agency Indonesian desk in JakartaĪnadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The target, he said, is depending on the country's financial condition, as the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the government's budget. He did not specify which country these submarines would be bought from, nor whether they would be new or used. This was decided during a meeting of senior military officials with parliamentarians on Thursday to discuss the submarine sinking and the condition of the military's defense equipment, Dave said in cell phone messages to reporters in the capital Jakarta. Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing Navy submarine have found an oil spill near the vessels dive. With 53 personnel on board 49 crew men, three gunners and the commander the submarine has been declared. The submarine is only built to withstand depths of up to 820ft below sea-level. The wreckage of the KRI Nanggala-402, designed in Germany in 1977 and commissioned by the Indonesian Navy in 1981, was later found. The KRI Nanggala stopped responding at about 3am on Wednesday, Indonesian time. Last month, an Indonesian submarine sank during a naval exercise, killing all 53 crew members on board. An Indonesian parliamentarian said on Friday that the country set a target to have ten submarines for the Indonesian Navy by 2029.Īccording to parliament member Dave Laksono, the country currently has four submarines, but only one is fully operational.
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