Jokowi Wants Defense SOEs To Move To Subang Industrial Estates

SOE Minister Erick Thohir said President Joko Widodo or Jokowi wanted the Defense State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), namely PT Pindad (Persero) and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) or PTDI to be transferred to the Subang Industrial Estate.

Erick said that this desire was based on the reasons for the development of the industrial ecosystem in the area to be more integrated.

In addition to the integration of the industrial ecosystem, he continued, the operational location of the two members of the Defense BUMN Holding (Defend ID) was in the middle of the city, so they had to be moved.

"Mr. President wants Pindad and PTDI to move to Subang, Subang Industrial Estate, to be integrated, because the location of Pindad and PTDI is already in the middle of the city," he told reporters, when met at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Central Jakarta, written Thursday, July 20.

The first phase of the new industrial area in West Java (Jabar) is targeted to operate in the third quarter of 2024.

The area will later be integrated with the Jakarta-Cikampek (Japek) toll road and Patimban Port.

For your information, Jokowi and Erick Thohir and defense minister Prabowo Subianto discussed the request for a transfer to the operational location of two DEFEND ID subsidiaries. The discussion was held in two meetings.

The first meeting was held at the Bogor Palace last week. At this meeting, Jokowi asked the national defense industry to continue to be strengthened because it is closely related to the security of the state and society.

Meanwhile, the second meeting was held on Tuesday, July 18. However, Erick visited Prabowo Subianto's residence without Jokowi. Erick was accompanied by the newly appointed Deputy Minister of BUMN II, Rosan Roeslani.