Indonesia has commissioned its navy’s second Bung Karno-class corvette in Batam, Riau Islands.
The KRI Bung Hatta (370), contracted from local shipbuilder PT Karimun Anugrah Sejat in 2024, is part of Jakarta’s ongoing commitment to modernize its armed forces’ surface combat capabilities through products sourced from the domestic industrial base.
The system was named after the Southeast Asian government’s first vice president and one of the country’s founding fathers.
Following its induction, the platform will be homeported to Surabaya in East Java, from where it will undertake maritime security, patrol, search and rescue, and electronic warfare tasks for critical domains and in response to the “escalation of crimes at sea.”
“The presence of KRI Bung Hatta-370 is proof of the progress achieved by national private shipyards,” Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Adm Muhammad Ali remarked at the Batam ceremony.
“I hope that national shipyards can continue to innovate, increase capacity, and capability so that they can reduce dependence on foreign products, while strengthening the nation’s independence in the defense sector.”
The Bung Karmo Surface Combatant
Jakarta’s Bung Karno-class corvette measures 73 meters (240 feet) in length and has a beam of 12 meters (39 feet).
It can accommodate up to 55 personnel and carry a single maritime helicopter with specifications similar to an Airbus AS565 Panther.
The hull is armed with a 40-millimeter close-in weapon system, 20-millimeter shipborne guns, a 57-millimeter automatic naval gun, torpedoes, and anti-surface, anti-air, and anti-submarine missiles.
The Bung Karno warship is fitted with twin diesel engines with about 5,400 horsepower each and three diesel generators.
It sails at a maximum speed of 25 knots (46 kilometers/29 miles per hour) and has an operational endurance of five days.
