June 08, 2009. Daewoo International is bidding to export two Chang Bogo-class submarines.
A Korean company said yesterday that it will submit a bid to win the right to construct two submarines for Indonesia that could be worth $1.2 billion.
Daewoo International Corporation said that it will submit specifications to supply two 1,400-ton diesel electric Type-209 submarines to Jakarta.
The hulls of these vessels could cost $350 million apiece, with critical sonar and combat management systems pushing the total price to $600 million.
The ships to be built are a modified version of the Chang Bogo class currently in service in the Korean Navy.
Seoul operates nine such vessels, which were built in the country using designs provided by Germany’s Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft.
The company, which has been at the forefront of Korea’s arms exports, said to win the bid would be a milestone.
“The two vessels are equivalent to the country selling 70,000 automobiles and would be the first time Korea has exported submarines,” a Daewoo executive in Jakarta said.
He stressed that while the bid may not be easy to secure, the Korean ship made by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. does have a chance to compete with established submarine manufacturers from Russia, Germany and France. Russia maintains a sizable submarine fleet and has exported its Kilo-class ships to such countries as China and India. Germany’s HWD, owned by ThyssenKrupp, has an impressive record of exporting its Type-209 vessels to more than 10 countries. Indonesia has two operational Type-209s in its fleet. France has been less successful in exporting its subs but may try to outbid others.
The Daewoo executive said Germany may offer $1 billion in loans to boost its bids, with the Korean company countering with a proposal to construct a submarine rescue ship based on the 4,200-ton Cheonghaejin model currently in service.
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