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Balaputradewa-class frigate
Frigate class of the Indonesian Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Balaputradewa-class frigate (previously known as Fregat Merah Putih, lit. 'Red White Frigate')[2] is a class of frigates being built for the Indonesian Navy. Under construction by PAL Indonesia, it is based on the Odense Maritime Technology (OMT) Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate hull and is marketed under the name Arrowhead 140 or Type 31 Frigate.[3][4] The design has been licensed to Indonesia in September 2021.[5][6]
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Ministry of Defense of Indonesia awarded a contract of two frigates to the local state-owned shipyard PT PAL Indonesia on 30 April 2020. The contract stipulated that the frigates would be constructed within 69 months after contract's entry into force.[7]
On 16 September 2021, Babcock announced that it had signed an agreement with PT PAL Indonesia allowing it to design two AH140 derivatives for the Indonesian Navy.[8] The class are known locally as Fregat Merah Putih ("Red-White Frigate").[9]
On 9 December 2022, PAL Indonesia held the first steel cut ceremony for the first Fregat Merah Putih (Red White Frigate) at their shipyard in Surabaya.[6] The first frigate was laid down on 25 August 2023.[5][10]
The first steel cut of the second Red White frigate was made on 5 June 2024.[1][11] The second ship was laid down on 15 November 2024, five months earlier from the planned date of March 2025.[12]
In January 2025, the defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin targeted that the first ship was to be launched in June 2025, with the second ship launched by late 2025.[13]
During a meeting at the Ministry of Defense on 24 June 2025, it was concluded that the earlier target launch date of June 2025 for the first ship cannot be fulfilled, and was postponed to 27 October 2025. The first ship launch delay would not affect the construction progress for the second ship.[14]
The first ship, named as KRI Balaputradewa, was launched on 18 December.[15] At the same time, the construction progress of the second ship has reached 38%.[16]
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As part of the main contract, the Red White Frigate is to be armed with one OTO Melara 76 mm, one 35 mm Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun, and two 12.7 mm Leonardo Lionfish RCWS, while the electronics and sensors includes Aselsan Mete Han / CENK-350-N AESA multi-function radar,[17] Aselsan MAR-D / CENK-200-N air and surface surveillance and helicopter control radar, Aselsan FERSAH hull-mounted sonar, Aselsan Target Designation Sight, HAVELSAN ADVENT combat management system, HAVELSAN-made combat information center equipment, two 8x6 130 mm Aselsan KARTACA-N decoy launching systems, IFF system from Leonardo, and Elettronica electronic warfare suite.[18][19]
Additional equipment in "fitted for-but not with" (FFBNW) configuration includes additional single OTO Melara 76 mm gun, additional two 12.7 mm Leonardo Lionfish RCWS, 8x8 cells (total 64 cells) Roketsan MİDLAS vertical launching system (VLS) for surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, two Leonardo B515/3 triple 324mm torpedo launchers for MU90 LWT torpedoes, and Aselsan CENK 400-N AESA long-range air and surface surveillance radar.[18][19] The procurement contract for FFBNW equipment was signed by PAL Indonesia on 11 June 2025.[20]
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Ships of the class
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