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Indonesia Begins Construction of 2,000-Ton Scorpène Stealth Submarines with Advanced Weaponry and French Steel

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Written by Romário Pereira de Carvalho Published on 05/07/2026 at 10:11
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Além disso, a Naval Group enviou especialistas à Indonésia para supervisionar a construção.

Use of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Subtics System

Os submarinos Scorpène indonésios serão equipados com o sistema de combate Subtics, que integra sensores, armas e sistemas de comunicação.

Além disso, o uso de baterias de íon-lítio permitirá maior autonomia e eficiência energética, uma inovação significativa em comparação com as baterias tradicionais.

O objetivo é que os submarinos possam operar por até 80 dias sem necessidade de reabastecimento, aumentando a capacidade de patrulha e defesa da Indonésia.

Plans for Submarine Self-Sufficiency by 2040

O projeto faz parte de um plano mais amplo da Indonésia para alcançar a autossuficiência em tecnologia submarina até a década de 2040.

Com a transferência de tecnologia e o treinamento de profissionais locais, a Indonésia espera desenvolver sua própria capacidade de construir e manter submarinos no futuro.

A colaboração com a Naval Group é vista como um passo crucial para atingir esse objetivo, fortalecendo a indústria de defesa do país e aumentando sua presença no cenário internacional.

The training involved welding, preheating, and quality control, with area specialists.

New version will have lithium-ion batteries and Subtics combat system

The Indonesian Scorpène Evolved brings innovations such as a new engine system, lithium-ion batteries, and the Subtics combat system.

With a complete configuration of lithium-ion batteries, the submarine will have a mission autonomy of up to 80 days.

The vessel will also be able to carry a mixed load of up to 18 heavy torpedoes and Exocet SM39 missiles.

The Naval Group also confirmed that the Scorpène Evolved will be capable of firing the Exocet SM40, a next-generation submarine-launched missile currently under development by MBDA, as reported by Naval News.

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The video covers the qualification stage of the Scorpène Evolved LiB steel cutting in Indonesia

Control system manages energy, propulsion, and diving safety

Another highlighted component is the platform management system, known as PMS. It is essential for the submarine’s operation and integrates the Distributed Digital Systems package, called DDiS.

The PMS supervises and manages areas such as energy, propulsion, diving safety, and auxiliary systems. For this, it receives information and controls installations through programmable logic controllers distributed throughout the vessel.

In the Scorpène, there are about ten of these controllers. The system centralizes the received data and sends information back to the controllers, supporting the operation of the submarine’s systems.

Indonesia aims for submarine self-sufficiency in the 2040s

Indonesia considers the program an important step towards achieving long-term submarine self-sufficiency.

National plans foresee developing the capability to design, build, and eventually export domestically manufactured submarines during the 2040s.

PT PAL and the Naval Group also discussed the possibility of transforming Indonesia into a regional production and maintenance hub for future Scorpène operators.

Currently, the Naval Group team involved in the program has eight specialists, a number expected to reach fifty.

Everyone acts as reference operators, with knowledge transfer and continuous technical support.

The collaboration also includes French-Indonesian partnerships. Learning Bahasa Indonesia by the French team is part of the program, as linguistic proximity has already proven effective in work with other international partners.

This article was prepared based on information from Naval Group, PT PAL, and Naval News, with data, numbers, and statements preserved as per the consulted material.

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