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Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
January 19, 2022

Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence

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Alman Helvas Ali

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Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
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Alman Helvas Ali

Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence

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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.

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Ade Marboen

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Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
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Ade Marboen

Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence

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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.

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Colonel Arif Badrudin

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Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence
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Colonel Arif Badrudin

Rebuilding Indonesia’s Underwater Deterrence

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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.

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