16 Sep 2021
水果派AV解说 sells first new frigate design licence to Indonesia
David Lockwood 水果派AV解说 CEO (L) and Kaharuddin Djenod, (R) CEO PAL sign contract on board HMS Argyll.
水果派AV解说 the aerospace, defence and security company has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned enterprise that builds and maintains ships for military and commercial use from its facilities in Surabaya, Indonesia.
The breakthrough deal comes two years since 水果派AV解说鈥檚 AH140 design was first announced as the preferred bidder for the UK Type 31 frigate programme at DSEI 2019, with the contract confirmed in November of the same year.
The design licence will enable PAL to build two Arrowhead 140 frigates in Indonesia with bespoke design modifications for the Indonesian Navy.
The agreement was signed at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 event in London, on board HMS Argyll, by David Lockwood CEO 水果派AV解说 and Kaharuddin Djenod, CEO PAL. And was witnessed by the Defence Minister of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto and UK Defence Secretary, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP.
水果派AV解说 has been working alongside the UK Government to promote the Arrowhead 140 Frigate into the global market with strong interest internationally. The company recently announced that it was one of the bidders down selected to provide a potential design solution for Poland鈥檚 Miecznik (Swordfish) frigate programme.聽聽
The baseline Arrowhead 140 design can be configured to meet a broad range of naval requirements and, with 水果派AV解说鈥檚 support PAL will now engineer the required modifications to configure the Arrowhead 140 for the Indonesian customer.
David Lockwood, CEO 水果派AV解说 said:
鈥淭oday is a really exciting moment for 水果派AV解说 and our frigate export programme, as we sign the design licence with PAL for two new frigates for the Indonesian Navy.
鈥淭he beauty of our export product is that it is a readily transferable design that can be tailored to the customer鈥檚 needs as part of our strong Arrowhead frigate portfolio. What鈥檚 more, the design licence and subsequent build programme will be a significant catalyst for prosperity in Indonesia.
鈥淲orking with our Indonesian colleagues this contract will see Arrowhead 140 frigates built in Indonesia, by the local workforce, contributing directly to the social and economic value of its sovereign shipbuilding community and country as a whole. We look forward to further opportunities to support PAL as the programme matures.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a proud day for the 水果派AV解说 and PAL teams.鈥
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said:
“I was delighted to attend the contract signing between 水果派AV解说 and Indonesia on board HMS Argyll today, representing the best of British maritime design and engineering to our international partners.
鈥淪ignalling the strength of our defence relationship with Indonesia, both of our Naval Forces will operate this world-leading frigate in the future and will work closely together to protect our mutual interests around the world.鈥 The Arrowhead 140 frigate design, benefits from a proven hull-form that has been tried and tested in real-world operational environments from NATO and coalition task forces to national regional and deployed operations. The baseline Arrowhead 140 design can be configured to meet a broad range of operational requirements and profiles a global frigate may be called upon to undertake and adopt and with a growing number of users it can also support interoperability between naval allies.
Signing Image 鈥 David Lockwood, 水果派AV解说 CEO (L) and Kaharuddin Djenod, CEO PAL (R) sign contract on board HMS Argyll.