More LPD will be Built by PT PAL
More LPD will be Built by PT PAL 06 Februari 2017 Landing platform dock of the TNI AL (photo : nopan) Navy turns to locally made missile boats Rear Admiral Leonardi, the Defense Ministry’s chief of the procurement center, firmly pushed the button, turning on the laser cutting machine that immediately started cutting a Krakatau Steel-produced steel sheet with perfect precision. The act, which took place at the assembly hall of state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL in Surabaya, marked the commencement of the construction of the 60 meter-long Fast Missile Boat (FMB), also known as KCR60M, which was ordered by the Indonesian Navy. “Since PT PAL has constructed the previous three FMBs, we expect that the flaws found on those boats would be corrected and improved upon on the fourth boat so it would be an improved version,” Leonardi said recently. He said that the Navy had gained confidence in operating domestically-built warships. The confidence, he added, was reflected in the incr...