As the Indonesian Navy steps up its modernisation efforts, Thales has been journeying alongside them for over 40 years as the appointed supplier of combat systems for all the country’s warships in-service. This year, Thales marked another milestone with the Navy with the successful installation and integration of the Kingklip hull-mounted sonar on the Navy’s Diponegoro-class corvette.
The upgrade follows a repair of the corvette which was damaged in an accident during a routine sea operation in January 2015. By updating the operator console, signal processing and hardware technology, Thales enabled the Indonesian navy to achieve a boost in sonar performance for its warship as well as enhanced communicative capabilities between the user and the machine through the human machine interface (HMI), which is already installed on the Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) class frigate.
Remarked Erik-Jan Raatgerink, Country Director for Thales in Indonesia, “We are proud to be part of the Indonesian Navy’s modernisation ambitions by supporting them in the refurbishment of the sonar system on its warships. As the leading supplier and integrator of mission and combat systems for multiple naval programmes in Indonesia, this is telling of the trust the Indonesian Navy has in Thales to continuously share expertise and deliver excellent support.”
By working closely with local industrial partner PT Dharma Satya Nusantara (DSN) on the repair of the system, Thales is reinforcing its commitment to establish long-term relationships with local industrial partners and facilitate the transfer of knowledge and expertise as Indonesia builds its local defence capabilities.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. With 64,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €14.9 billion in 2016. With over 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its exceptional international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.
About Thales in Indonesia
Thales is supporting our customers’ growth ambitions in the Republic of Indonesia for close to 40 years in the areas of defence, aerospace, and space. With its main office located in Jakarta, Thales is providing various solutions for air traffic management and telecommunication satellites to its civil customers, while being a long-term provider of defence soutions to the Indonesian Air Force, Army and Navy.
