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Indonesia begins domestic construction of first Scorpene submarine
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Indonesia began physical construction of the first of two Scorpene Evolved submarines on Friday with a steel-cutting ceremony at PT PAL Indonesia ’s shipyard in Surabaya .
Key facts
- Officials described the occasion as a historic step that could make the country the first ASEAN member to construct a submarine domestically from the outset.
- The fully locally produced Scorpene Evolved submarines fall within the medium-weight, ocean-going category and will have a submerged displacement of 2,800 tonnes.
- They will be capable of travelling underwater at more than 20 knots, or about 37 kilometres per hour, and remaining at sea for 80 days on a single voyage.
- Their operational range will extend to 12,000 nautical miles, or 22,224 kilometres, at economical speed.
Summary
Officials described the occasion as a historic step that could make the country the first ASEAN member to construct a submarine domestically from the outset.
Indonesian Navy chief of staff Admiral Muhammad Al i presided over the ceremony at the fabrication shop of the state-owned shipbuilder’s surface-ship division.