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BABCOCK LOOKS TO BUILD

ON INDONESIA SUCCESS

Having bagged Indonesia as the first export sovereign shipbuilding and support capa-
customer for its Arrowhead 140 Frigate bility through Arrowyard, a comprehensive
(AH140) design, UK aerospace, defence and bespoke programme of technology
and security company, Babcock is looking transfer and focused support options is
at replicating this success in the region. proving attractive to potential customers
Babcock entered into an agreement with in the region. Arrowyard will allow customer
PT PAL in Indonesia for two Frigates in nations to construct the Arrowhead 140
September 2021. Babcock has entered warships at their own facilities by optimis-
into a design licence agreement with PT ing their own shipyard capability.
PAL Indonesia (Persero), Indonesia’s state- Electronic Warfare (EW) suite includ-
owned enterprise that builds and maintains The design of Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 ing R-ESM, C-ESM and R-ECM off-board
ships for military and commercial use in Frigate originates from an air defence war- decoys. The warships will also be fitted
Surabaya, Indonesia. The design licence ship, the Danish Navy’s proven Iver Huitfeldt with an Integrated Bridge and Navigation
will enable PAL to build two Arrowhead 140 Frigate. As a multi-mission surface com- System, Integrated Platform Management
frigates in Indonesia with bespoke design batant, the Arrowhead 140 is capable of System and Damage Surveillance and
modifications for the Indonesian Navy. With conducting AAW, ASuW, ASW and EW oper- Control system.
Babcock’s support PT PAL will engineer the ations and is operationally proficient in both
modifications requested by the Indonesian blue water and littoral areas. The AH140 platform is driven by compli-
Navy to configure the Arrowhead 140 for ance with Lloyd’s Register Naval Ship Rules,
its needs. The AH140 design will have a minimum UK Naval Standards and NATO ANEP-77
operating complement of approximately Naval Ship Code amongst many other naval
in September, Poland emerged as the 100 personnel and over 80 additional bunks standards and as a result includes levels
second export customer, selecting the will be available for embarked Task Group of survivability, damaged stability and
Arrowhead 140 for its Miecznik (Swordfish) command staff, troops or other additional recoverability that exceed those of many
Frigate programme. Babcock is supporting operational personnel. The vessel offers contemporary complex Frigate designs.
the PGZ- Miecznik Consortium for three a dedicated reconfigurable space capable These levels will allow AH140 warships to
Arrowhead 140 Frigates to be built in Polish of accommodating 20 ft ISO Containers operate in the threat environment commen-
shipyards by a local workforce, drawing supported by power, communications and surate with combat operations.
significantly from Polish suppliers and data services.
Babcock’s global supply chain. Babcock The Arrowhead 140 warships will have a
was announced as the preferred bidder The new generation warships can be nominal displacement of 7,000 tonnes and
for the UK Type 31 Frigate programme in fitted with an open architecture and scal- be able to attain a maximum speed of 28
2019 and the contract was confirmed in able Combat Management System, from a knots. Range is quoted as 6500-9000 nm,
November of the same year. A Babcock-led range of suppliers and also includes com- depending on configuration and operating
team is building five Type 31 general-pur- prehensive Command and Control facilities, conditions. Propulsion is from Combined
pose Frigates for the British Royal Navy including dedicated planning and opera- diesel and diesel (CODAD) with 4 x Diesel
using the Arrowhead 140 platform. tional spaces for Task Group commanders. Engines, 2 x Controllable Pitch Propellers
Babcock’s offer of developing a country’s It will also be available with an Integrated and 4 x Diesel Generators.

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