Bid TIK Polda Kepri/”>Bid TIK Polda Kepri – Bogor. President Prabowo Subianto and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba have agreed to enhance defense cooperation, including technology transfer (ToT) for defense equipment.
The agreement includes creating a defense practitioners’ forum and holding 2+2 meetings involving foreign and defense ministers from both nations.
“We’ve agreed to discuss maritime security guarantees and collaborate on defense equipment and technology transfer,” PM Ishiba said at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Saturday (11/21/2025)
Japan also committed to donating a high-speed patrol vessel to Indonesia under its official security assistance framework. The vessel will be built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., fully funded by Japan via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
While specifics of the defense technologies were not disclosed, Japan has recently proposed joint development of Mogami-class stealth frigates.
The bilateral talks, attended by top officials from both nations, followed a private meeting between the two leaders at the palace.
