11.05.2023, 12:12
Zitat:IMDEX 2023: Indonesia cleared to buy submarines with USD2.16 billion in foreign loanshttps://www.janes.com/defence-news/naval...eign-loans
The Ministry of Finance of Republic of Indonesia has approved a request for the country to take on up to USD2.16 billion in foreign loans to procure air independent propulsion (AIP)-capable submarines.
The matter was confirmed in a letter sent by the country's Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati to her counterpart in the Ministry of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, on 15 March. A copy of the recently declassified letter was provided to Janes at the IMDEX 2023 naval exhibitionby a government source.
In the letter, the finance minister referenced a request from Prabowo that was forwarded via the Ministry of National Development Planning on 14 February. In his request, the defence minister laid out a list of 25 Indonesian National Armed Forces procurement programmes for which foreign loans have been proposed as the funding source in 2023.
Schneemann