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Nepal urges Indonesian humanitarian hospital to function three additional months
Senin, 11 Mei 2015 21:22 WIB | 419 Views

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Nepal hopes that the field hospital, established as part of the Indonesian humanitarian aid, can function for three additional months in order to help victims of the 7.9-magnitude earthquake, Deputy Foreign Minister A.M. Fachir stated.

Speaking here on Monday, Fachir stated that Indonesia will continue with its humanitarian missions in Nepal as long as needed.

"Of course, we will continue to help because our first mission is to offer humanitarian aid. As a matter of fact, they requested whether our field hospital could function for three more months," he affirmed.

However, the Indonesian government is still evaluating the request by checking the availability of remaining logistics.

Moreover, the deputy pointed out that the rescue mission in Nepal is also being conducted.

The Indonesian humanitarian and evacuation team continues to cooperate with the government and authorities of Nepal, Fachir revealed.

Meanwhile, Director of the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Indonesian Legal Entities of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Lalu Muhammad Iqbal remarked that Indonesias humanitarian aid in Nepal is considered to be the most comprehensive.

"For humanitarian assistance, we have focused on the provision of hospital tents and surgical equipment. We also brought along a doctor. Our assistance was considered the most thorough," Iqbal stated.

According to the ministrys official, while preparing humanitarian aid, which was part of the earthquake disaster relief efforts in Nepal, teams from Indonesia recollected their experience during the aftermath of the 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Yogyakarta to determine the required form of assistance.

"We learnt from our post-earthquake experience in Yogyakarta and Aceh. As many people had suffered fractures then, we sent a number of orthopedic specialists," Iqbal explained.

The humanitarian aid brought by the Indonesian team comprised food, medical equipment and supplies, and medicines, he affirmed.

The Indonesian government had sent a relief team to Nepal with two main tasks of delivering humanitarian aid to the people of Nepal and evacuating Indonesian citizens there.

The humanitarian assistance team coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs comprised the ministrys staff along with personnel of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the Indonesian Military, and the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI).(*)

Nepal urges Indonesian humanitarian hospital to function three additional months - ANTARA News

 

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To the United States, the Defense Minister to Increase Defence Cooperation

Press Release | 2015-05-07 13:46:08 | 56 Times Viewed

Secretary of Defense (Defense Minister) RI Ryamizard Ryacudu will carry out a visit to the United States, as an effort to increase cooperation in defense between the two countries. Venturing kunker which began on 7 to May 15, 2015, the Defence Minister will have a meeting with the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) Commander, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, followed a meeting with the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander, General Vincent K. Brooks Hawaii.

A number of agenda to be discussed in the meeting, including the handling of regional strategic issues concerning the outbreak of the real threats facing not only by Indonesia but also the nations of the world, including terrorism, natural disasters (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis), disasters caused by human inadvertence, border violations as well as outbreaks of diseases such as bird flu, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) and ebola.

Another topic to be discussed is the problem of handling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the foreign fighters (foreign terrorist fighters) which not only threaten the security and stability of the Middle East region alone, but can also be extended to civil society the world.

After a meeting in Hawaii, Defence Minister will continue his visit to Washington for a meeting with Secretary of Defense.

In the bilateral meeting, the Minister of Defense will discuss efforts to increase defense cooperation that has been running, including maritime security sector cooperation.

RI field of defense cooperation and the US has been well established. This can be seen from the efforts to increase the professionalism of soldiers of the Armed Forces of the two countries, which had been laid out 200 different types of joint exercises and also annually sends military personnel more than 300 people to the United States primarily to USPACOM, for military training within the framework of cooperation Army to Army, Navy to Navy and Airman to Airman.

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this one is an OPV denen, 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

Are those newly plan frigate/ destro will be build on sigma design or new design? And is it going to be build in PT. PAL?

 

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Are those newly plan frigate/ destro will be build on sigma design or new design? And is it going to be build in PT. PAL?

everything is still a possibility, every scenario can be happened, i can't pry much further

 

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Widodo's lifting of ban on foreign media in Papua is step in right direction

Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced over the weekend that his government would allow foreign journalists to report unrestricted from the country's eastern Papuan provinces, breaking a virtual 50-year blackout of international news coverage of the restive region. The announcement raises the prospect of an independent media check on one of Asia's most under-reported civil conflicts between the Indonesian state and Free Papua Movement rebel group.

Widodo's announcement coincided with his granting clemency to five political prisoners accused of being members of an ethnic Papuan insurgency that since the 1960s has waged a low-intensity armed struggle for independence from Indonesian rule. Foreign journalists have until now required special government permission to report from the remote region--permits which were seldom, if ever, granted to probing political journalists.

"Starting today, foreign journalists will be allowed and are free to come to Papua, as they are to other parts of Indonesia," Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto quoted Widodo as saying during his trip to the region on Sunday, according to news reports. Symbolically, a small group of foreign journalists based in Jakarta, the national capital, accompanied the national leader on his Papuan tour, reports said.

More : Widodo's lifting of ban on foreign media in Papua is step in right direction - Committee to Protect Journalists

 

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KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda Berlatih di Laut Mediterania

Jokowi ke Papua, 4 Sukhoi diterbangkan — Elshinta.com

 

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Indonesian marksmen join Victorian shooting competition amid tensions over Bali Nine killings

• FIONA HUDSON
• Herald Sun
• May 11, 2015 3:34PM

Indonesian marksmen on the Puckapunyal firing range during the 2013 competition. Picture: TONY GOUGH

A CRACK squad of Indonesian marksmen are in Victoria on a jaunt to show off their sharp shooting despite lingering diplomatic tensions over the Bali Nine executions.

As many Australians mourn the deaths of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, Indonesia’s top military trigger fingers are soaking up hospitality from our defence forces.

The visiting Indonesians are staying at the Puckapunyal military base, near Seymour, to test their accuracy at an annual 11-day shooting tournament, and are expected to take home many of the medallions on offer.

They are among dozens of snipers and riflemen from 14 visiting nations competing against Australian Army, navy and air force shooters for bragging rights as “top shots”.

The Indonesian deadeyes arrived at the central Victorian military base in recent days, as Australia continued to mourn the executions of convicted Australian drug smugglers Chan and Sukumaran.

The presence of the military triggermen on Australian soil comes despite lingering tensions with Indonesia after Prime Minister Tony Abbott expressed dismay at the brutal slayings.

Australia has recalled its ambassador to Indonesia and suspended contact between ministers in protest over the executions.

A spokesman for Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said the Indonesian attendance wasn’t referred to the Minister because it was viewed as “a working-level, routine activity”.

The Minister hadn’t been involved in any discussions about withdrawing the invitation to the Indonesians, the spokesman said.

He noted executions are carried out by Indonesian police marksmen, and the shooting competition is for military personnel only.

Mercy Campaign co-founder Brigid Delaney said the presence of Indonesian marksmen was disturbing.

“I would hate to imagine Australia would be welcoming people to target practice (here) who may then be involved in the killing of others on death row down the track,” she said.

The Australian Army Skill At Arms Meeting has been held annually since 1984, and the Indonesians first competed in 1991.

International teams are scheduled to depart on May 23.

fiona.hudson@news.com.au

Twitter: @Fiona_HS

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Armed group in Papua frees 11 workers held hostage
Selasa, 12 Mei 2015 19:44 WIB | 591 Views

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - An armed criminal group led by Gerius Wenda finally freed 11 workers of PT Timur Laut Papua (TLP) who had been held hostage since Saturday (May 9), in Bunom village, Jayawijaya, Papua Province.

Based on information gathered by ANTARA on Tuesday, as many as 11 workers of the company were taken hostage while they were working on road projects in the area.

The hostages were released after the negotiation team met the armed criminal group led by Gerius Wenda.

On Monday (May 11), at around 7 p.m. local time (GMT+9), the negotiation team comprising Lanny Jaya Legislator Wonikmu Kogoya, Milimbo District Chief Timutius Kogoya, and Contractor of PT TLP Alfred traveled to Bunom village to pick up the employees who were held hostage.

At around 11 p.m. local time, the negotiation team had successfully taken the employees, who were held hostage, to the companys camp in a bid to secure the heavy equipment and other vehicles.

The 11 hostage workers were then taken to Jayapura before being evacuated to Wamena.

On the other hand, Papua Police Chief Inspector General of Police Yotje Mende stated that there was no hostage-taking incident, but instead, a misunderstanding had occurred between the village head and the on-field executive officer.

"Indeed, these employees spent a night in the village, but they have now been released," Inspector General of Mende remarked.(*)

Armed group in Papua frees 11 workers held hostage - ANTARA News

 

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Indonesia, Papua New Guinea sign various cooperation agreements
Selasa, 12 Mei 2015 20:15 WIB | 709 Views

Port Moresby (ANTARA News) - President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter ONeill witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements in various fields between the two countries on Tuesday.

Indonesia was represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and Energy Minister Sudirman Said at the signing.

"We welcomed the signing of this memorandum of understanding," President Jokowi said after the ceremony at the Papua New Guinea Parliament Building in Port Moresby.

He added that the agreements were related to establishing cooperation to overcome cross-border crimes, including those related to narcotics and terrorism, among others.

Other agreements signed were related to capacity building of human resources to explore the oil and energy sectors.

In the field of economy, President Jokowi noted that he and Prime Minister ONeill had agreed to increase cooperation in various areas, boost trade outside border markets, promote investment and cooperation in infrastructure development, and encourage the involvement of private businesses in the fields of energy, telecommunications and fisheries.

"We also agreed to improve connectivity," he affirmed at a press conference, flanked by ONeill.

With regard to improving connectivity, he revealed that both nations had agreed to introduce flights for the Moresby-Denpasar-Jakarta and Port Moresby-Singapore-Jakarta routes.

"We welcome the agreement made by Garuda Indonesia to conduct go share with Air Niugini," he remarked.

The head of state also pointed out that he considered Papua New Guinea a close neighbor and friend and that the two countries could carry out more intensive cooperation.

"ONeill and I wish to use the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to intensify and deepen the relations," he emphasized.

President Joko Widodo arrived at Papua New Guineas Jacksons International Airport at around 1 p.m. on Monday, May 11, for a state visit and left for Indonesia on Tuesday.

Earlier, he had toured several eastern regions of the country, including Papua and West Papua, before heading to Papua New Guinea.

(Reporting by Joko Susilo/Uu.H-YH/INE/KR-BSR/F001)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea sign various cooperation agreements - ANTARA News

 

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Indonesia, Papua New Guinea sign various cooperation agreements
Selasa, 12 Mei 2015 20:15 WIB | 709 Views

Port Moresby (ANTARA News) - President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter ONeill witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements in various fields between the two countries on Tuesday.

Indonesia was represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and Energy Minister Sudirman Said at the signing.

"We welcomed the signing of this memorandum of understanding," President Jokowi said after the ceremony at the Papua New Guinea Parliament Building in Port Moresby.

He added that the agreements were related to establishing cooperation to overcome cross-border crimes, including those related to narcotics and terrorism, among others.

Other agreements signed were related to capacity building of human resources to explore the oil and energy sectors.

In the field of economy, President Jokowi noted that he and Prime Minister ONeill had agreed to increase cooperation in various areas, boost trade outside border markets, promote investment and cooperation in infrastructure development, and encourage the involvement of private businesses in the fields of energy, telecommunications and fisheries.

"We also agreed to improve connectivity," he affirmed at a press conference, flanked by ONeill.

With regard to improving connectivity, he revealed that both nations had agreed to introduce flights for the Moresby-Denpasar-Jakarta and Port Moresby-Singapore-Jakarta routes.

"We welcome the agreement made by Garuda Indonesia to conduct go share with Air Niugini," he remarked.

The head of state also pointed out that he considered Papua New Guinea a close neighbor and friend and that the two countries could carry out more intensive cooperation.

"ONeill and I wish to use the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to intensify and deepen the relations," he emphasized.

President Joko Widodo arrived at Papua New Guineas Jacksons International Airport at around 1 p.m. on Monday, May 11, for a state visit and left for Indonesia on Tuesday.

Earlier, he had toured several eastern regions of the country, including Papua and West Papua, before heading to Papua New Guinea.

(Reporting by Joko Susilo/Uu.H-YH/INE/KR-BSR/F001)

very good move, we often sidelined Papua New Guinea, one of the very few countries which have land border with us

 

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Military men
The Jakarta Post | World | Wed, May 13 2015, 11:54 AM

Military men: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (right) escorts Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu (left) into the Pentagon on Tuesday in Washington, DC. (AFP/mandel Ngan)
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Why the Indonesian air force wants the Su-35
May 13, 2015 Rakesh Krishnan Simha, special to RBTH

The Indonesian air force has asked Jakarta to greenlight the purchase of advanced Russian Su-35 fighters. Here’s why it’s a sensible decision.

Sukhoi classifies Su-35 as a 4++ generation aircraft, which places it just below fifth generation stealth aircraft. Source: Sukhoi

The Indonesians operate both American F-16s and Russian made Flankers – five Su-27s and 11 Su-30s. How Russian aircraft ended up in the air force of an American ally is interesting. “Indonesia’s turn toward Russian fighters stemmed partly from necessity,” explains Defense Industry Daily (DID).. Its 12 remaining F-16A/Bs and 16 remaining F-5E/F fighters experienced severe maintenance problems in the wake of a U.S. embargo.”

The embargo was imposed after Australia started meddling in Indonesia’s civil war in East Timor, and the U.S. accused Jakarta of human rights violations.

In order to address the problems created by the U.S. embargo, in 2003 Indonesia signed a $192 million contract with Russia to supply Sukhoi multi-role fighters through Rosoboronexport. The induction of Russian fighters gave the Southeast Asian country some sort of parity with its neighbors, including China and Australia.

Four years later, at the MAKS 2007 air show in Moscow, Indonesia and Russia signed a follow-up $300 million deal to supply more Sukhoi Flankers. What makes Indonesia’s purchase of Russian military hardware remarkable is that it is happening in the backdrop of close security cooperation between Washington and Jakarta. “It does not reflect Indonesia's current geopolitical orientation. It is certainly a tribute to the attractiveness of the Sukhoi aircraft,” says foreign affair commentator Martin Sieff of UPI.

According to DID, both the Su-27 SK and Su-30 variants the Indonesians are currently flying “share the Sukhoi Flanker family’s combination of long range, large payloads, and air to air performance that can match any American fighter except the F-22A Raptor. Those capabilities, and Russia’s policy of avoiding political conditions on its weapon sales, nudged Indonesia into a tilt toward Russia as a weapons supplier”.

The arrival of the Sukhois has evened the odds in the Asia Pacific theatre. Australian pilots, who considered themselves top guns flying their F-18 Hornets, are now having to faceoff with the Flankers that are superior in almost every aspect. According to Air Power Australia, “The acquisition of Russian designed Sukhoi Su-27SK and Su-30MK series fighters by most regional nations now presents an environment where the F/A-18A/B/F is outclassed in all key performance parameters by widely available fighters.”

Technological leap forward

The Su-35 Super Flanker, which the Indonesia air force is eyeing, is certainly more advanced. Sukhoi classifies it as a 4++ generation aircraft, which places it just below fifth generation stealth aircraft. Compared with the F-16 and F-18, which are based on 1970s technology, the Su-35 is only just entering the Russian Air Force. China has also inked a multi-billion deal to acquire 24 Super Flankers, and Chinese pilots have begun arriving in Russia for training.

According to Air Force Technology, the Su-35 “has high maneuverability (+9g) with a high angle of attack, and is equipped with high-capability weapon systems that contribute to the new aircraft's exceptional dogfighting capability. The maximum level speed is 2,390km/h or Mach 2.25.”

The magazine says the Su-35 is capable of carrying numerous air-to-air, air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles. It also says the airplane can be armed with various guided bombs, and that its sensors “can detect and track up to 30 airborne targets with a radar cross section (RCS) of 3m² at ranges of 400km using track-while-scan mode”.

Reporting for Aviation Week from the 2013 Paris Air Show, legendary aviation writer Bill Sweetman writes that the high agility demonstrated by the Sukhoi Su-35 is rooted in a Russian concept in which close-range, low-speed air combat remains important.

“The aircraft, equipped with three-axis thrust-vectoring and fully integrated flight and propulsion control, performed maneuvers here which no other operational fighter can match,” Sweetman writes.

Sweetman then quotes Sukhoi chief test pilot Sergey Bogdan: “Most of the fighters we have available today with vectored thrust, the Su-30MKI and MKM, can perform these maneuvers. Where this aircraft is different is that it has more thrust, so when it performs the 'bell' maneuver, it can stand still, with afterburning on, and can sustain flight at 120-140 kph.”

The emphasis on “supermaneuverability” runs counter to much western air combat doctrine, which stresses high speed, the avoidance of the slower “merge” and tactics that do not lose the aircraft's energy. Bogdan, however, says supermaneuverability can be essential.

“The classical air combat starts at high speed, but if you miss on the first shot—and the probability is there because there are maneuvers to avoid missiles—the combat will be more prolonged,” he says. “After maneuvering, the aircraft will be at a lower speed, but both aircraft may be in a position where they cannot shoot. But supermaneuverability allows an aircraft to turn within three seconds and take another shot.”

As for the doctrine that energy should be conserved, Bogdan notes: “The theory of air combat has always evolved. In the 1940s and 1950s, the first priority was height, then speed, then maneuver and then firepower. Then with the third and fourth generation, it was speed, then height and then maneuver. Supermaneuverability adds to this. It's the knife in the soldier's pocket.”

And despite not having any stealth capability, the Su-35 can under certain conditions become invisible to enemy radar. Sweetman explains that the “rapid change in velocity can cause a Doppler fire-control radar to break lock. The maneuver is more useful on the Su-35S because the pilot can fly the aircraft out in any direction”.

Future proofing

With Australia planning to acquire 72 F-35 stealth fighters by the end of this decade, Indonesia needs to look at counter measures. Russia’s T-50 seems like the most ideal candidate but in the meantime the Su-35 can fill the interim and also take on the F-35 threat.

Dave Majumdar of the National Interest says a US Air Force official with experience on the F-35 believes the Su-35 could pose a serious challenge for the new American jet. The F-35 was built primarily as a strike fighter and does not have the sheer speed or altitude capability of the Su-35 or F-22. “The Su's ability to go high and fast is a big concern, including for F-35,” the Air Force official said.

According to Majumdar, “As an air-superiority fighter, its major advantages are its combination of high altitude capability and blistering speed—which allow the fighter to impart the maximum possible amount of launch energy to its arsenal of long-range air-to-air missiles.

“The Su-35 would be launching its weapons from high supersonic speeds around Mach 1.5 at altitudes greater than 45,000 ft; the F-35 would primarily be operating in the 30,000-ft range at speeds around Mach 0.9.”

Sergey Ptichkin of Rossiyskaya Gazeta says the Su-35S is almost identical to the Russian T-50 in terms of the on board electronics suite, control systems and armament. “Therefore it will not prove difficult for pilots to convert to the classic fifth generation fighter with its obligatory stealth technology: any pilot who has assimilated the Su-35S can easily convert to the T-50,” he says.

The upshot: Indonesian pilots will have had a head start when it comes to flying fifth generation stealth aircraft in the next decade.
Training with the aces

In October 2013, India agreed to train and support the Indonesian air force in operating its fleet of Sukhoi fighters. According to the agreement, which was arrived at during the Indian defence minister’s trip to Jakarta, India and Indonesia will cooperate in the areas of training, technical help and spares support.

In the past Jakarta had a pact with China to train its pilots and provide technical support for its Flanker fleet. But Jakarta has now veered round to the view that the Indian Air Force (IAF) is an ideal mentor. For, the IAF has earned a worldwide reputation as a dogfight duke after beating the powerful US Air Force in a series of Cope India air exercises. Plus, in three wars – in 1965, 1971 and 1999 – it routed the Pakistan Air Force.

If Indonesia decides to grow its Flanker force, ample support is available in the region.

No strings attached

The most pressing argument to go with Russian weapons is that unlike other major powers, Moscow has never imposed an embargo in the midst of a conflict. After all, to first sell weapons to a country and then apply a choke on supplies during war is like a stab in the back. The US embargo during the East Timor crisis was clearly aimed at giving the Australians the advantage. In any future crisis involving Indonesia and Australia, the outcome won’t be markedly different. The Indonesian political leadership might well consider that when they take a final call on the fighter purchase.

Why the Indonesian air force wants the Su-35 | Russia Beyond The Headlines