KRI Banjarmasin 592

The Banjarmasin Class LPD (Landing Platform Dock) are the sister ships of the Makassar class. The Banjarmasin class slightly longer and have a bigger flight deck in compensation for a shorter main super structure. Purchased by The Indonesian Navy as a package of 4 ships along with the Makassar Class, the Banjarmasin Designed and Built by PT. PAL of Indonesia under the Transfer of Technology agreement as part of the deal. 
In several occasions, the Banjarmasin Class act as a Command and Control (CnC) during Naval Tactical exercise.

Technical Data :
Displacement: 11,394 tons
Dimensions : 125 x 22 x 11,3 meters
Propulsion : CODAD 2 x MAN B&W 8L28/32A; 2 shafts; 2,666 bhp, Max 16 knots Cruising 14 Knots,
Crew : 126
Complement :Up to 344 persons.
Aviation : 4 Medium Helicopters (aft)
Hangar :  1 Medium Helicopter
Cargo : 14 Vehicle at 8 tons each
Landing Craft : 2 LCVP 23 meters, 1 Hovercraft.
Armament : 2 x 40mm Bofors SAK 40/L70, 2 x 20mm Oerlikon, 2 x  Mistral TETRAL SAM positions..
Builders : PT. PAL, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

DE  Name
592 KRI Banjarmasin 
593 KRI Banda Aceh

KRI Banda Aceh 593, alongside KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda 367 and USCG Cutter during a joint excercise

KRI Makassar 590

The Makassar Class is the second LPD (Landing Platform Dock) purchased by The Indonesian Navy, she was preceded by the first LPD KRI Tanjung Dalpele (972) which now known as KRI Dr. Soeharso (990). Indonesian Navy Ordered 4 LPDs in total, the first two was built in Korea, the 3rd and 4th ship built in Indonesia by PT. PAL under the Transfer of Technology agreement as part of the deal.

Technical Data :
Displacement: 11,000 tons
Dimensions : 122 x 22 x 11,3 meters
Propulsion : CODAD 2 x MAN B&W 8L28/32A; 2 shafts; 2,666 bhp, Max 16 knots Cruising 14 Knots,
Crew : 126
Complement :Up to 518 persons.
Aviation : 2 Medium Helicopters (aft)
Hangar :  1 Medium Helicopter
Cargo : 14 Vehicle at 8 tons each
Landing Craft : 2 LCU 23 meters, 1 Hovercraft.
Armament : 2 x 40mm Bofors SAK 40/L70, 2 x 20mm Oerlikon, 2 x  Mistral TETRAL SAM positions..
Builders : Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., LTD.,Busan, South Korea.

DE  Name
590 KRI Makassar 
591 KRI Surabaya

KRI MAKASSAR 590 followed by the sister ship KRI SURABAYA 591
photo courtesy of aries

JAKARTA, Media Indonesia - The Ministry of Defense estimates that the procurement process of a corvette type, missile destroyer escort (PKR) will proceed next week Three countries have submitted their proposal to make the 105 meters ship alongside PT. PAL. "There are three candidates who had registered with TNI AL which are being processes. They are Dutch, Italy and Russia, who are committed to develop and build the ships with PT. PAL," said Director General of Defense Facilities Rear Admiral Gunadi in Jakarta, Tuesday (9 / 3 ).
 Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Agus Suhartono previously said that the production of PKR could be expected in 2010. The ships will be build in cooperation with other countries as part of technology transfer.
The government has allocated a fund of 700 million dollars for making one PKR. Gunadi confirmed that it is impossible to build all war equiptments in the country. Technological constraints to be one great obstacle to the State Owned Companies to produce high-tech equipment. However, he insisted that the government will try as much as possible to utilize domestic capabilities. "We'll produce as much as possible with domestic capabilities, but we can't entirely depend on domestic products". For example, if we only needed two squadrons of hi-tech jet fighters, it is impossible to make it own our own, we have to cooperate with other countries. But, we'll make sure the domestic industry will get the offset work, that what we call ToT (Transfer of technology), "he said.