PT PAL Indonesia`s President Director Budiman Saleh said here on Monday the number of warships to be produced in 2018 increased compared to that of the previous two years.
"Our target for this year is to build four 60 meter-long missile ships ordered by the Indonesian Navy. We expect to export two missile boats to Malaysia, one missile boat to Thailand and several missile boats to African countries," Budiman said.
The production of the 60-meter missile boats is the second of its kind ordered by the Indonesian Navy after PT PAL has completed three missile ships and delivered to the institution.
In addition to missile boats, PT PAL also manufactures missile destroyer ship and landing platform deck (LPD) for national marine defense equipment.
"With regard to exports, we have penetrated the Southeast Asian market including Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, and the African market including Senegal, Congo, Guinea Bissau and Burkina Faso," he said.
Budiman, along with several directors of PT PAL met with Vice President Jusuf Kalla here on Monday to discuss the development of Indonesian ship industry and plans to provide training to young Indonesians.
"We also talk about vocational program, which is one of the government`s big programs for about 1,500 Indonesian youths across the country," he said.
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