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Indonesia s plan to procure Rafale fighters hampered by funding roadblock
25 May 2021
by Ridzwan Rahmat
A Dassault Rafale multirole fighter, seen here on the flight deck of aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was berthed at RSS Singapura - Changi Naval Base. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has made further progress in its effort to procure 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation but a formal contract may be delayed by a lack of clarity over funding sources.
In February, a delegation of senior Indonesian MOD officials led by Major General Dadang Hedrayudha, director general of the ministry s defence potential department, completed the latest round of negotiations with Dassault Aviation s vice-president for business development Jean Claude Piccirillo, and vice-president for offset Michael Paskoff.
It s just as its name suggests – a vehicle with a mounted tank gun that can travel across water, and it s a concept that probably makes a lot of sense but has never really seen anything remotely close to mainstream popularity.
But after years of development, the new Antasena Tank Boat has now begun offshore trials off the coast of Banyuwangi, East Java, just opposite of the island of Bali, and will look likely to become a new staple of the country s defense system that is responsible for defending thousands of individuals islands.
Seeing as its a pretty new machine, the Indonesian Ministry of Defense has so far purchased one Tank Boat from defense contractor PT Lundin, but will opt to purchase quite a lot more should they be impressed by its capabilities.
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Indonesia has begun constructing floating tanks capable of patrolling the country’s maritime territories.
Designed by PT Lundin, the new Antasena Tank Boat is 59 feet (18 meters) long and 21 feet (6 meters) wide, and can travel 600 miles (966 kilometers) across water on a single tank of gas.
The vehicle is reportedly meant to operate in Indonesia’s “brown water,” or coastal areas where the land meets the sea. It is large enough to carry more than a platoon of Indonesian Marines.
“It is hoped that the Tank Boat can support the Indonesian Armed Forces in conducting patrols along Indonesia’s seas, rivers, and coasts, and also support coast guard operations,” state-owned defense company PT Pindad said.