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Now that there's a serious intention on Indonesia acquiring heavier combatant ships, as well as the growing number of LPD & LST, are there talk on acquiring medium-sized helo for the naval aviation arm? (i.e. Romeo, NHF90, EC-725, etc) or at least perhaps adding more Bell 412 into the service...

It is as simple as "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" Fact is, it wasn't with the U.S Indonesia is banging hulls in North Natuna sea. So it's rather obvious why Indonesia fall within the U.S sphere of influence.

I agree, even U.S operators prefer the HKs, but apparently HK and its CSR bs can get pretty annoying to deal with.

Hopefully the extra budget for the army will translate into better and modernised personal equipment and kit for the infantry unit, as well as more Apache, and maybe Chinooks?

I understand your point, but we really should stop treating Akmil as some kind of rehab facilities, because it's not. Akmil is there to produce Indonesia's finest, and people without sound ideologies should not belong in the first place. Recently a member of Kodim in Papua, if I read it right...

Is this true about him?

What is the chance for Indonesia's defense spending to go up more than 0.8 on Jokowi 2.0?

Well initially, looking at the new terms the Indonesian contingent trying to propose it was as if Indonesia is trying to slowly backing away from the project, but I'm glad to be proven wrong.

The message that appeared on the last bit of the video (@2:20) is a bit ironic given his presidency is so willing to kill the IFX project or so appears from the outside anyway. Don't get me wrong, I'm fond of Jokowi and I understand he does have his priority in order, but as have been discussed...

Really wish they would develop the 5 doors version of Turangga, such a handsome beast

Hopefully getting closer to F-16 Blk 72

Yup, sure looks like it.

Why Pegasus? If anything it's the MRTT as GIA operates substantial number of A330 no?

Looks like TD-2000 system

Thanks Trishna & Madokafc, so from what I can grasp from the article it just unit transfer?

I heard Indonesia just received new batch of Leopard 2 MBT? Can anyone here confirm?

Wrong. The AH-1 is operated by the USMC not the Navy, and it's there because it's cheaper than the AH-64 and also it shares commonality with the USMC's back bone transport/utility helo, the UH-1Y. AH-64 has been often deployed within the naval task group together with USN & USMC aviation...

What I think is happening is that the C-130J is to be bought and operated by the Ministry of Defense, whilst the A400M is bought by the SOE Ministry, but the Air Force will operate the aircraft. It's the same deal with the Indonesian Air Force one (Business Boeing Jet), where the state...

Ready for RIMPAC? Hopefully the millenium gun going to be installed soon too.

One of the things I can think of straight away is the belly mounted radome allows for better centre of gravity as it is mounted closer to the wing mounts instead installing massive radar in the nose radome where it will make the plane to be front heavy.