The ceremony of handover of the second diesel-electric submarine of the DSME1400 Ardadedali project to the Indonesian Navy took place in the South Korean city of Okpo, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), According bmpd.
The contract for the supply of 3 diesel-electric submarines was signed at the end 2011 of the year. The cost of the transaction amounted to $ 1,1 billion.
DSME1400 is a modified German design 209/1200. By the end of May, the diesel-electric submarine Ardadedali should make the transition to Indonesia.
The lead submarine of the Nagapasa series was handed over to the customer in August. 2017 of the year. The second boat, Ardadedali, was started in 2014 year and launched 24 October 2016 of the year. Construction of the third submarine began in 2016 year and threatens to turn into a long-term construction: even officially putting it into operation is planned not earlier 2021 of the year.
Bmpd help: “The Indonesian contract was the first breakthrough of the South Korean shipbuilding industry into the global submarine market.. Notably, that in this case, the South Koreans bypassed not only the Russian proposal for the construction of two submarines of the project 636 (including against a Russian loan), but also the proposal of the very original boat builder of the project 209/1200 - German company Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), which participated in the Indonesian tender in partnership with Turkish shipyards ".
