Indonesia Defence Forum

[Svantana]

 

[Bhayangkara]

I found it fascinating how ACM Tjahjanto always wear his BDU instead of his service uniform since he got appointed as the new commander

He is managed to appear neutral as the TNI commander without highlighting his own branch as well as to dampen the negative sentiment among the forces.
As a Commander-in-Chief who has the power to commands the three fighting forces is supposed to be that way, and this is should be a good tradition for his successors in order to maintain the solidity in the armed force..

 

[mandala]

Looks like this is the 5th CN235-220 MPA aircraft currently being built for the Indonesian Navy Aviation.

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[pr1v4t33r]

Looks like this is the 5th CN235-220 MPA aircraft currently being built for the Indonesian Navy Aviation.

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Could be, according to the latest video from CNN, Navy plans to have 24 units CN-235 MPA until 2024. They plan to add 1 more CN-235 in 2018 to the current fleet.

 

[mandala]

Could be, according to the latest video from CNN, Navy plans to have 24 units CN-235 MPA until 2024. They plans to add 1 more CN-235 in 2018 to the current fleet.

Yes looks like this is the 2nd unit out of 2 ordered by Defence Ministry recently. Hoping that they can achieve the target of 24 units by 2024.

Btw still wondering why is the Air Force MPA with the SAGE ESM still not handed-over to the Air Force. The aircraft was built before the new Navy MPA.

 

[barjo]

Yes looks like this is the 2nd unit out of 2 ordered by Defence Ministry recently. Hoping that they can achieve the target of 24 units by 2024.

Btw still wondering why is the Air Force MPA with the SAGE ESM still not handed-over to the Air Force. The aircraft was built before the new Navy MPA.

makanya pakai thales #eh #kaborr

 

[Nike]

Yes looks like this is the 2nd unit out of 2 ordered by Defence Ministry recently. Hoping that they can achieve the target of 24 units by 2024.

Btw still wondering why is the Air Force MPA with the SAGE ESM still not handed-over to the Air Force. The aircraft was built before the new Navy MPA.

I bet tuning and verification thingy is not that easy

 

[Nike]

Air Force Twitter admin sparks LGBT debate

• Gemma Holliani Cahya
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Wed, January 10, 2018 | 11:11 am

No disorder: A member of the Indonesian LGBT community holds a sign that says "Homosexuality is not a mental illness" in this undated file photo. Rights groups have said that recent comments from public figures condemning LGBT people were ill-informed and risked triggering discrimination. (Tempo/-)

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An exchange of tweets on Tuesday evening between the Indonesian Air Force’s Twitter administrator and its followers has opened a debate on whether members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community were allowed to serve in the Armed Forces

It all started when the Air Force's official account, @_TNIAU, tweeted that every soldier was forbidden from committing immoral acts, and they would be discharged if they did. A follower using the Twitter handle RatnaPurba (@ratpruba) then posted a reply asking: “What about the LGBT?”

The Twitter administrator responded by saying that LGBT people could not join the Air Force, and that such sexual preferences were a mental disorder.

Ooohhh, tidak bisa

Saat seleksi ada tes kesehatan jiwa, LGBT termasuk kelainan jiwa. Kalau msh banyak calon prajurit yg sehat jiwanya kenapa harus menerima yg tidak sehat? https://t.co/Ssq8BAFxDi

— TNI Angkatan Udara (@_TNIAU) January 9, 2018
“There is mental health test in the selection process. LGBT is included as a mental disorder. If there are still many candidate soldiers who are mentally healthy, then why should unhealthy ones be accepted?” the admin tweeted in Indonesian on Tuesday.

The response sparked a debate on Twitter, with some agreeing but many more disagreeing with the statement. Others questioned the professionalism of the administrator for tweeting in an informal manner and speech.

“It’s up to you if you are against [the LGBT community], but don’t eliminate their right to be equal among others,” @jea_hana replied.

A tweet from @_TNIAU, an official account of the Indonesian Air Force. (Twitter.com/_TNIAU)

“This is a sensitive issue, but the TNI must be firm. TNI soldiers must be physically and mentally healthy […] Same-sex intercourse is a sin, right? I am really sorry, but even animals never miss their target [in mating],” tweeted @_TNIAU.

Although homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, it remains a sensitive issue in public. Members of the LGBT community in the country have long suffered social discrimination and stigmatization, especially amid growing conservatism and comments from public figures condemning them.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/01/10/air-force-twitter-admin-sparks-lgbt-debate.html

 

[Nike]

Indonesia’s lead KCR-60M craft loses missile attack capabilities
Ridzwan Rahmat - Jane's Navy International
09 January 2018
Key Points

• The Indonesian Navy has removed missile launchers from its lead KCR-60M fast attack craft
• The move is the latest in a series of plans to equip the smaller Indonesian naval vessels with Chinese weapons

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has removed missile launchers from its lead KCR-60M boat, KRI Sampari (628) as part of wider plans to reconstitute the class of fast attack craft.

Halasan , seen off Langkawi, Malaysia, during the LIMA 2015 exhibition. The lead ship in this class has had its missile launchers removed, and is now installed with a Type 630 weapon at stern. (IHS Markit/Ridzwan Rahmat)" height="167" width="378" style="-x-ignore: 1">The third-of-class KCR-60M-class fast attack craft, KRI <I>Halasan</I> , seen off Langkawi, Malaysia, during the LIMA 2015 exhibition. The lead ship in this class has had its missile launchers removed, and is now installed with a Type 630 weapon at stern. (IHS Markit/Ridzwan Rahmat)

The vessel, which was floated out by Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL on 21 December 2017 after refurbishment works, has now been installed with a Chinese-made Type 630 close-in weapon system (CIWS) turret on a pedestal at the stern position where a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) used to be positioned. The weapon is a Chinese version of the Russian-developed 30 mm AK-630, and is being marketed by China Shipbuilding Trading Co.

Accordingly, Sampari’ s RHIB has now been repositioned slightly forward to occupy the space that was previously installed with diagonally mounted missile launchers. These launchers were meant to have provided the vessel with anti-ship missile capabilities, and are capable of deploying weapons such as the Chinese made C-705.

Indonesia operates a fleet of three KCR-60M boats that were commissioned between May and September 2014, and is currently anticipating its fourth vessel from PT PAL. The 59.8 m platform is powered by two MTU 20V 4000M73L diesel engines, and can reach a top speed of 28 kt and a standard range of 2,400 n miles (4,444 km) at 20 kt.
http://www.janes.com/article/76931/indonesia-s-lead-kcr-60m-craft-loses-missile-attack-capabilities

 

[pr1v4t33r]

The last 2 units of F16-ID will arrive soon (estimated 12 jan 2018)

 

[mandala]

Indonesia’s lead KCR-60M craft loses missile attack capabilities
Ridzwan Rahmat - Jane's Navy International
09 January 2018
Key Points

• The Indonesian Navy has removed missile launchers from its lead KCR-60M fast attack craft
• The move is the latest in a series of plans to equip the smaller Indonesian naval vessels with Chinese weapons

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has removed missile launchers from its lead KCR-60M boat, KRI Sampari (628) as part of wider plans to reconstitute the class of fast attack craft.

http://www.janes.com/article/76931/indonesia-s-lead-kcr-60m-craft-loses-missile-attack-capabilities

From recent pic of the KCR-60s equipped with CIWS if we look closely the mounting racks for the missile is still in its original position. PT PAL only moved the RHIB to the center. I dont think they removed the missiles.

The same type of mounting rack without the missile box launcher can be seen on the KCR-40:

 

[pr1v4t33r]

 

[mandala]

Wow...based from the video aircrafts and helicopters that have been ordered for the Indonesian Armed Forces TNI:

> Navy: 1 unit CN235 MPA + 1 unit Bell 412
> Army: 3 units Bell 412 + 2 units CN295 + 1 unit CN235
> Air Force: 9 units C212i + 10 units EC725 Caracal

 

[pr1v4t33r]

Wow...based from the video aircrafts and helicopters that have been ordered so far for the Indonesian Armed Forces TNI:

> Navy: 1 unit CN235 MPA + 1 unit Bell 412
> Army: 3 units Bell 412 + 2 units CN295 + 1 unit CN235
> Air Force: 9 units C212i + 10 units EC725 Caracal

yea, business looking good. Once they start getting order for commercial plane, their profit will be secured and their business growth sustained.

 

[mandala]

yea, business looking good. Once they start getting order for commercial plane, their profit will be secured and their business growth sustained.

Yes. Btw for the EC725 Caracal looks like the Air Force gonna have a full squadron of 16 units Caracal. Before iinm they ordered 6 units.