TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Ade Supandi signed 173 contracts with the Force's goods and service suppliers. The entire value of contracts signed was Rp813 billion.
"This activity is to follow up the president's instruction in the pursuit of accelerating economic growth," the admiral said at the Navy Headquarters in Cilangkap, Friday, January 12.
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The contracts are aimed at accelerating the Navy's budget absorption. With the contracts, Ade said, cross-year activities can be avoided.
"That way it will give a real contribution to the economic recovery," he said.
In 2017, the TNI Navy signed 215 contracts with its goods and services suppliers with a total value of Rp2.22 trillion.
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TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said that the Navy will get four new warships this year.
"Yesterday I inaugurated the KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai, there are still two more ships waiting," he said after a meeting at the Defense Ministry building.
CHITRA PARAMAESTI
