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Indonesia eyeing Russian submarines

: Dec 30, 2013 - : 10:14 pm

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The Indonesian military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko, confirmed that TNI is studying the possibility of strengthening its submarine fleet with Russian Kilo Class submarines.

“Currently we are still studying and calculating the plan to strengthen our defense in the water territory.

“It would be great if we could acquire the Kilo Class submarines, which have a long firing range of guided missiles,” Moeldoko said here on Sunday.

The type of Kilo Class submarine named Kiloklav could hit a target as long as 400 kilometers away from sub-surface to surface.

Earlier the Navy chief of staff Admiral Marsetio said a navy technical team would be sent to Russia to study a submarine offer.

Indonesia will also acquire three units of submarine from South Korea to add to the two units the navy already has at present.

One of the two units is the 209 class type from Germany and the other one was from South Korea with almost the same type as the one from Germany .

The two submarines have been modified into combat management, which has greater attacking capability.

Marsetio said a technical team would leave for Russia in January 2014, to study the Russian offer to sell submarines to Indonesia.

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