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Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia meninjau progres kapal LMS Batch 2 (photos: MYKemhan)
Republik Türkiye – Menteri Pertahanan, YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin mengadakan tinjauan 3 buah Kapal Misi Pesisir (LMS) Batch Kedua bagi melihat kemajuan pembinaan untuk kegunaan TLDM di Istanbul Shipyard.
Pembinaan LMS kini giat dilaksanakan oleh syarikat pertahanan Türkiye, Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik (STM). Ini merupakan perolehan pertama selepas pemeteraian Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU) Kerajaan dengan Kerajaan (G2G) bagi produk pertahanan, yang dimeterai semasa lawatan rasmi sulung Menteri Pertahanan ke Türkiye pada Jun tahun lalu.
Semasa lawatan, Menteri Pertahanan telah menerima taklimat kemajuan pembinaan tiga buah kapal LMS daripada pihak pengurusan STM. Progres pembinaan berjalan lancar serta kapal pertama dijangka siap dan diluncurkan pada April 2026, diikuti kapal kedua pada Jun, dan ketiga pada Ogos 2026.
Perolehan ini turut merangkumi pelaksanaan Program Kolaborasi Industri (ICP) yang berpotensi memberi impak besar kepada pembangunan industri pertahanan tempatan, antaranya melalui pemindahan teknologi. Perincian program ini akan dimuktamadkan sebelum penghujung tahun ini.
Kerjasama erat antara Malaysia dan Türkiye diharap akan menjadi pemangkin dalam memperkukuh keupayaan industri pertahanan tempatan serta memperteguh kedaulatan negara.
(MYKemhan)
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Abukuma-class destroyer escort of JMSDF (photo: J-Navy World)It has been learned that the governments of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to transfer a used Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer escort. If the export of a used destroyer escort is realized, it will be the first such case. The export of the destroyer aims to improve interoperability with the Philippine military and jointly strengthen deterrence and response capabilities against China, which is unilaterally advancing into the ocean.
This was revealed by multiple Japanese government officials. Defense Minister Nakatani and Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro confirmed the export of used destroyer escort ships during a meeting in Singapore in early June. The exports are expected to consist of six Abukuma-class destroyers of the MSDF. The Abukuma-class destroyers escort have been in service for over 30 years, and due to a shortage of SDF personnel, they are being gradually retired in order to be replaced by new ships with fewer personnel.
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Abukuma-class destroyer escort of JMSDF (photo: Japan MoD)
According to sources, the Philippine military is scheduled to inspect the Abukuma-class destroyer eascort this summer and will check their equipment, such as main guns, and their maintenance status, among other things, to finalize preparations for export.
The Philippine military is under pressure to respond to the Chinese military's increasing activity in the South China Sea, and securing the number of ships is an urgent task. According to the Military Balance 2025 edition by the British International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Chinese military has 102 surface combatants such as destroyers, while the Philippines has only two frigates.
Abukuma-class destroyer escort of JMSDF (image: Wiki)
The operational guidelines for the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment limit the equipment that can be exported to five types: rescue, transport, alert, surveillance, and minesweeping, and destroyers with high offensive capabilities cannot be exported as is. However, it is possible to export equipment with high offensive capabilities if it is jointly developed, such as the next-generation fighter jets that Japan is developing with the UK and Italy, and the new ship based on the "Mogami-class" destroyer that Japan is proposing to Australia. The direction is to proceed with exporting second-hand destroyers by modifying their specifications, such as by incorporating the equipment and communication facilities required by the Philippines, and developing them jointly. In the future, the plan is to also export new destroyers.
Japan and the Philippines are deepening their security cooperation and moving forward with building a relationship as "quasi-allies." At their summit meeting in April, the two countries agreed to enter into discussions toward concluding an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA), which would allow the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military to share food, fuel, and other items.

Abukuma-class destroyer escort of JMSDF (photo: Japan MoD)
The Philippines and China have territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and Japan is also facing Chinese maritime expansion in the East China Sea. If the Philippine military operates Japanese-developed destroyers, it is expected to improve joint response capabilities, and a senior MSDF official hopes that "we will be able to check the movements of the Chinese military."
Akubuma class destroyer escort
"Abukuma-class" destroyer : 109 meters in length, standard displacement 2,000 tons. It has a crew of about 120 people. It is equipped with anti-submarine and anti-ship missiles, but cannot carry helicopters. It is smaller than other destroyers and is responsible for patrol activities in the waters near Japan. A total of six ships were commissioned between 1989 and 1993.
(Yomiuri)
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KCR 70M (photo: Defense Studies)
Perkuat Kolaborasi Global, PT PAL Teken 2 MOU Strategis dengan TAIS
PT PAL Indonesia menandatangani dua nota kesepahaman (MoU) bersama perusahaan Turkiye TAIS Shipyard sebagai langkah strategis untuk memperkuat kapabilitas industri pertahanan maritim. Dalam sesi pertama, CEO PT PAL Kaharuddin Djenod dan Managing Director TAIS, Dogan Bescan. Kolaborasi ini bertujuan untuk mendukung pengembangan platform kapal perang dan peningkatan kualitas produk pertahanan.
Sesi kedua MoU dilakukan oleh CEO PT PAL dan Managing Director TAIS, Demir Kologlu, yang menyoroti implementasi offsets terkait pengadaan kapal kombatan di Indonesia. Penandatanganan ini tidak hanya membuka potensi alih teknologi, namun juga menjadi penguat kemitraan strategis antara industri pertahanan Indonesia dan Turkiye. (PAL)
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Inisiatif ini merupakan komitmen PT PAL meningkatkan kepabilitas industri pertahanan domestik guna mempercepat modernisasi armada laut dari berbagai negara yang menjadi customer, khususnya armada Angkatan Laut Indonesia. Melalui sinergi dengan mitra global, PT PAL membangun ekosistem untuk memperkuat rantai pasok lokal dalam menjamin kesiapan operasional jangka panjang. (PAL)
Manajemen Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) (infographic: Iridium)
PT PAL Indonesia Gandeng Iridium Tingkatkan Kapabilitas Sistem Logistik Maritim Nasional
PT PAL Indonesia dan Iridium menjalin kemitraan strategis di Indo Defence 2025 untuk pengembangan Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) guna memperkuat infrastruktur logistik sektor maritim. Penandatanganan ini dilakukan oleh Chief of Marketing Officer (CMO) PT PAL, Wiyono Komojojo, dan Chief of Executive Officer (CEO) Iridium, Najeeb Al Shkeili, yang disaksikan oleh H.E. Husin Bagis, Duta Besar Indonesia untuk UEA dan Chief of Executive Officer (CEO) PT PAL Kaharuddin Djenod.
Kolaborasi ini bertujuan menciptakan ekosistem pemeliharaan terintegrasi, mulai dari prediksi kebutuhan suku cadang, pelatihan teknisi, hingga manajerial rantai pasok pertahanan. Implementasi ILS memberikan dampak signifikan seperti meningkatkan operational readiness armada laut sekaligus menekan biaya life cycle aset. Sinergi ini menjadi model percepatan kemandirian industri berbasis inovasi dan kolaborasi global. (PAL)
Fregat Belharra dari Naval Group (photo: French Navy)PT PAL & Naval Group Membangun Ekosistem Bisnis Pertahanan Laut yang Kuat
PT PAL Indonesia dan Naval Group menandai penguatan kapabilitas industri pertahanan maritim melalui penandatanganan MoU potensial proyek Scorpène Evolved dan Frigate. Penandatanganan dilakukan oleh CEO PT PAL, Kaharuddin Djenod, dan Marie-Laure Bourgeois selaku EVP Sales & Marketing Naval Group.
Selain perluasan lingkup kerja sama strategis antara Indonesia dan Perancis, kolaborasi global ini juga membuka peluang besar adanya alih teknologi, peningkatan SDM, dan kapabilitas produksi alutsista laut. PT PAL berkomitmen mendukung pertahanan dan keamanan dunia melalui inovasi dan kerja sama global yang berdampak nyata. (PAL)
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