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    From Mars to the moon: the computer system behind China’s space missions

    Interesting! so China actually already have a solid WIndows-like OS all this time... Any chance it will be released to the general public as well, or is it exclusively for use by the gov / military / critical sectors / etc...?
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    I believe that the A330 MRTT is not only the best option there is, but is also the only reasonable one for us... -------------------------------------------------------- 21 JUNE 2021 Indonesia approves USD700 million in foreign loans for aerial tanker buy by Ridzwan Rahmat The Indonesian...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    2 things of note regarding the planned Rafale purchase : 1. Florence Parly actually came to Jakarta earlier this month for the signing of the LoI 2. Purchase will be done using soft loan, namely a loan guaranteed for 80% of the total amount of the contract...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    Jokowi may seem to have a rather hands-off approach regarding military modernization and procurement, but there's no way he would've just let Prabowo travel all over the world looking for high profile deals without his consent... Prabowo is part of his cabinet and still answers to Jokowi...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    I somewhat agree with you, I feel Prabowo is taking his job seriously and does really care in improving the state of our armed forces... He has always been a smart, educated and sophisticated military man... it's just that his ego and ambition (or obsession) to become a president is rather...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    Good news, the Ministry of Defense and Dassault have signed the initial 36 Rafale contracts CategoryNewsPosted onJune 10, 2021AuthorRNS Leave a comment AIRSPACE REVIEW (airspace-review.com) – Good news from the planned purchase of defense equipment by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    #Fincantieri and the Ministry of Defense of #Indonesia, have signed a contract for the supply of 6 #FREMM frigates, the modernization and sale of 2 #Maestrale frigates, and the related logistical support. This order represents a success for Fincantieri and for the Country...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    According to this guy some sort of "major defense contracts" has just been recently signed, and rumors abound in local military enthusiasts forums and FB pages that something major may indeed have happened : However there are no news whatsoever regarding this supposed "major defense...
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    Indonesia Economy Forum

    US agriculture giant Cargill to build US$200mil palm oil refinery in Indonesia INDONESIA Saturday, 05 Jun 2021 8:17 PM MYT SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters): US agribusiness giant Cargill Inc said it is building a US$200 million palm oil refinery in the Indonesian province of Lampung, which the...
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    United Airlines orders 15 supersonic aircraft, will begin supersonic air travel starting 2029

    Getting a working nuclear fusion reactor to reality seems to have a bigger chance of success compared to this concept SST turning into reality... :disagree:
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    Autonomous drones may have ‘hunted down’ and attacked troops in Libya without human control – UN report

    If that's the case then why is this even in the news..? All killer drones more or less operate that way... The drones search, detect and track the target, while their operators then make the final decision and be the one to pull the trigger... all kill responsibilities will fall to the human...
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    Autonomous drones may have ‘hunted down’ and attacked troops in Libya without human control – UN report

    Unmanned drone is not new, but they have human controllers (in a safe base somewhere) and these controllers will be the ones deciding if and when to pull the trigger in a conflict... on the other hand autonomous drones (as reported in this article), or its AI, can choose to pull the trigger by...
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    Featured Indonesia reveals USD125 billion military modernisation plan

    There are still questions on how this budget will actually be implemented... Mindef has proposed this amount for modernization plans covering the period of 2020 - 2044 (25 years) divided into five 5-years plans (Renstra)... but the actual plan and procurement details under this modernization...
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    Netanyahu era comes to an end; Yesh Atid's leader Yair Lapid forms coalition

    Syrians were butchered by terrorists whose forces were supplied, supported, and trained by NATO and paid for by GCC...
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    Indonesia Economy Forum

    Will we become the Saudi Arabia of Nickel..?? 😁 and eventually ev batteries too... 8-) Indonesia On Track To Dominate The Supply Of Nickel To Make Batteries Tim Treadgold Contributor Asia Indonesia is on track to become the world’s nickel capital with new projects potentially lifting the...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    Huh..? It doesn't say anywhere in this article (or in any other articles I have read) that it will all be spent in only one go until 2024... on the contrary the below is true.. "The proposed regulation details the requirement for USD124.9 billion for TNI modernisation funding over a period of...
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    Indonesia Defence Forum

    Hmm... $125B for about 25 years is actually not that much... it's just $5B annually... But I believe this budget is separate from the annual defense budget allocated to the Defense Ministry (currently about $9B annually), and is intended exclusively for procurement and sustainment of new...
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    Poland Became the First Member of NATO to own a TB2 UAV

    Hmm... isn't it Turkey the first NATO member to own a TB2 UAV...? 😁
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    When Russian Media more Effective than Chinese Media to Counter Western-Propaganda Against China

    Whataboutism is about giving hypocrites a dose of their own medicine.. and also exposing them to the public of their own faults and wrongdoings... This will give the general public a broader perspective and a more balanced view of the matter or issue at hand... and that's a good thing..! If...
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    Covid-19 - Devastating Second Wave in India - Updates and Discussion

    Head of Indonesian Embassy Ferdie Piay dies of COVID-19 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI:, MAY 26, 2021 00:16 IST UPDATED: MAY 26, 2021 00:16 IST Ferdie Piay steered the vaccine cooperation related dialogue with India over the last one year. A senior Indonesian diplomat serving as the head of...
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