AFTER his inauguration as head of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) on March 2016, Arie Soedewo expressed his goal to combat illegal fishing and other crimes at sea. "I'm preparing myself to be the bulldozer at sea for the President and Minister Susi," said the 1983 Naval Academy graduate.

In order for his organization to be effective, Arie said the Bakamla required sophisticated equipment to monitor Indonesian waters, an area of more than thr