U.S. supplies radar for Indonesian navy

An Indonesian navy official said that the United States will supply radar to the navy as part of U. S. contribution to help the country's navy fleet to secure the busy Malacca strait from hijacking acts, local media reported on Monday.

According to Indonesian Navy West Region Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Ade Supandi, the radar is included in the Integrated Maritime System aid that will be handed over by U.S. Government representative to the Indonesian defence ministry. "The U.S. system will eventually be used by navy's base in Batam, " Agus was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying in Batam where the navy has set a base to oversee the Malacca strait waters that accommodates 60 percent of world's trade ships.

Reports said that trade ship hijackings were frequently occurred in the strait that separates Indonesia from Malaysia and Singapore territories.

Source:Xinhua