Indonesian Navy
Type 209: The Most Powerful Submarine You’ve Never Heard Of
Summary and Key Points: The Type 209 submarine, designed by German shipbuilder Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, has become one of the most popular export submarines, used by fifteen different countries since the...
Asia’s Submarine Powerhouse You Might Not Know About
On April 17, Indonesia reelected president Joko Widodo, who has presided over a rapidly growing economy, even as his originally liberal politics have taken an increasingly conservative bent. The unique...
Is Indonesia Ready to Be a Major Player in the South China Sea?
Last Sunday’s incident north of Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, in which two armed Chinese coastguard ships forced an Indonesian patrol craft to release an intruding Chinese trawler, shows once again that Jakarta must...