
Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
Speaker
Alman Helvas Ali

Alman Helvas Ali
Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
Summary
Alman Helvas Ali reasoned that submarine procurement is urgent, and the process needs to take into account other important factors such as qualified human resources, and MRO (maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul). He further insisted that the country has the capacity to revive its submarine fleet, but that the decision-making process has to carefully study the issue.
Speaker
Ade Marboen

Ade Marboen
Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
Summary
Ade Marboen argued that due to Indonesia’s geography, the country Indonesia cannot go forward without submarines in light of its geographic exposition. He affirmed that the country’s finance, geopolitical context and existing threats should model the format of the submarine fleet.
Speaker
Colonel Arif Badrudin

Colonel Arif Badrudin
Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
Summary
Colonel Arif Badrudin emphasised the importance of submarines’ role in a defence strategy. He explained that countries in the Asia-Pacific have been actively pursuing submarine procurement, both quantitatively and qualitatively, in order to adopt a credible defence posture.