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Frigate or Destroyer?
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April 25, 2017
The ‘Sejong Daewang’ class destroyers are in service with the ROKN and will provide the basic design of the new, improved variant of this class which will include the Aegis CMS. (US DoD)
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Budgetary and strategic factors are slowly dividing the Asia-Pacific region into navies that can afford destroyers, and those that cannot. This, in turn, is contributing to an increasingly blurred distinction between the two ship categories.
For much of the twentieth century, the distinction between frigates and destroyers was betrayed by their displacement and intended missions. Traditionally, frigates displace between 2000 and 3000 tons, and are considered to be small surface combatants specialised in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). Destroyers, on the other hand, traditionally displace between 4000 and 5000 tons, and were designed not only for ASW but also, in some cases, to deliver a heavier punch than frigates by carrying Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) and Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) capabilities: “However, if we fast-forward to today, the mission lines between frigates and destroyers have become blurred,” says Collin Koh, a research fellow at the maritime security programme of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore: “Many new frigates have started to tout heavier AAW and even ASuW punches, even if they may still retain a primary ASW fit,” Mr. Koh continues. The continued reduction of defence budgets since the end of the Cold War combined with a wide variety of security and strategic factors, are contributing to shaping a geographical map of Asia-Pacific surface combatant programmes that draws very clear lines between sub-regions.
Australasia
Mr. Koh continues that: “Australia and New Zealand continue to operate frigates, but Australia is the only country investing long-term into new-build ships.” In fact, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) operates two frigates but no destroyers, and has no plans to acquire any new ships in either category. Australia, on the other hand, is much closer to the: “competition between countries and major powers” currently taking place in the East and South China Seas propelled by the maritime and territorial claims which the People’s Republic of China has in these two stretches of water, and is particularly concerned with “military modernisation in the region,” as its 2016 Defence White Paper which outlines the governments strategic and defence procurement priorities. As such, the Australian government has two major programmes: the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) and the Future Frigate initiatives.
Through the AWD programme, the AWD alliance (which includes Navantia, Australia’s Defence Material Organisation procurement agency, Raytheon and ASC) is building three ‘Hobart’ class AWDs. Displacing 7000 tons and armed with a BAE Systems’ Mk.45 127mm main armament and a Raytheon Phalanx Block-1B Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), the ship’s AAW capabilities include Lockheed Martin’s Mk.41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) to accommodate Raytheon’s RIM-66 Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) and RIM-174 Standard Extended-Range Active Missile SAMs (Surface-to-Air Missiles). ASuW provision is provided by the ship’s Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon family Anti-Ship Missiles (AShMs) with the vessel’s ASW punch provided by its EuroTorp MU-90 Impact torpedoes.
The three ships in the class, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Brisbane and HMAS Sydney, were initially respectively slated for delivery in December 2014, early 2016 and mid-2017 however a number of delays have continuously increased the overall cost of the programme and postponed delivery. HMAS Hobart successfully completed Builder Sea Trials off the coast of South Australia on 24 September 2016, and is slated for delivery in June 2017, while HMAS Brisbane and HMAS Sydney should now be delivered in September 2018 and March 2020 respectively.
Despite the ‘Hobart’ class delays, the Future Frigate programme, also known as the SEA-5000 initative to the Australian Department of Defence (DoD), was on the other hand brought forward, a DoD press release announced in August 2015. The programme involves the construction of nine frigates to replace the eight ‘ANZAC’ class frigates currently serving with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In April 2016 the DoD announced the three competitors shortlisted for the Competitive Evaluation Programme (CEP) launched in October 2015: BAE Systems, Fincantieri and Navantia. BAE Systems is offering its Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) design while Fincantieri is competing with its ‘Bergamini’ class frigate design already in service with the Marina Militaire (Italian Navy), while Navantia’s design is: “based on the latest and most modern (‘Álvaro de Bazán’ class frigate operated by the Spanish Navy),” says Ms Esther Benito Lope, a Navantia spokesperson: “and Navantia’s added value is its experience with frigates”, with five of these vessels built for the Armada Española (Spanish Navy) and three planned for the RAN via the ‘Hobart’ class which uses this design as its base.
The ‘Álvaro de Bazán’ class frigate is used by the Spanish Navy, and the design has also been selected as the basis for the Royal Australian Navy’s ‘Hobart’ class destroyers. (Brian Burnell)
Northeast Asia
Further north, Japan and the Republic of Korea face the common threat of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) ballistic missiles, with the DPRK claiming that it was now in possession of a missile capable of hitting the United States in August. Therefore both Japan and the ROK’s destroyers are equipped with the latest iteration of the Lockheed Martin Aegis Combat Management System (CMS) which can provide command and control for ballistic missile defence, as does the allied US Navy: “The PRC acquired its own ‘Chinese Aegis’ in large to match what its immediate neighbours are having, but also to provide fleet AAW cover for the (People’s Liberation Army Navy/PLAN) aircraft carrier and accompanying forces,” Mr. Koh continues.
In a continuous effort to increase its assertiveness, the PLAN, has ongoing frigate and destroyer programmes. Regarding the latter, the PLAN has designed an updated version of the ‘Type 052C/Luyang-II’ class destroyer dubbed the ‘Type 052D/Luyang III’ class. According to local sources, this latter class may displace as much as 10000 tons and is fitted with a vast sensor suite including the Type 346A naval surveillance radar. It is armed with YJ-18A/B AShMs and surface-to-surface missiles, China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation HQ-9 SAMs and anti-submarine rockets. Jiangnan Shipyard built the first eight vessels of the class and launched a ninth one on 28 July. The Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) also began construction of ‘Type 052D/Luyang III’ destroyers on 28 November 2015, with the first ship currently being fitted the second one launched on 3 August 2016 and third expected to be launched shortly. Meanwhile, in the frigate domain, construction of the PLAN’s ‘Type 054A/Jiangkai II’ class frigates continues. On 8 June 2016, Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhongua shipyard launched the 25th example, while the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou, southern China launched the 24th example on 17 June 2016.
The PLAN is pursuing an energetic schedule for construction new frigates and destroyers. These new ships include the ‘Type 54/Jiangkai II’ class frigates, the 25 example of which was launched in June 2016. (US DoD)
Accompanying Japan’s desire to show more assertiveness in the region in the face of the PRC’s increasingly outward strategic posture, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has launched its own destroyer programme. The ‘Azikuzi’ class is expected to replace the JMSDF’s current ‘Asagiri’ class destroyers. Two ships have been ordered and are currently being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with the first one to be completed in 2017 according to a local source. Very little information is available on the programme, other than the ships will have a displacement of 5000 tons, will have a high performance ASW capability and will be equipped with Combined Gas Turbine Electric and Gas turbine (COGLAG) propulsion as well as using a new naval surveillance radar of an unknown type.
Away from Japan, in the last decade, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has been focusing on procuring; “capable high end ships complete with ASW, AAW and ASuW capabilities,” says Matthew Caris, senior associate at Avascent, a Washington DC-based consultancy. As such, the ROK Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA), which overseas the country’s defence procurement, signed an agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries, on 24 June 2016, to commence development of the second batch of ‘Sejong Daewang’ class destroyers. The three new ships will be an improved variant of the three batch one ‘Sejong Daewang’ class, with a full load displacement of 10000 tons and equipped with Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Baseline-9 CMS (see above), and the AN/SPY-1D S-band (2.3-2.5/2.7-3.7 gigahertz) naval surveillance radar. The ships’ sensor suite also includes Atlas Elektronik’s bow-mounted DSQS-21 BZ-M sonar and MTeQ towed array sonar system. In terms of armament, the ships are fitted with a single Thales Goalkeeper 30mm CIWS, Raytheon’s RIM-116 family SAMs and a BAE Systems Mk.45 Mod.4 127mm naval gun. The ASuW capabilities include the LIG Nex1 SSM-700K Hae Sung long-range AShMs and LIG Nex1 Hyunmoo-III surface-to-surface missiles: “Currently HHI is finishing-up the design, and plans to start building the ships within the next two years,” says Seon Jeong U an HHI spokesperson.
The ‘Sejong Daewang’ class destroyers are in service with the ROKN and will provide the basic design of the new, improved variant of this class which will include the Aegis CMS. (US DoD)
Regarding frigates, the ROKN will receive eight ‘FFX-II’ class frigates; an improved variant of the ROKN’s existing ‘Incheon’ class frigates that will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The ‘FFX-II’ class has a full load displacement of 3600 tons and is armed with the RIM-166 Block-1 SAM, the SSM-700K AShM and Agency for Defence Development/Almaz-Antey Cheolmae-2 SAMs. The first vessel, launched on 2 June 2016, is slated to be commissioned in 2018.
The ROKN’s ‘Incheon’ class frigates are to provide the baseline design for the navy’s forthcoming ‘FSX-II’ class ships; the first of which is expected to be commissioned in 2018. (ROKN)
South Asia
Looking forward South Asia, Mr. Koh states that: “the key player remains India, with comparable frigate and destroyer programmes relative to Northeast Asia (see above) … whereas Pakistan continues to focus on frigates as its largest surface combatant, after having retired the navy’s Cold War-era destroyers.” Pakistan, however, does not have any ongoing frigates programmes, while India continues with the construction of its ‘Kolkata’ class destroyers, of which the first two ships, INS Kolkata and INS Kochi, were commissioned in August 2014 and September 2015 respectively. Built by indigenous shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), the ‘Kolkata’ class destroyers have full load displacement of 6,800 tons. The last vessel, INS Chennai, is slated for commissioning by the end of 2016. MDL was also selected, in January 2011, for the construction four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers. According to local sources, the ‘Visakhapatnam’ class will have a displacement of 7300 tons and will feature a deck with a low radar cross section while maintaining the hull form of the ‘Kolkata’ class.
Southeast Asia
Meanwhile: “In Southeast Asia, the key players, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, are all into frigates, since destroyers are regarded as … too expensive,” argues Mr. Koh. While Singapore does not currently have any ongoing programme, the Philippines have just recently signed a contract with HHI for the construction of two frigates. Furthermore, in August 2010, Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) launched the SIGMA 10514 frigate project, resulting in the development of the ‘Martadinata’ class vessels. The contract for the two vessels was awarded to Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), which is working with indigenous shipyard PT PAL in the development and construction of the vessel. The first eponymous example successfully completed sea trials on 7 September and, according to Hein van Ameijden, the director of DSNS: “As a result of the close collaboration between DSNS and PT PAL, we expect to deliver both vessels according to schedule: the first one in January 2017 and the second one in September 2017.”
Away from Indonesia, while a contract for the multipurpose frigate programme was signed in August 2013 between DSME and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), it was only on 18 May 2016 that DSME laid the keel for the first of the two frigates that the RTN expects to receive. The DW3000 is a modernised variant of the ‘Kwanggaeto Daewang’ class destroyer in service with the ROKN, and is expected to have a displacement of 3650 tons. No additional information is currently available regarding this programme. Moreover, on 29 April, Russia’s Zelenodolsk Shipyard launched the first of an additional three ‘Gepard’ class multipurpose frigates to the People’s Army of Vietnam Navy (PAVN). This is part of a contract signed between the PAVN and the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in 2006, which has already seen the delivery of two ‘Gepard’ class multipurpose frigates, Dinh Tien Hoang and Li Taï Toh, in March and August 2011 respectively. The last two ships of the class were scheduled for delivery in August and September 2016, although no additional information has been released since April to confirm this.
After having experienced a number of significant delays since it was launched in October 2013, the Philippines’ Navy (PN) Frigate Acquisition Programme (FAP) was finally awarded to HHI in August 2016. The contract to build two 2600 tons frigates was signed on 24 October, and the design, according to Mr. Jeong U, will be a smaller light combatant version of the ‘Incheon’ class frigate currently in service with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN): “HHI should start building the first ship in a year’s time,” estimated Mr. Jeong U: “and we project delivery of the second ship within 42 months of signing the contract,” in approximately mid-2020.
Larger priorities
The ongoing frigate and destroyer programmes in the Asia-Pacific read like a map of regional priorities. While countries with sufficient defence budgets are building both frigates and destroyers to match their neighbour’s naval capabilities, others are focusing on the construction of ships with designs and capabilities which are slowly blurring traditional distinctions between frigates and destroyers.
Indeed, constrained by their financial resources and the uncertainty of the economic climate in the region, countries throughout the Asia-Pacific are being pushed to design ever-larger surface combatants as a result of the factors discussed above. As an example, the RAN’s ‘Hobart’ class (see above) displace 6250 tonnes, considered above the traditional classification for a destroyer, while the PLAN’s ‘Type 054A/Jiangkai II’ class frigates displace 3900 tons; heavy for a ship classified as a frigate. This increase in size allows navies to not only accommodate increasing capabilities and pack a more significant punch, but also to acquire a comparatively smaller force of these ships for various roles: “The idea of building (large frigates and destroyers) is also to provide for redundancies onboard to accommodate future retrofits and mid-life upgrades,” notes Mr Koh, as such extending the service life of the ships: “Frigates and destroyers consequently become larger, to accommodate a greater repertoire of capabilities to suit the spectrum of missions their builders and buyers envisage them to fulfil.”
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Budgetary and strategic factors are slowly dividing the Asia-Pacific region into navies that can afford destroyers, and those that cannot. This, in turn, is contributing to an increasingly blurred distinction between the two ship categories.
For much of the twentieth century, the distinction between frigates and destroyers was betrayed by their displacement and intended missions. Traditionally, frigates displace between 2000 and 3000 tons, and are considered to be small surface combatants specialised in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). Destroyers, on the other hand, traditionally displace between 4000 and 5000 tons, and were designed not only for ASW but also, in some cases, to deliver a heavier punch than frigates by carrying Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) and Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) capabilities: “However, if we fast-forward to today, the mission lines between frigates and destroyers have become blurred,” says Collin Koh, a research fellow at the maritime security programme of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore: “Many new frigates have started to tout heavier AAW and even ASuW punches, even if they may still retain a primary ASW fit,” Mr. Koh continues. The continued reduction of defence budgets since the end of the Cold War combined with a wide variety of security and strategic factors, are contributing to shaping a geographical map of Asia-Pacific surface combatant programmes that draws very clear lines between sub-regions.
Australasia
Mr. Koh continues that: “Australia and New Zealand continue to operate frigates, but Australia is the only country investing long-term into new-build ships.” In fact, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) operates two frigates but no destroyers, and has no plans to acquire any new ships in either category. Australia, on the other hand, is much closer to the: “competition between countries and major powers” currently taking place in the East and South China Seas propelled by the maritime and territorial claims which the People’s Republic of China has in these two stretches of water, and is particularly concerned with “military modernisation in the region,” as its 2016 Defence White Paper which outlines the governments strategic and defence procurement priorities. As such, the Australian government has two major programmes: the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) and the Future Frigate initiatives.
Through the AWD programme, the AWD alliance (which includes Navantia, Australia’s Defence Material Organisation procurement agency, Raytheon and ASC) is building three ‘Hobart’ class AWDs. Displacing 7000 tons and armed with a BAE Systems’ Mk.45 127mm main armament and a Raytheon Phalanx Block-1B Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), the ship’s AAW capabilities include Lockheed Martin’s Mk.41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) to accommodate Raytheon’s RIM-66 Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) and RIM-174 Standard Extended-Range Active Missile SAMs (Surface-to-Air Missiles). ASuW provision is provided by the ship’s Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon family Anti-Ship Missiles (AShMs) with the vessel’s ASW punch provided by its EuroTorp MU-90 Impact torpedoes.
The three ships in the class, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Brisbane and HMAS Sydney, were initially respectively slated for delivery in December 2014, early 2016 and mid-2017 however a number of delays have continuously increased the overall cost of the programme and postponed delivery. HMAS Hobart successfully completed Builder Sea Trials off the coast of South Australia on 24 September 2016, and is slated for delivery in June 2017, while HMAS Brisbane and HMAS Sydney should now be delivered in September 2018 and March 2020 respectively.
Despite the ‘Hobart’ class delays, the Future Frigate programme, also known as the SEA-5000 initative to the Australian Department of Defence (DoD), was on the other hand brought forward, a DoD press release announced in August 2015. The programme involves the construction of nine frigates to replace the eight ‘ANZAC’ class frigates currently serving with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In April 2016 the DoD announced the three competitors shortlisted for the Competitive Evaluation Programme (CEP) launched in October 2015: BAE Systems, Fincantieri and Navantia. BAE Systems is offering its Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) design while Fincantieri is competing with its ‘Bergamini’ class frigate design already in service with the Marina Militaire (Italian Navy), while Navantia’s design is: “based on the latest and most modern (‘Álvaro de Bazán’ class frigate operated by the Spanish Navy),” says Ms Esther Benito Lope, a Navantia spokesperson: “and Navantia’s added value is its experience with frigates”, with five of these vessels built for the Armada Española (Spanish Navy) and three planned for the RAN via the ‘Hobart’ class which uses this design as its base.
The ‘Álvaro de Bazán’ class frigate is used by the Spanish Navy, and the design has also been selected as the basis for the Royal Australian Navy’s ‘Hobart’ class destroyers. (Brian Burnell)
Northeast Asia
Further north, Japan and the Republic of Korea face the common threat of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) ballistic missiles, with the DPRK claiming that it was now in possession of a missile capable of hitting the United States in August. Therefore both Japan and the ROK’s destroyers are equipped with the latest iteration of the Lockheed Martin Aegis Combat Management System (CMS) which can provide command and control for ballistic missile defence, as does the allied US Navy: “The PRC acquired its own ‘Chinese Aegis’ in large to match what its immediate neighbours are having, but also to provide fleet AAW cover for the (People’s Liberation Army Navy/PLAN) aircraft carrier and accompanying forces,” Mr. Koh continues.
In a continuous effort to increase its assertiveness, the PLAN, has ongoing frigate and destroyer programmes. Regarding the latter, the PLAN has designed an updated version of the ‘Type 052C/Luyang-II’ class destroyer dubbed the ‘Type 052D/Luyang III’ class. According to local sources, this latter class may displace as much as 10000 tons and is fitted with a vast sensor suite including the Type 346A naval surveillance radar. It is armed with YJ-18A/B AShMs and surface-to-surface missiles, China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation HQ-9 SAMs and anti-submarine rockets. Jiangnan Shipyard built the first eight vessels of the class and launched a ninth one on 28 July. The Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) also began construction of ‘Type 052D/Luyang III’ destroyers on 28 November 2015, with the first ship currently being fitted the second one launched on 3 August 2016 and third expected to be launched shortly. Meanwhile, in the frigate domain, construction of the PLAN’s ‘Type 054A/Jiangkai II’ class frigates continues. On 8 June 2016, Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhongua shipyard launched the 25th example, while the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou, southern China launched the 24th example on 17 June 2016.
The PLAN is pursuing an energetic schedule for construction new frigates and destroyers. These new ships include the ‘Type 54/Jiangkai II’ class frigates, the 25 example of which was launched in June 2016. (US DoD)
Accompanying Japan’s desire to show more assertiveness in the region in the face of the PRC’s increasingly outward strategic posture, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has launched its own destroyer programme. The ‘Azikuzi’ class is expected to replace the JMSDF’s current ‘Asagiri’ class destroyers. Two ships have been ordered and are currently being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with the first one to be completed in 2017 according to a local source. Very little information is available on the programme, other than the ships will have a displacement of 5000 tons, will have a high performance ASW capability and will be equipped with Combined Gas Turbine Electric and Gas turbine (COGLAG) propulsion as well as using a new naval surveillance radar of an unknown type.
Away from Japan, in the last decade, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has been focusing on procuring; “capable high end ships complete with ASW, AAW and ASuW capabilities,” says Matthew Caris, senior associate at Avascent, a Washington DC-based consultancy. As such, the ROK Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA), which overseas the country’s defence procurement, signed an agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries, on 24 June 2016, to commence development of the second batch of ‘Sejong Daewang’ class destroyers. The three new ships will be an improved variant of the three batch one ‘Sejong Daewang’ class, with a full load displacement of 10000 tons and equipped with Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Baseline-9 CMS (see above), and the AN/SPY-1D S-band (2.3-2.5/2.7-3.7 gigahertz) naval surveillance radar. The ships’ sensor suite also includes Atlas Elektronik’s bow-mounted DSQS-21 BZ-M sonar and MTeQ towed array sonar system. In terms of armament, the ships are fitted with a single Thales Goalkeeper 30mm CIWS, Raytheon’s RIM-116 family SAMs and a BAE Systems Mk.45 Mod.4 127mm naval gun. The ASuW capabilities include the LIG Nex1 SSM-700K Hae Sung long-range AShMs and LIG Nex1 Hyunmoo-III surface-to-surface missiles: “Currently HHI is finishing-up the design, and plans to start building the ships within the next two years,” says Seon Jeong U an HHI spokesperson.
The ‘Sejong Daewang’ class destroyers are in service with the ROKN and will provide the basic design of the new, improved variant of this class which will include the Aegis CMS. (US DoD)
Regarding frigates, the ROKN will receive eight ‘FFX-II’ class frigates; an improved variant of the ROKN’s existing ‘Incheon’ class frigates that will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The ‘FFX-II’ class has a full load displacement of 3600 tons and is armed with the RIM-166 Block-1 SAM, the SSM-700K AShM and Agency for Defence Development/Almaz-Antey Cheolmae-2 SAMs. The first vessel, launched on 2 June 2016, is slated to be commissioned in 2018.
The ROKN’s ‘Incheon’ class frigates are to provide the baseline design for the navy’s forthcoming ‘FSX-II’ class ships; the first of which is expected to be commissioned in 2018. (ROKN)
South Asia
Looking forward South Asia, Mr. Koh states that: “the key player remains India, with comparable frigate and destroyer programmes relative to Northeast Asia (see above) … whereas Pakistan continues to focus on frigates as its largest surface combatant, after having retired the navy’s Cold War-era destroyers.” Pakistan, however, does not have any ongoing frigates programmes, while India continues with the construction of its ‘Kolkata’ class destroyers, of which the first two ships, INS Kolkata and INS Kochi, were commissioned in August 2014 and September 2015 respectively. Built by indigenous shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), the ‘Kolkata’ class destroyers have full load displacement of 6,800 tons. The last vessel, INS Chennai, is slated for commissioning by the end of 2016. MDL was also selected, in January 2011, for the construction four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers. According to local sources, the ‘Visakhapatnam’ class will have a displacement of 7300 tons and will feature a deck with a low radar cross section while maintaining the hull form of the ‘Kolkata’ class.
Southeast Asia
Meanwhile: “In Southeast Asia, the key players, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, are all into frigates, since destroyers are regarded as … too expensive,” argues Mr. Koh. While Singapore does not currently have any ongoing programme, the Philippines have just recently signed a contract with HHI for the construction of two frigates. Furthermore, in August 2010, Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) launched the SIGMA 10514 frigate project, resulting in the development of the ‘Martadinata’ class vessels. The contract for the two vessels was awarded to Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), which is working with indigenous shipyard PT PAL in the development and construction of the vessel. The first eponymous example successfully completed sea trials on 7 September and, according to Hein van Ameijden, the director of DSNS: “As a result of the close collaboration between DSNS and PT PAL, we expect to deliver both vessels according to schedule: the first one in January 2017 and the second one in September 2017.”
Away from Indonesia, while a contract for the multipurpose frigate programme was signed in August 2013 between DSME and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), it was only on 18 May 2016 that DSME laid the keel for the first of the two frigates that the RTN expects to receive. The DW3000 is a modernised variant of the ‘Kwanggaeto Daewang’ class destroyer in service with the ROKN, and is expected to have a displacement of 3650 tons. No additional information is currently available regarding this programme. Moreover, on 29 April, Russia’s Zelenodolsk Shipyard launched the first of an additional three ‘Gepard’ class multipurpose frigates to the People’s Army of Vietnam Navy (PAVN). This is part of a contract signed between the PAVN and the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in 2006, which has already seen the delivery of two ‘Gepard’ class multipurpose frigates, Dinh Tien Hoang and Li Taï Toh, in March and August 2011 respectively. The last two ships of the class were scheduled for delivery in August and September 2016, although no additional information has been released since April to confirm this.
After having experienced a number of significant delays since it was launched in October 2013, the Philippines’ Navy (PN) Frigate Acquisition Programme (FAP) was finally awarded to HHI in August 2016. The contract to build two 2600 tons frigates was signed on 24 October, and the design, according to Mr. Jeong U, will be a smaller light combatant version of the ‘Incheon’ class frigate currently in service with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN): “HHI should start building the first ship in a year’s time,” estimated Mr. Jeong U: “and we project delivery of the second ship within 42 months of signing the contract,” in approximately mid-2020.
Larger priorities
The ongoing frigate and destroyer programmes in the Asia-Pacific read like a map of regional priorities. While countries with sufficient defence budgets are building both frigates and destroyers to match their neighbour’s naval capabilities, others are focusing on the construction of ships with designs and capabilities which are slowly blurring traditional distinctions between frigates and destroyers.
Indeed, constrained by their financial resources and the uncertainty of the economic climate in the region, countries throughout the Asia-Pacific are being pushed to design ever-larger surface combatants as a result of the factors discussed above. As an example, the RAN’s ‘Hobart’ class (see above) displace 6250 tonnes, considered above the traditional classification for a destroyer, while the PLAN’s ‘Type 054A/Jiangkai II’ class frigates displace 3900 tons; heavy for a ship classified as a frigate. This increase in size allows navies to not only accommodate increasing capabilities and pack a more significant punch, but also to acquire a comparatively smaller force of these ships for various roles: “The idea of building (large frigates and destroyers) is also to provide for redundancies onboard to accommodate future retrofits and mid-life upgrades,” notes Mr Koh, as such extending the service life of the ships: “Frigates and destroyers consequently become larger, to accommodate a greater repertoire of capabilities to suit the spectrum of missions their builders and buyers envisage them to fulfil.”
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Russia’s defence industry holding company Rostec has said its subsidiary Techmash is considering setting up a facility in Indonesia to support the localised production of munitions.
Rostec said on 24 April that the potential programme would see Techmash launching a licensed production project in the Southeast Asian country to manufacture 30 mm and 100 mm-calibre artillery shells for Russian armoured vehicles in operation by the Indonesian Armed Forces.
Jane’s understands that the programme is specifically intended to support Indonesia’s BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles, more than 50 of which have been procured from Russia since 2010. To date, Indonesia has been importing BMP-3F ammunition from Russia.
http://www.janes.com/article/69816/russia-looks-to-build-munitions-in-indonesia
Indonesia issues tender to upgrade naval pier on South China Sea island
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International
25 April 2017
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- Indonesia has taken more steps towards upgrading its naval facilities in the South China Sea
- Upgrades will allow the deployment of larger vessels in the disputed maritime region
According to tender documents reviewed by Jane's on 25 April, the contract will include works to extend the pier that is currently used by Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI_AL). Other components in the contract include unspecified port facilities, and a water distribution system for the pier.
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Russia looks to build munitions in Indonesia
Jon Grevatt - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
25 April 2017
Russia’s defence industry holding company Rostec has said its subsidiary Techmash is considering setting up a facility in Indonesia to support the localised production of munitions.
Rostec said on 24 April that the potential programme would see Techmash launching a licensed production project in the Southeast Asian country to manufacture 30 mm and 100 mm-calibre artillery shells for Russian armoured vehicles in operation by the Indonesian Armed Forces.
Jane’s understands that the programme is specifically intended to support Indonesia’s BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles, more than 50 of which have been procured from Russia since 2010. To date, Indonesia has been importing BMP-3F ammunition from Russia.
http://www.janes.com/article/69816/russia-looks-to-build-munitions-in-indonesia
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DSME 209/1400 Submarine For Indonesia Will Arrive On June
Dua Kapal Selam dari Korsel Segera Dikirim
Tiga kapal selam TNI AL buatan DSME Korea Selatan (image : Korps Hiu Kencana)
JAKARTA – Kekuatan armada Angkatan Laut Indonesia bakal semakin tangguh. Juni mendatang, dua kapal selam jenis Chang-Bogo yang dipesan dari Korea Selatan akan dikirimkan. Kapal yang rencananya diberi nama KRI Nagapasa 403 dan KRI Ardadedali 404 itu bakal memperkuat Komando Armada RI Kawasan Timur (Koarmatim) yang berpusat di Surabaya.
’’Saat ini yang punya fasilitas markas kapal selam baru Koarmatim. Maka, kapal baru itu nanti juga akan bermarkas di sana,’’ jelas Wakil Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut (Wakasal) Laksda Achmad Taufiqoerrochman.
KRI Nagapasa 403 dan KRI Ardadedali 404 dibuat oleh Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). Seharusnya selesai Maret lalu. Namun, karena beberapa hal, kapal baru dikirimkan Juni. Saat ini dua kapal bertenaga diesel tersebut sudah meninggalkan galangan DSME untuk menjalani serangkaian uji di perairan Korea Selatan.
Sebenarnya, ada tiga kapal selam yang dipesan Indonesia. Satu lagi adalah KRI Alugoro 405. Kapal itu saat ini masih berada dalam perencanaan produksi.
Taufiq menjelaskan, mundurnya pengiriman KRI Nagapasa dan KRI Ardadedali disebabkan penyelesaian yang harus bersamaan. KRI Nagapasa harus menunggu selesainya konstruksi KRI Ardadedali untuk memulai uji coba. ’’Kalau satu diuji, satunya juga harus menemani,’’ ucapnya.
Ke depan, TNI Angkatan Laut akan menambah markas kapal selam. Dengan demikian, kapal selam tidak hanya bermarkas di Surabaya. Yang paling berpotensi untuk menjadi pangkalan kapal selam adalah Teluk Terate, Lampung. Tanah di lokasi teluk juga sudah merupakan aset milik TNI-AL. ’’Rencananya sudah lama, sejak zaman Presiden Soeharto,’’ ujarnya.
Saat ini Indonesia hanya memiliki dua kapal selam kelas Whiskey buatan Rusia. Yaitu, KRI Cakra 401 dan KRI Nanggala 402. Setelah kedatangan kelas Bogo, dua kapal era Perang Dunia II itu akan tetap dioperasikan.
Sementara itu, Komandan Satuan Kapal Selam (Dansatsel) Koarmatim Kolonel Indra Agus Wijaya mengatakan, markas satuan kapal selam sudah mempersiapkan infrastruktur yang dibutuhkan untuk kedatangan tiga kapal selam Bogo. ’’Dermaganya sudah siap untuk tiga kapal. Berdampingan dengan dermaga yang ditempati Cakra dan Nanggala,’’ ujarnya.
Selain itu, saat ini prajurit TNI-AL dari satuan kapal selam sudah melakoni serangkaian pelatihan di beberapa negara seperti Jerman, Spanyol, dan Norwegia. Kru kapal pertama, KRI Nagapasa, juga sudah berangkat ke Korea Selatan untuk latihan operasional sejak beberapa bulan lalu. ’’Satu kapal nanti diawaki oleh 40 orang,’’ katanya.
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http://defense-studies.blogspot.co.id/2017/04/dua-kapal-selam-dari-korsel-segera.html
Dua Kapal Selam dari Korsel Segera Dikirim
Tiga kapal selam TNI AL buatan DSME Korea Selatan (image : Korps Hiu Kencana)
JAKARTA – Kekuatan armada Angkatan Laut Indonesia bakal semakin tangguh. Juni mendatang, dua kapal selam jenis Chang-Bogo yang dipesan dari Korea Selatan akan dikirimkan. Kapal yang rencananya diberi nama KRI Nagapasa 403 dan KRI Ardadedali 404 itu bakal memperkuat Komando Armada RI Kawasan Timur (Koarmatim) yang berpusat di Surabaya.
’’Saat ini yang punya fasilitas markas kapal selam baru Koarmatim. Maka, kapal baru itu nanti juga akan bermarkas di sana,’’ jelas Wakil Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut (Wakasal) Laksda Achmad Taufiqoerrochman.
KRI Nagapasa 403 dan KRI Ardadedali 404 dibuat oleh Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). Seharusnya selesai Maret lalu. Namun, karena beberapa hal, kapal baru dikirimkan Juni. Saat ini dua kapal bertenaga diesel tersebut sudah meninggalkan galangan DSME untuk menjalani serangkaian uji di perairan Korea Selatan.
Sebenarnya, ada tiga kapal selam yang dipesan Indonesia. Satu lagi adalah KRI Alugoro 405. Kapal itu saat ini masih berada dalam perencanaan produksi.
Taufiq menjelaskan, mundurnya pengiriman KRI Nagapasa dan KRI Ardadedali disebabkan penyelesaian yang harus bersamaan. KRI Nagapasa harus menunggu selesainya konstruksi KRI Ardadedali untuk memulai uji coba. ’’Kalau satu diuji, satunya juga harus menemani,’’ ucapnya.
Ke depan, TNI Angkatan Laut akan menambah markas kapal selam. Dengan demikian, kapal selam tidak hanya bermarkas di Surabaya. Yang paling berpotensi untuk menjadi pangkalan kapal selam adalah Teluk Terate, Lampung. Tanah di lokasi teluk juga sudah merupakan aset milik TNI-AL. ’’Rencananya sudah lama, sejak zaman Presiden Soeharto,’’ ujarnya.
Saat ini Indonesia hanya memiliki dua kapal selam kelas Whiskey buatan Rusia. Yaitu, KRI Cakra 401 dan KRI Nanggala 402. Setelah kedatangan kelas Bogo, dua kapal era Perang Dunia II itu akan tetap dioperasikan.
Sementara itu, Komandan Satuan Kapal Selam (Dansatsel) Koarmatim Kolonel Indra Agus Wijaya mengatakan, markas satuan kapal selam sudah mempersiapkan infrastruktur yang dibutuhkan untuk kedatangan tiga kapal selam Bogo. ’’Dermaganya sudah siap untuk tiga kapal. Berdampingan dengan dermaga yang ditempati Cakra dan Nanggala,’’ ujarnya.
Selain itu, saat ini prajurit TNI-AL dari satuan kapal selam sudah melakoni serangkaian pelatihan di beberapa negara seperti Jerman, Spanyol, dan Norwegia. Kru kapal pertama, KRI Nagapasa, juga sudah berangkat ke Korea Selatan untuk latihan operasional sejak beberapa bulan lalu. ’’Satu kapal nanti diawaki oleh 40 orang,’’ katanya.
(Pontianak Post)
http://defense-studies.blogspot.co.id/2017/04/dua-kapal-selam-dari-korsel-segera.html
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Jokowi to visit Philippines
Rabu, 26 April 2017 04:55 WIB - 0 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will conduct a state visit to Manila, Philippines, on April 28, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said in Jakarta on Tuesday.
"The foreign minister would accompany Jokowi during his visit as part of the preparations for the Asean Summit and as a follow-up visit for Philippines President Duterte visit to Indonesia last year," Arrmanatha stated.
According to him, during the meeting, the two leaders will discuss the efforts to increase cooperation between Indonesia and Philippines in order to boost economic growth and public welfare of each country.
"One of the topics that would be discussed is the cooperation for improving the agriculture sector," he noted.
Arrmanatha added that Jokowi and Duterte would discuss the implementation of maritime border issues and the efforts to curb cross-border crimes such as drugs smuggling, trafficking, and terrorism. Both leaders would discuss maritime security as well.
The leaders will also sign two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in agriculture and improvement in connectivity.
"The agriculture cooperation includes exchange of experts, joint research program, and forming a joint working group. The connectivity improvement will involve the Joint Declaration for Sea Connection," Arrmanatha remarked.(*)
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Government yet to confirm killing of three Indonesians in Philippines
Rabu, 26 April 2017 14:23 WIB - 0 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is yet to receive a confirmation on the reported killing of three Indonesian citizens during an assault by the Philippine security forces on a southern island.
"The Indonesian Embassy in Manila has requested a confirmation on the report. However, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have yet to confirm it," Director of Indonesian Citizens Protection and Legal Assistance of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lalu Muhammad Iqbal stated in a message received here on Wednesday.
It was reported that the Philippine local authority was scheduled to conduct a DNA test on some 36 Islamic State-linked militants who had died during a three-day air and ground assault on the southern island of Mindanao.
Indonesias Consulate General in Davao City had received information from the local authority stating that a passport, bearing the name MIS, was found. However, the AFP has yet to provide a confirmation on whether the passport was linked to the 36 victims and the location it was found, Iqbal noted.
Reuters had reported on Monday that the latest clash, on the main southern island of Mindanao, erupted on Friday when Filipino soldiers stumbled upon a well-fortified base of a faction known as Maute, guarded by some 150 fighters.
"We captured their main base," Brigadier-General Roland Bautista, an army division commander, informed reporters.
The faction that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State has been accused of carrying out bomb attacks, including one in President Rodrigo Dutertes hometown of Davao City in September that killed 14 people.
Bautista said the army had suspected that militants from neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia might have joined the armed group, and an Indonesian passport had been recovered, along with arms and explosives.(*)
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good riddance of those terrorist scum
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Indonesia to acquire Lockheed Martin's Sniper ATPs for F-16s
Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
25 April 2017
The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) will acquire Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) for its F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft as part of trade and investment agreements signed between Washington and Jakarta on 21 April.
"This state-of-the-art technology for the F-16A/B fighters stationed at Iswahyudi Air Base will enhance Indonesia's maritime and territorial defence while operating seamlessly with the United States and other regional partners," said the US Embassy in Jakarta in a statement issued during US vice-president Mike Pence's visit to the Southeast Asian country last week.
Lockheed Martin will produce the Sniper ATPs at its Missiles and Fire Control facility in Orlando, Florida, and work closely with the TNI-AU to train a cadre of pilots and maintainers, the embassy added.
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Indonesia to acquire Lockheed Martin's Sniper ATPs for F-16s
Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
25 April 2017
The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) will acquire Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) for its F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft as part of trade and investment agreements signed between Washington and Jakarta on 21 April.
"This state-of-the-art technology for the F-16A/B fighters stationed at Iswahyudi Air Base will enhance Indonesia's maritime and territorial defence while operating seamlessly with the United States and other regional partners," said the US Embassy in Jakarta in a statement issued during US vice-president Mike Pence's visit to the Southeast Asian country last week.
Lockheed Martin will produce the Sniper ATPs at its Missiles and Fire Control facility in Orlando, Florida, and work closely with the TNI-AU to train a cadre of pilots and maintainers, the embassy added.
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Two foreign ships escape from MMEA custody, detained in Indonesia
By Bernama - April 26, 2017 @ 2:27pm
JAKARTA: Two foreign tankers, which had escaped the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detention two days ago, were held in Indonesian waters by its National Army Navy (TNI AL) yesterday.
Online media quoted Indonesian Navy Western Region Fleet Commander rear admiral Aan Kurnia as saying that they had detained two ships sought by the Malaysian authorities in the waters of Tanjung Uma, Batam, Riau Islands in Sumatra.
Both ships with all the crew reportedly escaped from detention two days ago after the MMEA nabbed them south of Tanjung Penyusop, Teluk Rumania, Kota Tinggi in Johor for entering the Malaysian waters without permission.
Aan Kurnia said the ships; known as MT Brama Ocean and MT Orca, displaying the Malabo flag (the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa) and the Fijian flag respectively on their ships, were detained in a special operation after receiving the MMEA alert.
"We received a report from MMEA on the possibility of the ships entering Indonesian waters and our TNI AL special force acted fast in carrying out patrols in several areas and found two ships in suspicious circumstances before detaining the vessels and six crew," he said.
Initial investigations showed that the vessels fitted the description of the ships that had escaped from MMEA and that they had tried to evade the authorities by changing the colour of the ships, he said.
Aan Kurnia said the two ships with six crew members were being held at the jetty in Yos Sudarso, Main Naval Base IV in Tanjung Pinang for further investigations.
He said the crew would be prosecuted for entering Indonesian waters without valid documents.
Five days ago, MMEA detained two foreign ships in the south of Tanjung Penyusop, for anchoring without permission and on further examination found the tankers also had no insurance. However, the ships managed to escape after being held for three days. - BERNAMA
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2...-ships-escape-mmea-custody-detained-indonesia
KOARMABAR TANGKAP MT. BRAHMA OCEAN DAN MT. ORCA BURONAN MALAYSIA
Komando Armada RI Kawasan Barat (Koarmabar) melalui tim Western Fleet Quick Response (WFQR-4) Lantamal IV Tanjungpinang berhasil menangkap dan mengamankan MT. Brama Ocean Berbendera Malabo 314 GT dan MT. Orca Berbendera Fiji 127 GT yang merupakan buronan Agency Penguatan Maritim Malaysia (APMM), di perairan Tanjung Uma, Batam, Kepulauan Riau (Kepri), Minggu (23/4).
Kronologis berawal APMM Malaysia mengirimkan berita kepada Komandan Lantamal IV Tanjungpinang Kolonel Laut (P) Ribut Eko Suyatno, S.E., M.M., bahwa kapal tangkapan APMM Malaysia MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca telah hilang/dilarikan, kemudian Danlantamal IV memerintahkan Asintel Danlantamal IV untuk melaksankan pengumpulan data terhadap adanya kemungkinan MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca berlayar masuk menuju perairan Batam, Bintan dan Tanjung Balaikarimun, serta memerintahkan Asops Danlantamal IV untuk menyiapkan unsur patroli dan membuat sektor penyekatan oleh unsur–unsur patroli diwilayah perairan Batam, Bintan dan Tanjung Balaikarimun.
Asops (Asisten Operasi) Kolonel Laut (P) May Franky Sihombing dan Asintel (Asisten Intelijen) Kolonel Laut (E) Iwan S. bergerak cepat mengumpulkan staf untuk selanjutnya dilaksanakan briefing kepada Perwira Staf Operasi dan intel serta tim penindak WFQR-4 Unit 1 Jatanrasla untuk membuat perencanaan Operasi dan intelijen dalam pencarian terhadap MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca di perairan Batam, Bintan dan Tanjung Balaikarimun.
Selanjutnya unsur – unsur patroli yang terdiri dari KAL Anakonda, KAL Mapor, Sea Rider dan 3 unsur Patkamla Satkamla Lantamal IV, setelah mendapatkan perintah penyekatan sesuai sektor penyekatan yang telah ditentukan langsung melaksankan aksi penyekatan diwilayah perairan Selat Riau, Utara Batam dan Selat Durian yang diperkirakan kedua kapal akan melewati daerah tersebut.
Tidak mau kehilangan buruannya seluruh unsur patroli dan jaringan intelijen yang tergelar di laut melaksanakan tugas di sektor masing-masing untuk melakukan perburuan sang target operasi dan akhirnya Tim WFQR-4 berhasil menemukan titik terang keberadaan MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca. Kemudian Tim WFQR-4/Unit 1 Jatanrasla bergerak cepat dengan menggunakan Sea Rider yang dipimpin langsung Asintel Danlantamal IV turun langsung dan onboard melaksanakan penyesiran di sekitar Tanjung Uma Batam.
Dari kejauhan Sea Rider Unit 1 Jatanrasla melihat siluet kapal mini tanker mencurigakan berada di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam, selanjutnya Sea Rider Unit 1 Jatanrasla melaksanakan pendekatan menuju kapal mini tanker tersebut untuk melaksankan pemeriksaan. Berbekal data-data kapal yang dikirimkan APMM Malaysia mempunyai kesesuaian dan kecocokan.
Dari ciri-ciri kapal tanker tersebut mirip dengan informasi yang diperoleh dari APMM Malaysia namun beberapa bagian telah dicat untuk menghilangkan identitas kapal dan akhirnya dilaksanakan pemeriksaan kapal MT. Orca, saat dilaksanakan pemeriksaan posisi kapal sedang lego jangkar di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam dan diatas kapal terdapat 1 orang yang berinisial “M” , tim berhasil mengorek keterangan yang bersangkutan bahwa seluruh ABK berjumlah 6 orang namun yang 5 orang sedang turun ke darat. Yang bersangkutan mengakui sudah 1 bulan berada di MT. Orca pada saat masih berada diperairan Malaysia.
Pada saat dilaksanakan pemeriksaan ternyata MT. Brama Ocean, sedang sandar pada MT. Orca yang sedang lego jangkar, diatas kapal terdapat 4 orang yang terdiri dari 1 orang Nahkoda dan 3 orang lainya adalah ABK dengan keterangan yang berinisial A jabatan Nahkoda MT. Brama Ocean, Jabatan Second Enginner yang berinisial “S”, Chief Officer MT. Brama Ocean sedangkan dari hasil interogasi sementara terhadap 5 ABK MT. Orca.
Pengakuan kelima kelima orang tersebut merupakan nahkoda dan ABK kapal lama yg mengetahui permasalahan di kapal tersebut, terkait penahanan kapal oleh APMM Malaysia lalu melarikan diri dengan menggunakan kedua kapal tersebut atas perintah “A” umur 30 th merupakan WNI suku Jawa.
Modus membawa kedua kapal yaitu MT. Orca dan MT. Brama Ocean tiba di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam pada hari Sabtu 22 April 07.00 WIB dengan cara MT. Orca menggandeng MT. Brama Ocean dari perairan Malaysia menuju perairan Tanjung Uma Batam.
Hasil pengecekan fisik MT. Orca dan MT. Brama Ocean untuk nama kapal pada lambung kanan dan kiri haluan kapal telah dihilangkan dengan cara di cat warna hitam dan kelima orang yang masih diatas kapal menyaksikan pengecetan tersebut setibanya di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam.
Hingga saat ini kedua kapal MT. Orca dan MT. Brama Ocean telah diamankan di Dermaga Yos Sudarso Mako Lantamal IV Tanjungpinang guna proses lebih lanjut.
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posted @ Tuesday, April 25, 2017 8:52 PM by Dispenal Mabesal
http://www.tnial.mil.id/tabid/79/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/35721/Default.aspx
the indonesian article is the chronology of the event leading to the detention of the two ships from when the indonesian navy received the information from malaysian authority.
interestingly the ships crews removed the name on their hull afer they escaped malaysian water.... i'm now curious what were they doing in malaysian water before they got nabbed by malaysian authority..... its the cover up that makes it more interesting
By Bernama - April 26, 2017 @ 2:27pm
JAKARTA: Two foreign tankers, which had escaped the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detention two days ago, were held in Indonesian waters by its National Army Navy (TNI AL) yesterday.
Online media quoted Indonesian Navy Western Region Fleet Commander rear admiral Aan Kurnia as saying that they had detained two ships sought by the Malaysian authorities in the waters of Tanjung Uma, Batam, Riau Islands in Sumatra.
Both ships with all the crew reportedly escaped from detention two days ago after the MMEA nabbed them south of Tanjung Penyusop, Teluk Rumania, Kota Tinggi in Johor for entering the Malaysian waters without permission.
Aan Kurnia said the ships; known as MT Brama Ocean and MT Orca, displaying the Malabo flag (the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa) and the Fijian flag respectively on their ships, were detained in a special operation after receiving the MMEA alert.
"We received a report from MMEA on the possibility of the ships entering Indonesian waters and our TNI AL special force acted fast in carrying out patrols in several areas and found two ships in suspicious circumstances before detaining the vessels and six crew," he said.
Initial investigations showed that the vessels fitted the description of the ships that had escaped from MMEA and that they had tried to evade the authorities by changing the colour of the ships, he said.
Aan Kurnia said the two ships with six crew members were being held at the jetty in Yos Sudarso, Main Naval Base IV in Tanjung Pinang for further investigations.
He said the crew would be prosecuted for entering Indonesian waters without valid documents.
Five days ago, MMEA detained two foreign ships in the south of Tanjung Penyusop, for anchoring without permission and on further examination found the tankers also had no insurance. However, the ships managed to escape after being held for three days. - BERNAMA
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2...-ships-escape-mmea-custody-detained-indonesia
KOARMABAR TANGKAP MT. BRAHMA OCEAN DAN MT. ORCA BURONAN MALAYSIA
Komando Armada RI Kawasan Barat (Koarmabar) melalui tim Western Fleet Quick Response (WFQR-4) Lantamal IV Tanjungpinang berhasil menangkap dan mengamankan MT. Brama Ocean Berbendera Malabo 314 GT dan MT. Orca Berbendera Fiji 127 GT yang merupakan buronan Agency Penguatan Maritim Malaysia (APMM), di perairan Tanjung Uma, Batam, Kepulauan Riau (Kepri), Minggu (23/4).
Kronologis berawal APMM Malaysia mengirimkan berita kepada Komandan Lantamal IV Tanjungpinang Kolonel Laut (P) Ribut Eko Suyatno, S.E., M.M., bahwa kapal tangkapan APMM Malaysia MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca telah hilang/dilarikan, kemudian Danlantamal IV memerintahkan Asintel Danlantamal IV untuk melaksankan pengumpulan data terhadap adanya kemungkinan MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca berlayar masuk menuju perairan Batam, Bintan dan Tanjung Balaikarimun, serta memerintahkan Asops Danlantamal IV untuk menyiapkan unsur patroli dan membuat sektor penyekatan oleh unsur–unsur patroli diwilayah perairan Batam, Bintan dan Tanjung Balaikarimun.
Asops (Asisten Operasi) Kolonel Laut (P) May Franky Sihombing dan Asintel (Asisten Intelijen) Kolonel Laut (E) Iwan S. bergerak cepat mengumpulkan staf untuk selanjutnya dilaksanakan briefing kepada Perwira Staf Operasi dan intel serta tim penindak WFQR-4 Unit 1 Jatanrasla untuk membuat perencanaan Operasi dan intelijen dalam pencarian terhadap MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca di perairan Batam, Bintan dan Tanjung Balaikarimun.
Selanjutnya unsur – unsur patroli yang terdiri dari KAL Anakonda, KAL Mapor, Sea Rider dan 3 unsur Patkamla Satkamla Lantamal IV, setelah mendapatkan perintah penyekatan sesuai sektor penyekatan yang telah ditentukan langsung melaksankan aksi penyekatan diwilayah perairan Selat Riau, Utara Batam dan Selat Durian yang diperkirakan kedua kapal akan melewati daerah tersebut.
Tidak mau kehilangan buruannya seluruh unsur patroli dan jaringan intelijen yang tergelar di laut melaksanakan tugas di sektor masing-masing untuk melakukan perburuan sang target operasi dan akhirnya Tim WFQR-4 berhasil menemukan titik terang keberadaan MT. Brama Ocean dan MT. Orca. Kemudian Tim WFQR-4/Unit 1 Jatanrasla bergerak cepat dengan menggunakan Sea Rider yang dipimpin langsung Asintel Danlantamal IV turun langsung dan onboard melaksanakan penyesiran di sekitar Tanjung Uma Batam.
Dari kejauhan Sea Rider Unit 1 Jatanrasla melihat siluet kapal mini tanker mencurigakan berada di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam, selanjutnya Sea Rider Unit 1 Jatanrasla melaksanakan pendekatan menuju kapal mini tanker tersebut untuk melaksankan pemeriksaan. Berbekal data-data kapal yang dikirimkan APMM Malaysia mempunyai kesesuaian dan kecocokan.
Dari ciri-ciri kapal tanker tersebut mirip dengan informasi yang diperoleh dari APMM Malaysia namun beberapa bagian telah dicat untuk menghilangkan identitas kapal dan akhirnya dilaksanakan pemeriksaan kapal MT. Orca, saat dilaksanakan pemeriksaan posisi kapal sedang lego jangkar di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam dan diatas kapal terdapat 1 orang yang berinisial “M” , tim berhasil mengorek keterangan yang bersangkutan bahwa seluruh ABK berjumlah 6 orang namun yang 5 orang sedang turun ke darat. Yang bersangkutan mengakui sudah 1 bulan berada di MT. Orca pada saat masih berada diperairan Malaysia.
Pada saat dilaksanakan pemeriksaan ternyata MT. Brama Ocean, sedang sandar pada MT. Orca yang sedang lego jangkar, diatas kapal terdapat 4 orang yang terdiri dari 1 orang Nahkoda dan 3 orang lainya adalah ABK dengan keterangan yang berinisial A jabatan Nahkoda MT. Brama Ocean, Jabatan Second Enginner yang berinisial “S”, Chief Officer MT. Brama Ocean sedangkan dari hasil interogasi sementara terhadap 5 ABK MT. Orca.
Pengakuan kelima kelima orang tersebut merupakan nahkoda dan ABK kapal lama yg mengetahui permasalahan di kapal tersebut, terkait penahanan kapal oleh APMM Malaysia lalu melarikan diri dengan menggunakan kedua kapal tersebut atas perintah “A” umur 30 th merupakan WNI suku Jawa.
Modus membawa kedua kapal yaitu MT. Orca dan MT. Brama Ocean tiba di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam pada hari Sabtu 22 April 07.00 WIB dengan cara MT. Orca menggandeng MT. Brama Ocean dari perairan Malaysia menuju perairan Tanjung Uma Batam.
Hasil pengecekan fisik MT. Orca dan MT. Brama Ocean untuk nama kapal pada lambung kanan dan kiri haluan kapal telah dihilangkan dengan cara di cat warna hitam dan kelima orang yang masih diatas kapal menyaksikan pengecetan tersebut setibanya di perairan Tanjung Uma Batam.
Hingga saat ini kedua kapal MT. Orca dan MT. Brama Ocean telah diamankan di Dermaga Yos Sudarso Mako Lantamal IV Tanjungpinang guna proses lebih lanjut.
(Dispenarmabar)
posted @ Tuesday, April 25, 2017 8:52 PM by Dispenal Mabesal
http://www.tnial.mil.id/tabid/79/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/35721/Default.aspx
the indonesian article is the chronology of the event leading to the detention of the two ships from when the indonesian navy received the information from malaysian authority.
interestingly the ships crews removed the name on their hull afer they escaped malaysian water.... i'm now curious what were they doing in malaysian water before they got nabbed by malaysian authority..... its the cover up that makes it more interesting
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