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Indonesia purchases Russian submarines

Jakarta, Indonesia - Reliable and economically competitive

The Indonesian Navy plans to buy several modern diesel submarines from Russia, the Antara news agency said Thursday. The agency quoted Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Slamet Soebijanto as saying that the decision to acquire four Kilo-class and two Amur-950 (Lada-class) submarines had been taken because of Russian-made submarines' advantage over their German and French equivalents in terms of reliability...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 67131
Rome, Italy, 10/19/2006 18:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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