Indonesia Defence Forum

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(translated and edited by Maro.Kyo from the original KAI presentation slide)

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1636838970519871490

 

[Ali_Baba]

(translated and edited by Maro.Kyo from the original KAI presentation slide)

Its good to have a roadmap and to have ambition !!!

 

[Indos]

(translated and edited by Maro.Kyo from the original KAI presentation slide)

The original slide (official KAI)

 

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Kemenlu Benarkan Indonesia-Singapura Ajukan Perubahan Batas Ruang Udara FIR ke ICAO

 

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Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024​

Posted : 2023-03-23 15:43
Updated : 2023-03-24 16:23

By Kang Seung-woo

Korea's state-run arms procurement agency said, Thursday, it seeks to achieve "tentative" combat suitability of the KF-21 Boramae by May ― six months earlier than planned ― in order to kick off mass production of the domestically developed fighter jet next year.

The 4.5-generation combat aircraft is expected to enter service in 2026, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration added.

Since its maiden flight in July 2022, four prototypes of the KF-21, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), have flown a total of 142 sorties as of March 10, including a flight reaching supersonic speed. It also carried out a successful flight with its advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar mounted earlier this month.

DAPA briefed lawmakers during a session of the National Assembly's National Defense Committee on the development plan, including its push to complete a provisional combat suitability test on the jet in May this year.

Under the plan, DAPA is to ink the mass-production contract in the first half of next year after conducting a feasibility study on the production from May to August this year and finalizing the mass production plan in December.

"We have decided to adjust the scheduled for achieving its tentative combat suitability," it said in a report to the Assembly.

The provisional testing scheme has been introduced to allow weapons developers to secure mass-production budgets even before prototypes meet all combat requirements in an effort to accelerate the overall production process. The Joint Chiefs of Staff will carry out the test.

"Through more than 140 test flights, we have demonstrated the KF-21's performance of initial flight stability, supersonic flight, AESA radar detection accuracy and weapons," DAPA said.

DAPA also told lawmakers that it plans to deploy the first KF-21 aircraft in the latter half of 2026.

The KF-21 project, previously known as the KF-X, aimed at manufacturing a fighter plane with higher capabilities than a KF-16 fighter, was initiated in March 2001 by late President Kim Dae-jung. The Air Force plans to secure 120 advanced multi-role fighter jets by 2032 to replace its aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s under the project.

Korea and Indonesia signed a deal in 2010 to cooperate on the project, under which Jakarta would fund 20 percent of the total development cost of 8.8 trillion won ($6.8 billion), in exchange for a number of planes that would be manufactured there for the Indonesian Air Force, as well as for technology transfer.

Along with the AESA radar that tracks multiple targets with highly advanced and efficient components, the KF-21 employs various high-end technologies, including an infrared search-and-track system that detects low-flying targets emitting infrared radiation, such as anti-ship missiles.

The fighter jet will be equipped with air-to-air missiles such as the AIM-2000 by Germany-based Diehl and the Meteor by Britain's MBDA. In addition, air-to-surface combat capabilities will be added during the second phase of the project from 2026 to 2028.

Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024

Korea's state-run arms procurement agency said, Thursday, it seeks to achieve

www.koreatimes.co.kr

 

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Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024​

Posted : 2023-03-23 15:43
Updated : 2023-03-24 16:23

By Kang Seung-woo

Korea's state-run arms procurement agency said, Thursday, it seeks to achieve "tentative" combat suitability of the KF-21 Boramae by May ― six months earlier than planned ― in order to kick off mass production of the domestically developed fighter jet next year.

The 4.5-generation combat aircraft is expected to enter service in 2026, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration added.

Since its maiden flight in July 2022, four prototypes of the KF-21, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), have flown a total of 142 sorties as of March 10, including a flight reaching supersonic speed. It also carried out a successful flight with its advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar mounted earlier this month.

DAPA briefed lawmakers during a session of the National Assembly's National Defense Committee on the development plan, including its push to complete a provisional combat suitability test on the jet in May this year.

Under the plan, DAPA is to ink the mass-production contract in the first half of next year after conducting a feasibility study on the production from May to August this year and finalizing the mass production plan in December.

"We have decided to adjust the scheduled for achieving its tentative combat suitability," it said in a report to the Assembly.

The provisional testing scheme has been introduced to allow weapons developers to secure mass-production budgets even before prototypes meet all combat requirements in an effort to accelerate the overall production process. The Joint Chiefs of Staff will carry out the test.

"Through more than 140 test flights, we have demonstrated the KF-21's performance of initial flight stability, supersonic flight, AESA radar detection accuracy and weapons," DAPA said.

DAPA also told lawmakers that it plans to deploy the first KF-21 aircraft in the latter half of 2026.

The KF-21 project, previously known as the KF-X, aimed at manufacturing a fighter plane with higher capabilities than a KF-16 fighter, was initiated in March 2001 by late President Kim Dae-jung. The Air Force plans to secure 120 advanced multi-role fighter jets by 2032 to replace its aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s under the project.

Korea and Indonesia signed a deal in 2010 to cooperate on the project, under which Jakarta would fund 20 percent of the total development cost of 8.8 trillion won ($6.8 billion), in exchange for a number of planes that would be manufactured there for the Indonesian Air Force, as well as for technology transfer.

Along with the AESA radar that tracks multiple targets with highly advanced and efficient components, the KF-21 employs various high-end technologies, including an infrared search-and-track system that detects low-flying targets emitting infrared radiation, such as anti-ship missiles.

The fighter jet will be equipped with air-to-air missiles such as the AIM-2000 by Germany-based Diehl and the Meteor by Britain's MBDA. In addition, air-to-surface combat capabilities will be added during the second phase of the project from 2026 to 2028.

Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024

Korea's state-run arms procurement agency said, Thursday, it seeks to achieve

www.koreatimes.co.kr

Indonesian Aerospace needs to build its CFRP production facility soon. Financially it should not be a problem since it gets already enough PMN for 2023 budget.

Facility investment using 2023 PMN :

CN 235 order for this this year is likely only 3 planes for Army transport squadron (approved by Finance Ministry) and N219 despite it likely gets 10 planes order from Army (Approved by Finance Minister already) will only involve Indonesian Armed Force and not yet signing the contract, so just produce it based on current capacity.

KFX/IFX program though is tied to join program with another country and needs more priority since Korean DAPA is planned to order the planes in mid 2024. Indonesian Aerospace needs to produce wing and tail for all KF21 population, so we need to build the composite facility. There is already autoclave facility for composit production in IFX production hangar.

 

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KF-21 Borame, air-to-air missile separation and machine gun firing test

 

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4 Sukhoi fighters contribute on the upcoming event

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1642746543567679490

 

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New Chief of Anti-Terrorism body

 

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Many Indonesian fanboys being brainwashed by this person who work in European owned defense consultant (Semar Sentinel). So the reason of the delay is the financing from Defense Ministry (the source of money is of course from Finance Ministry).

Even with this very clear fact those fanboys cannot even think that financing is the responsible of both Defense Ministry and Finance Ministry, not PT PAL Indonesia. The tone of Alman of course want to blame PT PAL and if possible all SOE as they are the backbone of Indonesia defense industry, hoping to see Indonesia prefer to keep importing and forget its defense self sufficient dream (which can only be reach with full support, commitment, and consistency over long time period). We should be clever to see this group "real" intention.

For the effort to have some design change, this comes from Navy as customer as PT PAL executive stated. So the Navy that should be blamed, but Navy look like want to add the lenght because they want to integrate Brahmos missile into the frigate.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643333867225464834

 

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AlhamduliLLAH, successful live missile firing. It took many years for F35 to have its first live missile firing......

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643582910971408384

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1644168780032114688

 

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This week in Jakarta