PAL Officially Hands Over The KRI Cakra-401 Submarine To The Ministry Of Defense

The signing of the official hand over the operational overhaul of KRI Cakra-401 at the PIP Building, 4th floor, Surabaya, Monday (21/2) (ANTARA/HO-PT PAL Indonesia)

SURABAYA - PT PAL Indonesia has officially handed over the KRI Cakra-401 submarine, which has completed its overhaul and was declared successful at the Commodore Inspection stage on November 22, 2021, to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan).

PT PAL Indonesia CEO Kaharuddin Djenod said the handover to the Ministry of Defense was represented by the Director General of Defense of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense, Admiral TNI Bambang Irwanto at the PIP Building on the 4th floor of Surabaya, and was attended by the ranks of the PAL BoD and BoC, stakeholders from the Navy Headquarters and Koarmada II.

"This submarine overhaul has a very strategic value for PT PAL, because the COVID-19 pandemic situation forced PAL to do the overhaul independently. This is a blessing for PT PAL, because it is given the opportunity to have experience equivalent to 35 percent, such as building a submarine. new," he said in Surabaya, as reported by Antara, Monday, February 14.

With the success of this overhaul, he said, PT PAL Indonesia has at least mastered 65 percent of the new submarine development process, from design to mastery of technology.

The Director General of Defense of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense, Admiral TNI Bambang Irwanto said that the overhaul carried out at PT PAL was not only valuable from an economic aspect, but also from a defense aspect.

In accordance with Law No. 23 of 2019, it is said that there are three components of the empowerment of the national defense area, namely the main component (TNI), the reserve component, and the supporting component (partners).

"TNI is tasked with fostering partners to be able to improve defense equipment preparedness, and this opportunity is a strategic matter, related to the partnership between the Ministry of Defense and PT PAL as partners in preparing defense equipment," he said.

Previously, the KRI Cakra-401 submarine had also carried out a series of trials (HAT & SAT) and Commodore Inspection to review the suitability and feasibility of the overhaul or overall repair of the KRI Cakra-401 submarine as mandated in the contract.

The process of overhauling the KRI Cakra-401 submarine has also become an important momentum for PT PAL Indonesia, and with the results that are considered feasible and satisfactory for users, it is proof that PAL's capability in mastering submarine technology has experienced a significant increase.

Meanwhile, after the signing of the official hand over the operational overhaul of KRI Cakra-401, the next submarine will be headquartered in the submarine unit (satsel) Koarmada II.