Indonesia’s fast attack craft acquisition : toward a “balanced” fleet?

• Main Author: Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94764; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7897
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Indonesian Navy recently received its second locally-made fast attack craft with a plan to procure 14 units until 2014. This is part and parcel of its plan to have a ‘balanced’ fleet capable of performing wide-ranging naval tasks.