Babcock International has signed its first contract under the £4bn ($5.3bn) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with Indonesia.
The company will supply two Arrowhead 140 frigate licences to Indonesia in the coming months.
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The agreement includes a Letter of Intent (LoI), outlining Indonesia’s procurement objectives for the MPP, as well as an initial arrangement to deliver the ship design licences soon.
The contract expands upon Babcock’s previous sale of two Arrowhead 140 licences to Indonesia in 2021.
Progress between Babcock and Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence has accelerated following the announcement of the MPP in November 2025, a framework developed jointly to strengthen Indonesian maritime capability across naval defence, commercial fishing, and food security sectors.
The signing of the LoI involved representation from Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto and Babcock’s CEO David Lockwood.
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By GlobalDataThe latest agreement is part of a wider plan to modernise Indonesian shipbuilding, invest in maritime security, and support local fishing communities.
It follows recent developments in the Merah Putih frigate class programme, where Indonesia launched its first vessel built under these arrangements.
Babcock CEO David Lockwood said: “The Maritime Partnership Programme between Babcock and Indonesia is focused on advancing Indonesia’s defence and maritime capabilities, infrastructure and supply chain, while creating jobs and prosperity for local communities.
“This first work order, within this landmark framework, signals the importance of the pace and progress needed to deliver President Prabowo Subianto’s maritime transformation and underpins the growing success of our Arrowhead 140 export design.”
