REPUBLIC.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Chief of Naval Staff (KSAL) Admiral Muhammad Ali reviews a number of Chinese-made instruments during an exhibition event at Baotou Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China. In the exhibition, Ali saw drones, 052D class destroyers, S26 submarines, antisubmarine helicopters (AKS), missiles, and anti-aircraft cannons.

The Naval Military Illumination Service (Dispenal) in its official broadcast confirmed in Jakarta on Monday (29/4/2024), explained that KSAL's visit to the exhibition was a series of tours in Beijing, the main of which was to attend the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao, on April 21—25, 2024..

Wing Loong IE, whose length is 9.05 meters and wingspan reaches 14 meters, can fly up to 4,000 kilometers or about 20 hours. Several weapon configurations that can be mounted on UAVs, include several types of bombs such as the FT-10, FT-9, FT-7, GB7, and GB4, as well as missiles such as the BRM1 and AKD-10.

Ali also reviewed the S26 submarine of the China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSSC), later the Class 052D destroyer of the Jiangnan Shipyard. On his visit to the exhibition, Ali was accompanied by several key Mabes TNI AL officials.

The same troupe also accompanied KSAL in the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium. The world-class symposium was a biennial forum attended by KSAL nations in the Pacific. The 19th WPNS of the year was attended by KSAL heads from 29 countries.

Among them, Indonesia, United States, Australia, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, India, Japan, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, France, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

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