Korea offers to sell subs to Indonesia
Jakarta Post 28 jan
SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): The South Korean government officially offered to sell domestically built submarines to Indonesia during talks between the two nation’s defense ministers in Jakarta earlier this week, The Korea Herald quoted on Saturdaya military official.
Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung and his Indonesian counterpart Juwono Sudarsono on Monday discussed expanding defense cooperation and Seoul’s bid to export 1,300-ton class submarines to Jakarta, the official said requesting anonymity.
Yoon’s offer will be considered by the Indonesian government, the source said.
“Indonesia is considering buying submarines from Russia, South Korea and China under a plan to acquire 12 of them before 2024,” Indonesian navy officials were quoted by AFP. Jakarta is now planning to beef up its naval forces which have been assessed as relatively weak due to a lack of submarines and frigates. South Korea purchased eight CN-235 transport aircraft from Indonesia in the mid-1990s