Indonesian Navy to buy four submarines from S.Korea

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Indonesian Navy to buy four submarines from S.Korea

The Indonesian Navy plans to buy four new submarines from South Korea with the price at 270 million US dollars each, the Navy chief of staff said Thursday.

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The Indonesian Navy plans to buy four new submarines from South Korea with the price at 270 million US dollars each, the Navy chief of staff said Thursday.

Admiral Bernard Kent Sondakh said the four submarines are expected to enter service in 2008 to join the two Germany-made submarines already in service since the 1980s.

He stressed that Indonesia, as an archipelago needs at least six submarines to pacify the water territories.

He said that the purchase should not spark controversy, noting that neighboring Singapore possesses four Sweden-made submarines while Malaysia plans to purchase three from France.

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