New Details on PT PAL’s Very Light Attack Craft (KSSR)

PT PAL’s KSSR very light attack craft has emerged as an 18-metre composite-hulled design with remote control of both the vessel and its weapons. Information shown during Indonesia’s defence minister’s October 27 shipyard visit identifies four proposed configurations: surface-to-surface missile, torpedo, surface-to-air missile and drone carrier. The missile-attack version carries four missiles in two twin launchers, while the torpedo version carries four lightweight torpedoes; each displayed configuration also includes a bow-mounted heavy machine gun. One control station is intended to manage up to six craft, but acquisition quantities, equipment suppliers and production dates remain unannounced.