Indonesia upgrades naval base near South China Sea

摘要

The Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia- Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has begun upgrading its naval base at Ranai in the Riau Islands to support a planned increase in ship numbers in the region, a senior TNI-AL officer has said. Speaking to IHS Jane's on 14 August in Jakarta, Western Fleet chief Commodore Amarulla Octavian described the upgrades as consisting primarily of logistics support facilities to enable the TNI-AL to sustain deployments in the area.