Overview
- Fincantieri handed over KRI Prabu Siliwangi (321) on December 22 at its Muggiano yard in La Spezia, following sister ship KRI Brawijaya (320) delivered in July 2025.
- Senior attendees included Admiral Muhammad Ali of the Indonesian Navy, Ambassador Junimart Girsang, and Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto of the Italian Navy, alongside Fincantieri leadership.
- Fincantieri describes the pair as the Indonesian Navy’s largest and most technologically advanced combatants, intended to strengthen maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
- The PPA class features a 143-meter hull, speeds above 31 knots, a core crew of 171, CODAG propulsion with electric drive, and the ability to launch RHIBs via side crane or stern ramp for multi-mission flexibility.
- Related program updates reported by Naval Today note an OCCAR-managed contract extension under Italy’s Naval Act valued at €700 million that retains two PPA hulls originally intended for Indonesia for Italian service.