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PT PAL launches first Indonesian PKR frigate, first Philippine Navy SSV
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International
17 January 2016
A computer-generated image of TNI-AL's SIGMA 10514 PKR frigate. Source: Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Key Points
The 105 m ship was launched on 18 January at the company's Surabaya facility. The vessel is the first of two platforms being constructed jointly by Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and PT PAL under a contract signed with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence in June 2012.
PT PAL launches first Indonesian PKR frigate, first Philippine Navy SSV | IHS Jane's 360
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International
17 January 2016

A computer-generated image of TNI-AL's SIGMA 10514 PKR frigate. Source: Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Key Points
- PT PAL has launched together Indonesia's first PKR frigate and the lead Philippine SSV
- The PKR frigate project is being closely watched as a barometer of PT PAL's capability for building more sophisticated naval platforms
The 105 m ship was launched on 18 January at the company's Surabaya facility. The vessel is the first of two platforms being constructed jointly by Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and PT PAL under a contract signed with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence in June 2012.
PT PAL launches first Indonesian PKR frigate, first Philippine Navy SSV | IHS Jane's 360