*South Korea to Ink Subs-for-Aircraft Deal With Indonesia<http://alutsista. blogspot. com/2008/ 07/south- korea-to- ink-subs- for-aircraft. html> > * > <http://www.globalse curity.org/ military/ world/rok/ images/ss- 062-DN-SD- > 02-03704. jpg> > *Type-209 Changbogo-class submarines* > *By : Jung Sung-ki, Staff Reporter* > > South Korea is nearing a $1-billion deal with Indonesia *to trade two of > its 1,300-ton attack submarines and related technology for eight > Indonesian-built advanced maritime patrol aircraft*, a military source > said Monday (30/6). > > Arms procurement officials from the two nations, which forged a ``strategic > partnership' ' in December 2006, will meet next week in Indonesia to sign a > memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the proposed deal, the source said. > > ``The two sides have virtually finalized the deal, as Indonesia accepted > our final proposal on June 12 when its vice defense chief was visiting,'' > the source privy to the deal told The Korea Times on condition of anonymity. > > ``As long as there are no other developments, the two sides will sign an > MOU during the meeting to implement the project,'' he said. > > Unless the MOU is signed during the working-level talks, Defense Minister > Lee Sang-hee will address the issue with his Indonesian counterpart when he > visits Jakarta this month, he said. > > Russia is also competing to sell its submarines to Indonesia by offering a > package of weapons systems, including attack and transport helicopters, and > armored vehicles, along with cash, he noted. > > Under the ``counter-purchase mechanism,'' the source said, South Korea will > export two Type-209 Changbogo-class submarines, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding > & Marine Engineering in technical cooperation with Germany's > Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft (HDW), and transfer related technology to > Indonesia. > > The diesel/electric propulsion sub, measuring 56 meters in length and 5.5 > meters in width, can submerge to a depth up to 250 meters and has an > underwater endurance of some 15 days. It has a surface speed of 11 knots and > can cruise submerged at a speed of 22 knots. The sub can carry up to 33 > sailors. > > The Korean Navy operates nine Type-209 submarines armed with torpedoes and > submarine-to- surface missiles. The per-unit price is more than $200 million. > > <http://bp2.blogger. com/_1XZMX_ E0z5c/SGoav9TT70 I/AAAAAAAAAUo/ pnpmXbY7NJE/ > s1600-h/CN- 235-220+MPA1. jpg> > *CN-235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft* > > In return, Indonesia's arms manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) > will deliver eight CN-235 aircraft for maritime patrol operations to Korea > as part of offest contracts , the source said, adding the Korea Coast Guard > will operate the aircraft. > > The CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop airplane, jointly developed by > Indonesia and Spain, and is widely used by a number of foreign operators, > such as the U.S. Coast Guard, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab > Emirates for maritime patrol, surveillance and troop transport. > > The aircraft has a top cruising speed of 509 km/h and can operate at an > altitude of 9,145m. It has a range of 5,000 km with maximum fuel and 2870 km > with a 4,000-kg payload. A variant for maritime patrol costs some $25 > million, said the source. > > Korea purchased eight CN-235s for VIP and transport units in the early > 2000s in a similar trade deal with Indonesia, which bought a squadron of > Korea's indigenous KT-1 Woongbi basic trainer jets and hundreds of military > vehicles. The deal was worth $150 million. > > The envisaged subs-for-aircraft deal is expected to help boost Korea's > defense industry further by resuscitating the production line for > Changbogo-class submarines, another source said. > > ``I believe the deal would be mutually beneficial,' ' he said. ``For Korea's > part, the submarine exports would not only help raise the low operational > capacity of the country's shipbuilders in the future, but also offer more > chances to get more submarine contracts from Indonesia and other nations.'' > > In a move to boost bilateral cooperation in the defense industry, Former > President Roh Moo-hyun and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang > Yodhoyono, issued a joint declaration on "strategic partnership > relationship" during a summit in December 2006. > > The two leaders agreed to improve cooperation on defense-related technology > transfer and joint development. > > Last December, South Korea's rolling stock maker Rotem agreed with > Indonesia's PT.PINDAD on the joint development and production of > six-wheel-drive armored vehicles. > > Source : koreatimes.co. kr<http://www.koreatim es.co.kr/ www/news/ > nation/2008/ 06/205_26758. html> >
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