Defence cooperation between Indonesia and India in the procurement of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles is appreciated as a strategic step in modernising the nation's primary weaponry system (alutsista). Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas), Ace Hasan Syadzily, assessed this collaboration as a crucial effort to strengthen the synergy of the defence industries of both countries.
Ace emphasised that India has a solid and professional track record in the development of world-class missile technology. Therefore, he hopes that the agreement signed by President Prabowo Subianto and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not just be a purchase transaction of weaponry systems, but rather an entry point for technology transfer and capacity building of human resources in Indonesia's defence sector.
Responding to the technical and commercial aspects of the procurement, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Brigadier General Rico Ricardo Sirait, stated that details regarding the contract value and the number of units are confidential. The government is limiting the dissemination of this information to maintain strategic confidentiality, national interest, and military security.
The agreement on the BrahMos missiles is one of 16 cooperation documents agreed upon during PM Modi's state visit to Jakarta. In addition to cruise missiles, Indonesia, through Republikorp, is also collaborating with Bharat Dynamics Limited for the development of air-to-air missiles, which is considered important to strengthen the maritime security posture and safeguard the sovereignty of Indonesia's strategic waters.
