Saab showcases MCM capabilities to Indonesian Navy

Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International
23 June 2015

Swedish defence company Saab has presented its portfolio of mine countermeasures (MCM) systems to an Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) delegation including its chief, a company representative confirmed to IHS Jane's .

The systems were showcased during a visit by TNI-AL chief of staff Admiral Ade Supandi to the Swedish armed forces naval base in Karlskrona on 8-9 June. The TNI-AL delegation included the service's budgets and operations heads, Rear Admiral Agung Pramono and Rear Admiral Arie Henrycus Sembiring respectively, Saab said in a statement.

However, in talking to IHS Jane's on 23 June, a company representative declined to identify the MCM systems involved, citing confidentiality issues.