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Lantern Iron 2015 Exercises

 

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Latihan Embarkasi dan Debarkasi Kolinlamil Masuki Tahap Manlap

 

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[BoQ77]

Actually it is 5 gen fighter in the making, we just want to be low profile. It can be fully 5 gen if the body material can absorb radar, particularly on the nose which is very critical.



There will be Lockheed Martin participation, these fighter will be marketed in South East Asia by us. KFX/IFX RCS = 0.1 M2. / SU 35 RCS = 1-3 M2. Dont forget our engineers contribution on the design as well. Some of them are former Boeing employee.

Su-35 for instant supplement. PAK-FA is the major competitor of others.
In my view, Korean one success is more doubtful than Russian one

 

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Su-35 for instant supplement. PAK-FA is the major competitor of others. In my view, Korean one success is more doubtful than Russian one

su-35 is already on the TNI & MOD list for order to replace f5. Now just waiting for the contract comitment to be made.

Whether this KFX/IFX will succeed or not still have to be seen in the future, but we will hang on, since we will bring lockheed martin to help us realizing this project. They already experienced producing f22 raptor.

 

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KFX/IFX fighter jet Project - This plane define beauty

 

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Indeed,

 

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Photos from ongoing Indonesian - US Navy SF joint exercise 2015
Lantern Iron 2015 Marine Amphibious Recon unit & US MARSOC
Flash Iron 2015 : KOPASKA & US Navy SEAL
Silent Iron 2015 : DENJAKA & their US counterpart
Photo credit : W_H

Marine Amphibious Recon (TAIFIB) & US MARSOC

KOPASKA & US Navy SEAL

DENJAKA & Their US counterpart

 

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Su-35 for instant supplement. PAK-FA is the major competitor of others.
In my view, Korean one success is more doubtful than Russian one

Well my friend, development of previous Russian fighter like Su 35 is so long, so we dont know for sure when we can get those PAK-FA in the market. It is a heavy fighter already and can be a good choice to accompany our KFX/IFX as a bomber and deep strike fighter. If it proves to be a lethal and effective one, so we can also buy these planes along with KFX/IFX. It will be a perfect combination.

Korean ( T 50 ) supersonic

Russian Yak-130

 

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New KMC Komando with camo - Ulee Lheue, Banda Aceh (31/3/2015)

 

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Sukhoi Company filed an application to participate in a tender issued by Indonesia

Russian Aviaton » Tuesday March 31, 2015 15:04 MSK
Sukhoi Company filed an application to participate in a tender for delivery of fighters to Indonesian air forces, Lenta.ru reports with reference to the company’s press-service.

The model of the fighter offered by Russian company was not unveiled by the press-service.

It was reported earlier that Indonesia is going to put 16 F-5E/F Tiger II aircraft delivered from USA in 1980 out of operation. And the country is looking for a replacement for these jets. According to some sources, only two out of sixteen jets of the type are operational now.

In autumn 2014 after analysis of RFI (request for information) responses, Indonesian Ministry of Defense selected three finalists: Su-35 (Russia), F-16C/D block 52+ (USA) and JAS.39 Gripen (Sweden). The latter one is the favorite, according to sources close to Indonesian Ministry of Defense. At first Indonesia was also considering US F-15 Silent Eagle and F/A-18 Super Hornet, as well as French Dassault Rafale.

Today Indonesian air forces operate four types of Sukhoi fighters. In 2003 the country purchased two Su-27SK jets, in 2010 — three upgraded Su-27SKMs. In 2003 Indonesia placed an order for two Su-30MK jets and nine more Su-30MK2s were purchased in 2008 and 2011.
Sukhoi Company filed an application to participate in a tender issued by Indonesia - News - Russian Aviation - RUAVIATION.COM

Could it be The PAK FA instead of SU35s ? lets see

 

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Why Indonesia should take a leading role in ASEAN
Author: Pattharapong Rattanasevee, Burapha University

ASEAN would benefit from stronger leadership. But Indonesia, the country best placed to take up that role, appears unwilling.Indonesia could be the leader that ASEAN needs, but it intentionally refrains from asserting its influence over the association.

This is due to Indonesia’s internal weaknesses, ASEAN’s norms of non-interference and equality among members, and the remaining antagonism among ASEAN member countries. This situation leaves a power vacuum within the association and intensifies the academic debate about leadership in integrating regions.

There are three possible and intertwining explanations of leadership in ASEAN.

Sectorial leadership refers to leadership exercised through areas or sectors of competence, or depending on which country is in a better position to take the lead at the time. Indonesia’s foreign-policy orientation is frequently concerned with political and security issues. For example, it greatly influenced ASEAN positions on the Cambodian conflict and the South China Sea dispute. Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore like to push economic issues. These countries played a vital role in moving onto the path of economic integration. All were notable proponents of the ASEAN Free Trade Area. The Philippines is often more concerned with social and cultural issues, demonstrated by its initiation of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).

Cooperative leadership is formed among a group of countries that share a common vision and wish to play a strategic role in the region. This is based on the notion that no single ASEAN country can fulfil the leading role, so it should be built on the basis of two or three countries that are able to forge solid cooperation among their leaders and consolidate their domestic politics. This form of leadership is perhaps similar to the case of the European Union where Germany and France appear as a coalition leader.

Periodical leadership assumes that leadership is attached to individuality or charisma. This notion is heavily centred on some notable leaders of ASEAN, such as Indonesia’s President Suharto, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad.

The sectorial explanation of leadership may be prevalent because Indonesia still lacks competence, for example in socio-economic areas. The cooperative model may have emerged because ASEAN is actually a collection of weak and vulnerable countries domestically. The periodical leadership is also visible because ASEAN is arguably an elitist organisation and very much attached to leader’s charisma. But, without a doubt, ASEAN requires the presence of undisputed leadership for which Indonesia seems to be the only candidate.

ASEAN requires a clear and dominant leader that can serve as an institutional focal point and regional paymaster to facilitate and drive regional projects. Most multi-lateral or regional organisations include a country with more power relative to its other members. In every international bargain with competing national interests, there is an influence of structural powers (derived from material and resource capacity such as the size of land, population and economy). Even the European Union, which has much more solid and effective institutions to drive decision-making, is heavily influenced by French and German leadership. Regional integration is a scene of competing national interests and the position of leadership is normally taken by the governments of large, prosperous and powerful member states.

As the world’s fourth largest state in terms of population and the region’s largest country, which comprises about 40 per cent of ASEAN’s total population, Indonesia is the elephant in the room. Indonesia initiated and proposed the foundation of ASEAN as a means to end regional conflict. As a consequence of a painful experience of colonisation, Indonesia was the country that continued to stress non-alignment, with the hope of removing the exercise of external powers from the region. While the coercive action towards East Timor and the severe financial crisis in the late 1990s spelled the decline of Indonesia’s position in ASEAN, its recent democratic consolidation is bolstering its reputation in regional affairs.

The invisibility of leadership in ASEAN is a result of Indonesia trying to ensure regional unity. Without the low-posture politics of Indonesia, the association would not be able to create multilateralism and a neutral context in which smaller states could feel more comfortable when dealing with bigger countries. But, considering the remaining antagonism among members and its considerable institutional weaknesses, this raises the importance of leadership in ASEAN.

ASEAN’s future cannot rely wholly upon Indonesia’s structural leadership. It has to be invested with some sort of soft power that could help amplify international images and credibility, as well as tone down antagonism and resistance within the organisation. Indonesia should seek to play a more active leading role and exercise more of its power over the association.

In the foreseeable future, ASEAN will continue to be shaped by the politics of Indonesia. The recent political developments in Indonesia will provide a vital ingredient in building up confidence and credibility, as well as enhancing the pursuit of leadership in ASEAN.

Pattharapong Rattanasevee is a lecturer at Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand.
eastasiaforum.org/2015/03/28/why-indonesia-should-take-a-leading-role-in-asean/
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*Women Empowerment

Lets go on patrol with police Chief Brigadier Olivia

 

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Indonesian Quick Reaction Forces Exercises in Poso, Central Sulawesi