REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIJING -- The governments of Indonesia and China have jointly agreed to conduct an in-depth assessment of the procurement of the SLR-66 OTH maritime radar to boost the security of sea lanes in the Indonesian archipelago.

Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro informed Antara in Beijing on Tuesday that Indonesia and China will reevaluate the financing mechanism for the procurement of the radar.

"In short, Indonesia and China will review everything that is related to the procurement of the maritime spy radar," he noted.

Minister Purnomo revealed that Indonesia will also reassess the necessary technical specifications for ensuring the security of sea lanes in the archipelago and the interoperability of the SLR-66 OTH radar with maritime patrol ships deployed by Indonesia.