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Indonesia Mulls Submarine Purchase By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, JAKARTA
Indonesia is considering buying submarines from Russia, South Korea and China under a plan to acquire 12 of them before 2024, the navy said Jan. 25.
¡ÉWe have received offers from several countries, including Russia. If we can buy them at cheaper prices, why not? We don¡Çt want to depend on one country,¡É said navy spokesman First Admiral Malik Yusuf.
South Korea and China have also made similar offers, he said.
Yusuf said Indonesia¡Çs capability to defend its waters remained weak due to a lack of submarines, frigates and corvettes. The navy currently operates two German-made submarines.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to visit Russia in June to discuss defense cooperation and the purchase of more Sukhoi fighter jets from Moscow.
The country has four Sukhoi jets bought by the previous administration.
Indonesia embarked on a hunt for new arms suppliers after the United States imposed restrictions on military sales and cooperation due to concerns about rights abuses committed by the Indonesian armed forces in East Timor in 1991.
The United States, eager for Indonesia¡Çs assistance in the ¡Èwar on terror¡É, lifted the arms restrictions and resumed full military ties last November.