Indonesia leans towards Iver Huitfeldt class for frigate acquisition

[Ayoshi]

https://www.janes.com/article/87175/indonesia-leans-towards-iver-huitfeldt-class-for-frigate-acquisition
12 March 2019

Key Points
* A variant of Denmark's Iver Huitfeldt class has emerged as a front-runner in Indonesia's USD720 million two-frigate acquisition programme
* Development follows a defence industry co-operation agreement signed between Denmark's Odense Maritime Technology, and the Indonesian Navy's Naval Design Centre

Defence planners from the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) are increasingly leaning towards a variant of the Iver Huitfeldt class in their quest to acquire two more frigates for the country's navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL).

The frigates are being acquired as part of the second phase of the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) modernisation blueprint, which runs from 2015 to 2019. Indonesia acquired two SIGMA 10514 vessels from Damen that now serve as the Martadinata class as part of this programme, but the country has a requirement for at least four more hulls in the longer term as part of wider MEF requirements.

Denmark’s first-of-class Iver Huitfeldt frigate. Indonesia is considering a variant of the ship for its requirements. Source: Guy Toremans

[Ayoshi]

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indonesia-signs-preamble-contract-for-first-iver-huitfeldt-variant-frigate

12 June 2020 00:00 GMT+0
Indonesia signs preamble contract for first Iver Huitfeldt-variant frigate

The contract was signed on 30 April in the presence of representatives from the MOD, state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL, and PT Sinar Kokoh Persada, the Indonesian agent for Danish company Odense Maritime Technology (OMT).

Among articles covered in the preamble contract include workshare arrangements that will be taken once an actual contract for the first vessel materialises, a defence industry source close to the matter has confirmed with Janes while providing documentary evidence of the occasion.

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The Iver Huitfeldt class displaces 6,600 tonnes at full load, and is powered by four MTU 20V 8000 M70 diesel engines in a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) configuration, giving it a top speed of about 28 kt.

Denmark’s first-of-class Iver Huitfeldt frigate. Indonesia has signed a preamble contract, with the intention to eventually procure a variant of the ship for its requirements. (Guy Toremans)