Antara News, Monday, January 18, 2010 21:24 WIB
Indonesian navy officials welcome the arrival of KRI Hasanuddin 366 warship at Tanjung Priok port, Jakarta (29/1/2008). A new 1,600-ton warship manufactured in the Netherlands was armed with surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine missiles and electronic warfare equipment. (ANTARA Photo/Fouri Gesang Sholeh/kim)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Navy will deploy a "Sigma" class corvette to support its peace mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in April 2010.
Vice Admiral Agus Suhartono told ANTARA News here Monday that the Indonesian warship, "KRI Frans Kasiepo-368", would officially be inaugurated before joining the Maritime Task Force (MTF)in Lebanon.
"We are inaugurating the Dutch-made Sigma class corvette as the part of the Indonesian warship fleet in February before backing the mission," the Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff said.
It would leave for the Lebanese waters in March and would arrive there in April, he said after opening the 48th regular upgrading of the Indonesian Navy`s Staff and Command School here.
Before sending KRI Frans-Kasiepo, the TNI had deployed the KRI-Diponegoro-365 to support the Garuda XCXVIII-A contingent`s mission. The warship has been on duty for almost a year.
KRI Frans-Kasiepo, one of the Sigma class corvettes that Indonesia ordered from the Netherlands, has been joining the TNI fleet since its arrival in 2008.
This Sigma class corvette has even met the UN and NATO standards to support the UN peace mission.
Suhartono said the United Nations has highly appreciated the Indonesian participation in its peace mission in Lebanon. "Therefore, the UN has again asked us to deploy our warship," he said.
The TNI contingent in Lebanon joins those from countries such as Belgium, Greece, and Germany.
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