Indonesia Defence Forum

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Combat-proven [ID18D3]
CHRISTOPHER F FOSS
09 November 2018

In addition to promoting its artillery systems, such as the CAESAR 155mm/52 calibre system in service with the Indonesian Army, Nexter (Hall A, Stand A035) is promoting its combat-proven VBCI (8x8) in the region.

The French Army has already taken delivery of 630 VBCIs, of which 520 are in the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) configuration and 110 in the command post (CP) configuration. These have replaced the tracked AMX-10P IFV as the French Army has moved away from tracked vehicles to a mainly wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) fleet because these have greater strategic mobility and do not require heavy equipment transporters.

French Army VBCI IFV versions are fitted with a Nexter one-person turret armed with a 25mm dual-feed cannon and a 7.62mm co-axial machine gun (MG), which can also be laid onto the target by the commander using a stabilised panoramic sighting system. The CP version has a remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS) armed with a .50 MG.

Other weapon stations that can be fitted to the VBCI include its own T40 turret, which is armed with the 40mm Case Telescoped Armament System (CTAS), now in production for France and the UK, and a 7.62mm co-axial MG. If required, anti-tank guided weapons (ATGWs) can also be integrated into the T40 turret to enable tanks and other targets to be engaged beyond the range of the 40mm CTAS.

For the export market, additional VBCI variants have been proposed by Nexter, including a model with a higher roof line with greater internal volume for more specialised missions such as ambulance or command post vehicle.

The production line in Roanne will reopen following the selection of the VBCI by Qatar; 490 vehicles are to be delivered in various configurations. The IFV is to have the Kongsberg Medium Calibre Turret (MCT) armed with a 30mm cannon and a 7.62 mm co-axial MG.

 

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PT Sentra Surya Ekajaya Products.

https://www.sse.id

 

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13 November 2018

Vera-NG passive radar (photo : Jane's)

See without being seen

To undertake passive surveillance without alerting neighbouring nations, the Vera-NG system from Czech company ERA (Hall A, Stand A320) is worthwhile considering.

According to the company, the proven passive electronic support measure Vera-NG uses advanced techniques to conduct cross-border long-term and long-range surveillance: in effect it “sees without being seen”.

Jane’s reported earlier this year that the Indonesian Armed Forces had acquired the Vera-NG system to provide early warning and strengthen defences around its Ranai air base in the South China Sea. This followed a selection process in 2017, with installation and verification to be completed during 2018.

Vera-NG has a range capability of 400km, with high-capacity real-time tactical 3D geolocation, tracking and identification of airborne, naval and surface targets. It provides 200 real-time tracks that can be compared against a library of 10,000 targets. The system is available in stationary or high-mobility transportable versions for land or sea application. ERA indicates that it can be assigned for passive surveillance, early warning and air defence missions, using onboard emitters as targets.

The covert system is passive, because it emits no electromagnetic energy, making it invisible to anti-radar missile systems. The sensors are placed on masts, lightweight tripods or quadpods, and can be easily transported by general-purpose vehicles.

In conjunction with the University of Defence in Brno Czech, the company has also built a simulator consisting of consoles for trainee operators and instructors, a central processing station and receiving universal military module. The Vera-NG simulator allows trainees to gain experience in using the advanced system without having an impact on operational missions.

(Indodefence Show Daily)

 

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Interview: Erik-Jan Raatgerink, PT. Thales Indonesia
November 7, 2018

“My ambition is to have an Indonesian Combat Management System and I truly believe that this can be achieved within the next 2 years.”

Daily News caught up with Erik-Jan Raatgerink, President Director, PT. Thales Indonesia, for a quick interview on the sidelines of the first day of Indo Defence.

Edited Excerpts from the Interview:

What is the update on Thales in Indonesia?

Thales has a long history of more than 40 years in Indonesia. We have a very strong position in three areas: Naval combat systems for the Navy, long-range surveillance radars for the air force and in the past 6-7 years, we have consolidated our position in short range air defence with the Star Streak. We have supplied four batteries of vehicles, radars, launchers and radars.

We started with installation and integration in Indonesia initially, but now a fair amount of the contract value is undertaken by PT Len in-country. In the current contract, we are doing the first knowledge transfer for production of a radar, here in Indonesia. Indonesia is the biggest customer for the Starstreak outside the UK.

Please elaborate on your cooperation with local industry?

Back in 2011, we started setting up our first cooperation with local industry, because we knew from our experience in neighbouring countries, that offset laws were being formulated and these were, in-fact implemented in 2014.

We have always been very active with local industry. If you look at naval systems, we have been developing software for Combat Management Systems for the past four years here in Indonesia. This has been a very successful project and software developed for CMS’ here in Indonesia is exported to other countries.

What my ambition is to have an Indonesian Combat Management System and I truly believe that this can be achieved within the next 2 years. We have been investing a lot here and we have a complete software development environment in PT Len.

It is a very costly and time-consuming process and what is being offered is a Thales CMS backbone, while integration of sensors and their software can be fully undertaken here in Indonesia.
https://gbp.com.sg/interview-erik-jan-raatgerink-president-director-pt-thales-indonesia/

 

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Pindad’s Komodo 4×4 outfitted with 120 mm mortar

Christopher F Foss, London - Jane's International Defence Review
12 November 2018

A Komodo with an Ares 120 mm Recoil Mortar System mounted on a flatbed. Source: Christopher F Foss

The Indonesian Pindad Komodo 4×4 light armoured vehicle has been fitted with a 120 mm smoothbore version of the Brazilian Ares Recoil Mortar System (RMS) for trials purposes.

The four-door protected cab positioned in the middle of the Komodo is retained, and the 120 mm RMS is mounted on a power-operated turntable on the flatbed. It can also be fitted with an 81 mm mortar barrel, which could be used for training purposes as it has a shorter range and fires lower-cost ammunition than its 120 mm counterpart.

The 120 mm RMS has a fully automatic powered operating laying system with manual back up, and is integrated with a mortar fire control system (MFCS) that is embedded with an inertial navigation system (INS) and an onboard ballistic computer. This is meant to enable the system to come into action quicker, carry out a fire mission, and then redeploy.

If required, it can be integrated with a higher echelon command-and-control system and be linked to mortar fire controllers/forward observation officers (MFC/FOO) or a fire direction centre (FDC).

The 120 mm mortar’s range depends on the projectile/charge combination, but firing an unassisted high-explosive (HE) mortar bomb it is typically 7,000 m.

The number of mortar bombs carried depends on the size of the platform, but could be up to 70. Its maximum rate of fire is up to 16 rds/min, and it is designed to come into action and fire its first round within about 60 seconds and then rapidly move to another firing position.

The 120 mm RMS weighs 1,200 kg and can also be installed on larger 6×6 or 8×8 armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) and tracked AFVs, in which case it would be typically mounted in the rear of the platform and fired through open roof hatches.

https://www.janes.com/article/84538/pindad-s-komodo-4-4-outfitted-with-120-mm-mortar

 

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Rosoboronexport Considers Indonesia a Growth Market
November 8, 2018

Russian defence export agency, Rosoboronexport is displaying 200-plus pieces of military equipment at the ongoing Indo Defence 2018 expo.

“Arms market in South-East Asia is top on the priority list of Rosoboronexport. Most of the countries in the region are our long-standing partners. They know Russian weapons perfectly well, have trust in them and always keep their eyes open for development of more advanced systems, which we make sure to bring to every exhibition in Indonesia. This year we are going to put on display a number of new but already popular in the world systems catering to the needs of all services: BT-3F armored personnel carrier, IL-78MK-90A tanker aircraft, Pantsir-ME ship-based AD system, Karakurt-E and Sarsar ships, as well as other military equipment,” says Rosoboronexport’s CEO Alexander Mikheev.

Rosoboronexport is confident of the export prospects for helicopters such as Mi-17 military transport helicopters, Mi-35M attack helicopter with troop-carrying capacity, as well as Mi-28NE and Ka-52 gunships.

A special emphasis is being placed on armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) with models of types such as BMP-3M and BMP-3F fighting vehicles, BTR-82A and BT-3F personnel carriers, BMPT tank support vehicle, and Kornet-EM and Khrizantema-S AT systems, all on display.

South-East Asian nations with numerous sea borders have always been an important market for naval equipment. Here, Rosoboronexport will have a few very special items, some of them combat-proven. Much interest is expected to go to the Project 11356 guard ship, Project 20382 Tigr small guard ship, Gepard 3.9 frigate equipped with the Club-S integrated missile system, Project 22160 patrol ship, 03160E Raptor patrol craft, and Project 636 submarine.

Also, being showcased are new ship and shore-based missile systems, such as the combat proven Kalibr-PLE (Club-S) and Kalibr-NKE (Club-N) integrated missile systems, Bastion and Bal-E shore-based systems complete with the Yakhont anti-ship cruise missile and Kh-35E anti-ship missile respectively, as well as underwater weapons, namely UGST torpedoes and bottom mines.

https://gbp.com.sg/rosoboronexport-considers-indonesia-a-growth-market/

 

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Looks like the Leopard 2s are now equipped with machine gun on the turret. Credit to Yonkav 1 Kostrad.

https://www.instagram.com/yonkav1_kostrad/

 

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Medium tank promotional video

Anti nubika kah?

 

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Anti nubika kah?

I dont know, for anti chemical, radiation, and anti biology they just need to have Anti Nubika clothes. I rather want to see APS installed there.

 

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Harimau = White tiger

 

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INDODEFENCE 2018
Towed sonar array in miniature [ID18D3]

09 November 2018

Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) (UK Pavilion) is showcasing its KraitArray towed sonar array, which it claims could offer a low-cost and easily integrated capability for regional navies looking to upgrade their respective antisubmarine warfare capabilities.

The towed array is smaller than legacy acoustic sensors of this type, and is a low-power miniaturised system that can be integrated in a number of ways, including via a winch from a vessel, towed from an unmanned underwater vehicle, or even laid on a seabed. It is just 16mm in diameter, which SEA claims is a significant reduction in size compared with legacy systems. KraitArray further benefits from being able to connect via an analogue or digital interface, and includes 32 acoustic channels.

It is not used in the Asia-Pacific region at the moment, David Hinds, vice-president of strategic accounts at SEA, told the Show Daily, but has potential to be a system of interest to nations in this area. Regionally, it could be used to monitor human trafficking or illegal fishing, for example, and in support of border security or the monitoring of EEZ, of which Indonesia, with its thousands of islands, has many.

KraitArray is currently integrated and deployed on the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider UUV, because its low size, weight and power mean that it is suited to solar-powered platforms.

SEA is also promoting its torpedo launcher system, which can launch NATO-standard calibre munitions, and is attracting interest from a number of nations in the region. “We have lots of interest in this because the nations in this region are agnostic to NATO-standard calibres,” Hinds noted
https://www.janes.com/article/84455/towed-sonar-array-in-miniature-id18d3

 

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Indonesian Army Leopard 2RI MBT. Credit to sinarrayanews.

https://www.sinarrayanews.com/2018/...-menyaksikan-langsung-puncak-latancab-tni-ad/

 

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Indonesia plans to purchase Ukrainian WAC-47 assault rifles from Ukroboronprom

On 12 November, Ukroboronprom announced that the company had signed an agreement on the extension of the military and technical cooperation with Indonesia. Ukrinmash, which is a part of Ukroboronprom, held a meeting with the Indonesian Defense ministry during which Indonesia expressed its intension to purchase WAC-47 assault rifles from Ukraine and is interested in Ukrainian radio detection and ranging system, including counter-battery, air assets of electronic warfare and drones.

Ukranian troops with WAC-47 assault rifles (Picture source: Ukroboronprom)

Ukrspetsexport, another department of Ukroboronprom”, signed a memorandum with an Indonesian enterprise, in which the issue of the cooperation for the promotion of its armored personnel carriers on the markets of the South-East Asian region was raised. The commander of the Academy of the Armed Forces of Indonesia also discussed the localization of the production of Ukrainian armored personnel carriers and anti-tank missile system in Indonesia.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/nov...wac-47_assault_rifles_from_ukroboronprom.html