he Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) held a live-fire exercise to test its technical equipment and weapons and to maintain personnel and weapons readiness in the waters off Galang Island in Batam city, Riau Islands, on Wednesday
Bakamla deputy for operations and training Rear Adm. Eko Wahjono led the exercise accompanied by sea operations director Cdre. Lukman Kharish. Representatives from Bakamla Western Zone also attended the exercise, Bakamla said in a press release
The exercise involved two patrol boats, KN Bintang Laut and KN Belut Laut, which are equipped with Aselsan SMASH 200/30 30-millimeter autocannon with remote controlled weapon stations (RCWS) and two Pindad SM5 12.7-mm heavy machine guns each. Also being used in the exercise were sniper rifles and light weapons, although Bakamla did not identify which types were being used
Bakamla is known to use various types of small arms and light weapons, such as 7.62-mm and 5.56-mm general purpose machine guns (GMPGs), 5.56-mm Minimi, HK 416 5.56-mm assault rifles, HK 417 7.62-mm designated marksman’s rifles, CZ Scorpion sub-machine guns and various handguns, Antara news agency reported on Oct. 7, 2021
Another weapon used by Bakamla is South Korean-made Dasan Machineries DSAR-15P 5.56-mm assault rifle, as reported by Antara on May 24, 2021
The exercise was held in stages, from ammunition loading and communication procedures, to setting up floating drums as targets and firing, while prioritizing the safety of personnel and materiel
During the exercise, the 30-mm autocannon, heavy machine guns, sniper rifles and assault rifles functioned as well as planned. Overall, the exercise went smoothly with no untoward incidents
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