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View all search resultsIndonesia set to acquire more frigates from UK, Turkey
Two more licenses have been signed with Babcok International for Arrowhead 140 frigates as well as two Istanbul-class frigates from TAIS Shipyards.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center) is flanked by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) and Babcock International chief executive officer David Lockwood as they for a picture on Jan. 21 in London. Indonesia is set to acquire two more licenses for Babcock's Arrowhead 140 frigates. (Courtesy of Babcock International/-)
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ndonesia is continuing to modernize its naval fleet by acquiring licenses to build two more Arrowhead 140 frigates from the United Kingdom and securing the financing of two Turkish-made Istanbul-class frigates in cooperation with a Qatari defense company.
President Prabowo Subianto witnessed the signing of an agreement with Babcock International to acquire two licenses for Arrowhead 140 frigate on Jan. 21 during a visit to London.
“We have secured our first agreement under the £4 billion (US$5.48 billion) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with Indonesia, for the sale of two Arrowhead 140 frigate licenses, to be delivered over the coming months,” Babcock said in a press release.
“A Letter of Intent outlining Indonesian procurement aims for the MPP has been signed, alongside an initial agreement for the two licenses, to be delivered in the next few months.”
Indonesia bought the first two Arrowhead 140 licenses in 2021.
Also included in the MPP is a plan to develop 1,582 fishing vessels in Indonesia.
