MNEK-4 officially kicked off

After the opening ceremony, an international fleet review, the first official activity within MNEK-4, took place with the participation of 38 ships from navies of the host Indonesia and other countries.

Ship 20 of Brigade 172 under Naval Region 3 and the Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Commander of Naval Region 3 Senior Captain Nguyen Quoc Quang, participated in the fleet review.

Senior Captain Nguyen Quoc Quang joined the fleet review with representatives of participating navies on corvette KRI Bung Karno. 

MNEK, an initiative of Indonesia, is biannually held by the country in different places, starting from 2014. In 2018 and 2020, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Below are photos of the international fleet review, the first official activity within MNEK-4.

Members of the Vietnamese delegation salute when the KRI Bung Karno passes by Ship 20.

Before the international fleet review, planes perform for delegates. The international fleet review is held for naval forces to greet state leaders and strengthen interaction among them.

Planes perform at the opening of MNEK-4.

The KRI Bung Karno, numbered 369, is a corvette and presidential yacht of the Indonesian Navy. This guided-missile corvette has the capability to carry a helicopter and serves the President’s review of a fleet’s performance.

The KRI Bung Karno was named after the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno. The corvette has a displacement of 650 tons, a length of 73m, and a beam of 12m. It can reach a maximum speed of 24 nautical miles/hour (44 km/h) and equipped with an air-to-air missile and an AS565 Panther helicopter.

The KRI Bung Karno is the newest ship of the Indonesian Navy. This domestically-manufactured corvette ship was put in service on June 1.

Senior Captain Nguyen Quoc Quang participates in the opening of MNEK-4.

Reported by Ngoc Hung from Makassar, Indonesia

Translated by Tran Hoai