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Navy strengthens patrols at border with Australia
The Navy has moved a number of its vessels toward the border with Australia following the encroachment of at least one Australian naval ship into Indonesian waters to turn back asylum seeker boats
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The Navy has moved a number of its vessels toward the border with Australia following the encroachment of at least one Australian naval ship into Indonesian waters to turn back asylum seeker boats.
Navy chief spokesman Commodore Untung Surapati said the vessels included frigates, fast torpedo craft (KCT), fast missile craft (KCR) and corvettes as well as maritime patrol aircraft.
Untung declined to reveal the detailed deployment, such as the number and location of the assets.
The Navy has two types of maritime patrol aircraft: the medium-range CN-235 MP (Maritime Patrol) and the short-range NC-212 MP.
The Air Force has similar CN-235 MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) in its inventory.
'All the ships are on the move, patrolling and not merely stationed at a naval base,' he told The Jakarta Post over the phone.
'We have yet to detect any border violations by the Australians since Friday.'
Untung was referring to a directive from the Office of Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Minister instructing the Indonesian Military (TNI) to strengthen the border with Australia with air and sea patrols.
