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Active military member cannot be KPK official: VP Kalla
Jumat, 8 Mei 2015 21:25 WIB | 780 Views

VP M. Jusuf Kalla. (ANTARA/Fanny Octavianus)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - An active member of the military (TNI) will not be allowed to become the secretary general of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said here on Friday.

"For the post of the secretary general, an active soldier cannot be recruited. Active soldiers may hold posts in certain institutions only, such as the Ministry of Defense and the National Defense Institute, not in all institutions like here (the vice presidents office). An active soldier is not allowed here," he stated.

He added that if a TNI member wished to run for the post of the secretary general of the KPK, the person concerned must first resign from the military so that his status would be that of a civilian.

"If he (a TNI member) retires or is pensioned off to become a civilian, it is not the office but the law that makes him so," he explained.

With regard to TNI members becoming investigators, Kalla pointed out that it was impossible as the law states that only members of the police or the prosecutors office are allowed to be in the position.

Moreover, Commander of the TNI General Moeldoko said he received a request from the KPK to send a TNI member to become the secretary general of the anti-graft agency.

"There was no request from the KPK for my men to become investigators, but I know the request was only for the post of the secretary general," he told newsmen after giving directives to a number of TNI/police members in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday.

Moeldoko affirmed that he was ready to have his cadre become a member of the KPK, but he must first resign or retire from the TNI.

The post of the secretary general or an investigator are not closed for TNI members as long as the persons concerned are able to meet the requirements of the anti-corruption body, the general emphasized.

"This is for the sake of the states interest. If the state calls, all TNI members must be ready according to the requirements," he said.

He denied that the request for a TNI member to become part of the KPK organization was aimed at standing against police personnel who have been employed in the KPK so far. He said it was a task that may be given to a state institution for the sake of the country.

(Reporting by Fransiska Ninditya/Uu.H-YH/INE/KR-BSR/A014)

Active military member cannot be KPK official: VP Kalla - ANTARA News

 

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Govt plans to replace F-5 fighter jets with Sukhoi-35s
Jumat, 8 Mei 2015 09:07 WIB | 1.245 Views

Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - The government is planning to replace F-5 fighter jets with Sukhoi-35s, Chief of the National Defense Forces (TNI) General Moeldoko said.

This step is being taken as part of efforts to augment the main armaments system of the country to maintain state security.

"We hope the plan is realized as the main armaments system still lacks weapons and other equipment," he told military and police personnel here on Thursday.

At present, the TNI cannot pin its hopes on the existing fighter jets because they may injure the pilots flying them, he stated.

The recent incident when an F-16 fighter jet burst into flames before takeoff at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta confirms that the country needs to improve its armaments system, the general explained.

"If you take into account the usage period of our fighter jets, you can see that they need replacement," he pointed out.

Moeldoko further noted that he has yet to discuss the plan to replace the fighter jets with the Defense Ministry, but vowed to hold the discussion soon.

In addition, the TNI has not held discussions on the funds that will be required to purchase the new fighter jets either. He admitted that the plan will need a considerable amount of money.

However, the military chief expressed hope that the plan can be realized soon as part of efforts to maintain stable security conditions.(*)

Govt plans to replace F-5 fighter jets with Sukhoi-35s - ANTARA News

 

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Jokowi Free Five Papuan Political Prisoners (9/5/15)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/09/jokowi-free-five-papuan-political-prisoners.html
Jokowi to free five Papuan political prisoners | The Jakarta Post

 

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Lantamal XII Sorong Akan Diresmikan Tahun Ini

09 Mei 2015


Lantamal XII Sorong merupakan penambahan MEF TNI AL yang semula merencanakan 11 Lantamal di seluruh Indonesia (photo : Media Indonesia)
Jayapura- Pembangunan Pangkalan Utama TNI Angkatan Laut (Lantamal) XII di Wilayah Sorong, Papua Barat diharapkan tahun 2015 ini sudah bisa diresmikan. Hal ini dikatakan Panglima Armada Timur Laksamana Muda TNI Darwanto di Kapal KRI Dokter Suharso 990, Jumat ( 8/5) siang.
Dikatakan, membentuk sebuah organisasi tidak mudah dan cepat, karena membutuhkan sarana dan prasarana lengkap, serta penempatan personilnya. Pemenuhan fasilitas sarana dan prasarana menjadi faktor keterlambatan peresmian Markas Komando Lantamal XII yang sudah terencana sejak tahun 2006 silam.
"Sekarang sudah dalam perencanaan. Kalau untuk pembentukan itu kan perlu fasilitas dulu. Kalau fasilitas sebagian sudah ada, begitu juga dengan Keputusan Presiden sudah ada, jadi tinggal peresmian dan mudah-mudahan tahun ini sudah bisa diresmikan,” kata Darwanto saat meninjau pelaksanaan pengobatan massal di atas KRI Dr Soeharso 990 yang bersandar di Pelabuhan Jayapura.
Dia mengatakan, pihak TNI AL sendiri masih menganalisa wilayah tugas yang akan dikomando Lantamal XII, sehingga tidak terjadi over lapping mengingat wilayah Papua sendiri sudah ada dua Pangakalan Utama TNI AL yakni Lantamal X di Jayapura dan Lantamal XI di wilayah Merauke.
"Untuk wilayah sedang dianalisa, namun sebenarnya di laut itu tidak ada pembagian karena kita hanya mengikuti wlayah di daerahnya saja," ujarnya.
(Berita Satu)

 

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Indonesian Navy's first French-built OSV arrives home


The Indonesian Navy's (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL's) new 60 m offshore support vessel (OSV) arrived in Indonesian territorial waters on 6 May, the service has announced.

Then Indonesian Navy chief, Admiral Marsetio, during the launch of KRI Rigel in France in November 2014. (TNI-AL)

The vessel, KRI Rigel (pennant number 933), is the first of two new OSVs ordered from French shipbuilder OCEA SA under a USD100 million contract signed in October 2013. Rigel was received by the TNI-AL's two Kapitan Pattimura (Parchim I)-class corvettes, KRI Sutanto (377) and KRI Wiratno (379), as it approached Rondo Island near the northern tip of Sumatra.

Besides maritime surveillance and oceanographic equipment, Rigel is also armed with one 20 mm and two 12.7 mm guns.




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Indonesian Navy's first French-built OSV arrives home - IHS Jane's 360

 

[Zarvan]

Can any one tell the details of weapons on this OPV which has come from France ???

 

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Based on recent Kompas news, PT PAL has already had 3 contract to build submarine ( not only one ). In other words, there will be 5 Chang Bogo submarine ( 2 built in South Korea) if the news is really true. Quite logic, since we have to keep continuing the production process on PT PAL submarine facility (currently under construction) to build our submarine building capability continuously.

ITS (Surabaya Institute of technology) has become the center of warship design (appointed by Ministry of Defense)

News is in Indonesian:

Kemenhan Tunjuk ITS sebagai Pusat Desain Kapal Perang - Kompas.com

PT PAL Corvette design

 

[Zarvan]

Based on recent Kompas news, PT PAL has already had 3 contract to build submarine ( not only one ). In other words, there will be 5 Chang Bogo submarine ( 2 built in South Korea) if the news is really true. Quite logic, since we have to keep continuing the production process on PT PAL submarine facility (currently under construction) to build our submarine building capability continuously.

ITS (Surabaya Institute of technology) has become the center of warship design (appointed by Ministry of Defense)

News is in Indonesian:

Kemenhan Tunjuk ITS sebagai Pusat Desain Kapal Perang - Kompas.com

PT PAL Corvette design

Is this corvette design approved and if yes How many Indonesia plans to built ?

 

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PT PAL Corvette design

Can you provide the links to any official source to check this design? I can't find it in PT. PAL website. I'm curious to see the specs. The radar mast looks kinda small.

 

[Indos]

Is this corvette design approved and if yes How many Indonesia plans to built ?

No order yet from the Navy, I think Navy wants to add more Sigma frigate built in PT PAL so we can project our power in a wider environment. If you want to see our indigenous frigate design, just wait for 2017, as PT PAL director once said that his company wanted to design frigate during that moment.

Talking about our national corvette program, there was a corvette program actually, but seems not being realized. I bet Navy wanted more frigates and MPA and ASW planes. We can make a submarine detection system already which can be installed on the sea. One prototype is already tested. So, instead of adding ASW corvette, maybe it is more efficient to use the money for that for the meantime while seeing PT PAL working on its first Frigate program (collaboration with Damen shipyard).

Can you provide the links to any official source to check this design? I can't find it in PT. PAL website. I'm curious to see the specs. The radar mast looks kinda small.

Some one took a photo at PT PAL office in my opinion. As a shipbuilding company, I think it is quite normal to see their design department keep working.......This is another PT PAL design.

 

[Zarvan]

No order yet from the Navy, I think Navy wants to add more Sigma frigate built in PT PAL so we can project our power in a wider environment. Just wait for 2017, as PT PAL director once said that his company wanted to design a frigate ship during that moment.

Talking about our national corvette program, there was a corvette program actually, but seems not being realized. I bet Navy wanted more frigates and MPA and ASW planes. We can make a submarine detection system already which can be installed on the sea. One prototype is already tested. So, instead of adding ASW corvette, maybe it is more efficient to use the money for that for the meantime while seeing PT PAL working on its first Frigate program (collaboration with Damen shipyard).



Some one took a photo at PT PAL office in my opinion. As a shipbuilding company, I think it is quite normal to see their design department keep working.......This is another PT PAL design.

I hope to see 2025 a Indonesia with Navy which has 40 Frigates and Destroyers and at least 16 Submarines and air Force with at least 360 4.5 and 5th Generation Fighter Jets and much bigger Army.

 

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Trip to Victoria by Indonesian marksmen an insult to executed Bali Nine duo, says Susie O’Brien No Cookies | The Courier-Mail

We don’t need Indonesian marksmen coming here to show us what great shots they are.
We saw this first hand they are when their countrymen executed two of our citizens, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.

It is intensely insensitive for the Indonesian Government to send military marksmen to compete in a shooting competition at Puckapunyal Army base.

The trip comes in the wake of a huge public outcry over the executions, not to mention the diplomatic fallout, which saw the Australian ambassador to Indonesia recalled in protest.

Why should we put out the welcome mat to shooters from the Indonesian military under such circumstances?

Why should they enjoy the convivial hospitality of our armed forces at this 11-day shooting tournament?

The fact that the Indonesians have been coming to the competition for some years — and have often taken out top honours — is deeply disturbing in light of recent events.

One day they are patting themselves on the back for executing two men who spent 10 years paying for their crimes, and the next moment they are over here doing target practice and showing off their skills.


They will be crying a river when we once again become the overall winner of this AASAM shooting tournament.

 

[Indos]

They will be crying a river when we once again become the overall winner of this AASAM shooting tournament.

Just want to make a bit clearer here, Indonesia always won AASAM championship since 2008 until last championship at 2014, the championship has 16 participant countries, including from US and British soldiers, and we also use our own Pindad made weapon there, like SS 2............

 

[Indos]

PINDAD SS2 Bullpup

INDONESIA ACHIEVED OVERALL WINNER AT 2014 AASAM

Posted: Selasa, 20 Mei 2014

Indonesian shooter contingent were successfully became an overall winner on 2014 Australian Army Skills at Arms Meeting (AASAM) shooting competition with 32 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 20 bronze medals. On this annual shooting competition, Indonesian Army contingent became an overall winner by using some of PT Pindad (Persero) weapon products.

On the shooting competition which held on May 5th-16th 2014 at Puckapunyal Military Area Victoria, Australia, Indonesian contingent were using some of PT Pindad weapon products such as SS2-HB (Heavy Barrel) assault rifle, SM-2 and SM-3 machine gun, and G2 handgun Elite version. Like the previous years, Indonesian contingent were participated in some of competition categories such as individual and team on riffles, handgun, automatic rifles section, and combination of both of riffles and automatic rifles.

On 2014 AASAM, Indonesia were facing the shooting team which came from 15 countries such as Australia, Canada, France (FF New Caledonia), Timor Leste, Brunei, United Kingdom, US Army, US Marines, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. A good team performance and reliability of the shooter, supported by accurate weapons were made Indonesia became an overall champion, followed by Australia and Brunei Darussalam on a second and third place.

Indonesia was managed to get this AASAM overall winner since 2008 until 2014 and surely, this is a very proud thing for the nation. For PT Pindad (Persero) itself, this achievement was a proof that PT Pindad’s weapons have a good quality and high level of accuracy. (Anggia)

PT. Pindad (Persero) - Indonesia Raih Juara Umum AASAM 2014

 

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Is this corvette design approved and if yes How many Indonesia plans to built ?

Based on recent Kompas news, PT PAL has already had 3 contract to build submarine ( not only one ). In other words, there will be 5 Chang Bogo submarine ( 2 built in South Korea) if the news is really true. Quite logic, since we have to keep continuing the production process on PT PAL submarine facility (currently under construction) to build our submarine building capability continuously.

ITS (Surabaya Institute of technology) has become the center of warship design (appointed by Ministry of Defense)

News is in Indonesian:

Kemenhan Tunjuk ITS sebagai Pusat Desain Kapal Perang - Kompas.com

PT PAL Corvette design

this one is an OPV design, only main gun and hangar and helicopter deck

meanwhile Indonesian Navy has plan for two oversized frigate at least with 150 meter lengths and 7800 tonnage for 2016-2019 timeline