The class were built by PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati shipyard in Batam, Riau Islands.

[2] The ship was planned to be armed with one Leonardo's OTO Marlin 40 ILOS naval gun, two 20 mm autocannons and MBDA SIMBAD surface-to-air missiles.

[4][6] Bung Karno was designed to meet the needs of a new presidential ship that were also capable to be utilized as a warship in wartime.

The previous presidential ship, KRI Barakuda (633), is a patrol boat built by Lürssen and was launched in 1995.

[7] The 300 billion rupiah contract[5] for the new presidential ship/corvette was awarded to PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati shipyard in Batam, Riau Islands on 25 May 2022.