TNI's Alutsista Is In The Spotlight, The Ministry Of BUMN Wants PT PAL To Export Military Equipment

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) wants PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) to be able to export Indonesia's main military equipment abroad. Although currently the main weaponry system (alutsista) of the TNI is in the spotlight after the sinking of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine.

Special Staff to the Minister of BUMN Arya Sinulingga said the state-owned shipbuilding industry must produce military equipment in the maritime sector. The goal is that exports to the destination countries can be done.

"Hopefully PT PAL can produce the best maritime products for Indonesia. And we hope that in the future the products can be exported abroad. So it is no longer only used domestically," Arya was quoted as saying, Wednesday, April 28.

Since 2017, PT PAL has exported marine defense equipment. On this occasion, PT PAL handed over the BRP Davao Del Sur ship to the buyer, namely the Philippine Department of National Defense. This order is the second ship in a package of 2 units of the Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) class. Previously PAL handed over the first ship, BRP Tarlac in 2016.

Currently, said Arya, the company's management is taking a serious approach to countries interested in defense equipment and energy electrification in the marine defense equipment sector. Among them are Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern and African countries for product variants of the KCR 60 M and Landing Dock.

In fact, in the field of energy electrification the Barge Mounted Power Plant (BMPP) is the mainstay of the company's potential for export to Bangladesh as the main destination country.

Therefore, Arya appreciates PT PAL for the achievement of the company that has made the Alugoro submarine or KRI Alugoro-405.

To note, the KRI Alugoro-405 is a submarine built by the Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan) through PT PAL in collaboration with a South Korean company, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).

"Alugoro which has been handed over to the Ministry of Defense is certainly a good momentum. Because Alugoro is a symbol that we have mastered the best technology," he said.