Researcher LIPI: Indonesian Must Have "Blue Water Navy"

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 23:03 pm
Makassar (AFP)
As the nation's largest archipelago, Indonesia is considered necessary to have a strong navy. For that Indonesia needs to have to increase the ability of naval fleet of "Green Water Navi" to "Blue Water Navy."
"To improve the navy to Blue Water Navy, Indonesia must have a minimum fleet of destroyers or destroyer," researchers said Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Prof. Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, in Makassar, Wednesday (20/10).
Indonesia is currently only able to have a Green Water Navy or naval Fregate class to strengthen the navy. According to him, this fregate fleet is four levels below the carrier, or are in the final sequence after the Aircraft Carrier, Cruiser and Destroyer.
With naval Green Water Navy, Indonesian Navy was only able to maintain Indonesia's marine area only. "When compared with the number of newly developing countries like India and China, each has had a strategic plan to have four aircraft carriers," he said.
In 2011, India even already have two aircraft carriers, while China as much as one unit. "Although China and India is not an island nation, but the country still strengthen maritime fleet," he explained.
Increased naval This is a must do to confront global architecture changes after the Cold War, one of which in terms of military perspective. (Ant)

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