{"id":25551,"date":"2026-02-27T04:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25551"},"modified":"2026-02-27T04:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:57:08","slug":"new-swimmer-delivery-vehicles-delivered-to-indonesian-defence-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25551","title":{"rendered":"New swimmer delivery vehicles handed over to Indonesian defence ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    New swimmer delivery vehicles handed over to Indonesian defence ministry<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Underwater defence technology company Drass recently handed over two new swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs) to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence for use by the Indonesian Navy.<\/p>\n<p>The SDVs are equipped with advanced autonomous capabilities, integrating state-of-the-art guidance and navigation systems alongside a fully featured optronic periscope suite.<\/p>\n<p>Drass said all autonomous functions were rigorously validated during comprehensive at-sea trials, confirming the platforms&#8217; reliability, safety, and operational readiness.<\/p>\n<p>The craft can each carry eight divers from a mothership or a submarine and transport them back upon completion of their mission. The design ensures low observability, making the vessels for missions such as sabotage and intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the delivery program, Drass conducted extensive at-sea pilot training to ensure Indonesian Navy operators are fully prepared to deploy and manage the vehicles effectively in real-world operational environments.<\/p>\n<p>The delivery of the SDVs is part of the first phase of a broader plan to enhance the Indonesian Navy&#8217;s underwater capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Gareth Havelock<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/security\/naval\/naval-submersibles\/new-swimmer-delivery-vehicles-delivered-to-indonesian-defence-ministry\">Go to baird maritime<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Underwater defence technology company Drass recently handed over two new swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs) to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence for use by the Indonesian Navy.<\/p>\n<p>The SDVs are equipped with advanced autonomous capabilities, integrating state-of-the-art guidance and navigation systems alongside a fully featured optronic periscope suite.<\/p>\n<p>Drass said all autonomous functions were rigorously validated during comprehensive at-sea trials, confirming the platforms&#8217; reliability, safety, and operational readiness.<\/p>\n<p>The craft can each carry eight divers from a mothership or a submarine and transport them back upon completion of their mission. The design ensures low observability, making the vessels for missions such as sabotage and intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the delivery program, Drass conducted extensive at-sea pilot training to ensure Indonesian Navy operators are fully prepared to deploy and manage the vehicles effectively in real-world operational environments.<\/p>\n<p>The delivery of the SDVs is part of the first phase of a broader plan to enhance the Indonesian Navy&#8217;s underwater capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,520,3749],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-25551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baird-maritime","category-naval-submersibles","category-security-vessel-shipbuilding","tag-baird-maritime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}