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Indonesia, Australia harbor interests in security, stability in Indo-Pacific region
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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Australian Minister for Defense Marise Payne met his Indonesian counterpart Ryamizard Ryacudu in Sydney on Friday for the annual Indonesia-Australia Defense Ministers meeting.

Minister Payne affirmed that Australia and Indonesia have enjoyed a long-standing and productive bilateral defense relationship that supports mutual interests in ensuring security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a statement of the Australian Department of Defense published on its website, Saturday.

The ministers discussed the regional security dynamics and the importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) security frameworks to build regional trust, transparency, and cooperation.

The ministers also reinforced their support for the recently signed Joint Declaration on Maritime Cooperation.

Minister Payne noted that Australia and Indonesia were co-chairs of the next cycle of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus Experts Working Group on peacekeeping operations.

"This represents a great opportunity to strengthen regional peacekeeping efforts and build upon the existing bilateral peacekeeping cooperation," he said.

During the bilateral meeting, the ministers discussed strengthening cooperation in the fields of defense, science, and technology.

"Cooperation in science and technology has great potential to build the depth and resilience of our bilateral relationship, and we agreed to greater cooperation and engagement," Minister Payne remarked.

The Australian Department of Defense is looking forward to welcoming Indonesias Head of Defense Ministry Research and Development Agency Dr Anne Kusmayati in Australia in 2017.

Minister Payne invited Minister Ryacudu to Darwin in the near future to view the US Force Posture Initiatives.

"The Force Posture Initiatives provide new opportunities for regional defense engagement, including with Indonesia, in order to build mutual trust and contribute to regional peace and security," she added.(*)
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KASAU Tinjau Lanud SupadioKepala Staf Angkatan Udara (KASAU), Marsekal Hadi Tjahjanto (keempat kanan) melihat perlengkapan militer saat meninjau Lanud Supadio, di Kabupaten Kubu Raya, Kalbar, Kamis (16/3/2017). KASAU meninjau perkembangan Lanud Supadio dari seluruh sektor Alusista, baik pesawat tempur, persenjataan, oerlikon dan pesawat tanpa awak. (ANTARA FOTO/Jessica Helena Wuysang)

KASAU Tinjau Lanud SupadioKepala Staf Angkatan Udara (KASAU), Marsekal Hadi Tjahjanto (kedua kanan) memberikan pengarahan kepada sejumlah prajurit Detasemen Pertahanan Udara (Den Hanud) 473 Paskhas saat meninjau Lanud Supadio, di Kabupaten Kubu Raya, Kalbar, Kamis (16/3/2017). KASAU meninjau perkembangan Lanud Supadio dari seluruh sektor Alusista, baik pesawat tempur, persenjataan, oerlikon dan pesawat tanpa awak. (ANTARA FOTO/Jessica Helena Wuysang)

 

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Indonesia, Fiji Strengthen Relations on Trade, Security

Jakarta. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Tuesday (14/03) met with Fiji Defense Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries, which include trade and cooperation between police forces.

"Indonesia is committed to work together with Melanesian countries, especially to increase capacity in regards to police forces," foreign ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said during a press briefing on Wednesday.

Arrmanatha added that Indonesia also hopes to increase its role in infrastructure development in the Pacific.

The spokesman did not elaborate on what kind of trade partnerships will be implemented between Indonesia and Fiji.

Kubuabola was visiting Jakarta to attend a meeting of police commissioners and ministers from the Melanesian Spearhead Group, or MSG.

Indonesia is hosting this year’s gathering as an associate member country of the MSG. The meeting aims to help develop closer ties between regional police forces to prevent and combat transnational crimes.

To achieve this, Indonesia is strengthening security cooperation by assisting MSG member countries in creating a curriculum that will be used at a proposed MSG regional police academy initiative, according to a report by local news outlet Kompas.

As MSG countries seek to increase their contribution through United Nations operations around the world, Indonesia will also be helping MSG countries to establish units akin to Indonesia’s Formed Police Unit (FPU).

National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said during the meeting that partnerships between law enforcement agencies in Asia Pacific countries should improve in the coming years.

The meeting's agenda include discussions on transnational crimes, such as terrorism and human trafficking.

http://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-fiji-strengthen-relations-trade-security/

 

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http://www.defencenews.in/article.aspx?id=251027

“If Indonesia, for instance, makes a request to Russia for a batch of 8-12 Su-35 multi-role fighters, it is unlikely that Moscow would discuss any technology transfer,” Konstantin Makienko, Deputy Director of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, explains. “On the contrary, when China bought 48 Su-27 aircraft in early and mid-1990s, this allowed for an opportunity to transfer this technology to China within a licensed production contract.” The larger the amount of requested supplies, the better is the chance for discussing potential technology transfer, Makienko believes.

 

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STTAL KENALKAN PROTOTIPE SENJATA BERBASIS ANDROID
19 MARCH 2017 DIANEKO_LC LEAVE A COMMENT

Senjata Berbasis Android (Jawa Pos)

Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Angkatan Laut (STTAL) genap berusia 51 tahun pada Rabu, 15 Maret 2017. Perayaan hari jadi itu terasa istimewa karena ada uji coba prototipe senjata baru berbasis Android.

HARI ulang tahun Rabu itu diawali dengan upacara yang diikuti seluruh civitas academica di Lapangan Mako STTAL. Upacara yang dimulai pukul 08.00 tersebut dipimpin langsung oleh Komandan STTAL Laksamana Pertama (Laksma) TNI Siswo Hadi Sumantri. Dalam amanatnya, Laksma Siswo menyampaikan visi dan misi utama STTAL pada usia ke-51. Yakni, menjadi perguruan tinggi riset berkelas dunia.

Keinginan itu tak lepas dari cita-cita TNI-AL secara nasional untuk menuju world class navy. ’’Karena TNI sedang bergerak menuju navy kelas dunia, kami yang berada di bidang peningkatan SDM juga harus berkelas dunia,’’ jelas Laksma Siswo. Dia juga menyatakan, STTAL akan dikembangkan menjadi kampus riset untuk memenuhi kebutuhan angkatan laut Indonesia sebagai poros maritim internasional.

Sebagai kampus riset kelas dunia, institusi pendidikan tersebut tak hanya berfokus pada pemenuhan kebutuhan SDM, tapi juga pengembangan teknologi. STTAL optimistis dapat membawa kemajuan TNI-AL. Sebab, mereka cukup berpengalaman mencetak sumber daya manusia serta alat utama sistem senjata (alutsista).

Salah satu wujud nyatanya adalah teknologi terbaru yang tengah dikembangkan STTAL. Yakni, senapan berbasis Android. Setelah upacara dan acara ramah-tamah kemarin, Laksma Siswo dan jajarannya menguji coba senapan yang telah dimodifikasi tersebut. Senapan yang dijuluki gun controller berbasis Android itu merupakan tugas akhir salah satu lulusan STTAL, yakni Kapten Laut (P) Marsono Panjaitan. Senapan tersebut didemonstrasikan langsung oleh dosen pembimbingnya, Letkol Laut (E) Suprayitno.

Suprayitno menjelaskan, ide tersebut belum pernah ada di kalangan akademisi STTAL. Karena itu, ide senjata tanpa awak tersebut disambut baik oleh tim pengajar dan pengembang teknologi. Selama ini, penggunaan senapan secara langsung sering membahayakan prajurit. ’’Dengan teknologi ini, risiko kematian prajurit bisa berkurang,’’ kata Suprayitno.

Selain itu, senapan tanpa penembak langsung tersebut bisa meningkatkan efisiensi di medan pertempuran. Jika biasanya penembak hanya bisa melepaskan tembakan sekali, kemudian harus berpindah posisi untuk menghindari serangan musuh, senapan berbasis Android itu bisa melepaskan tembakan berkali-kali tanpa berpindah posisi. ’’Kalaupun diserang, yang kena hanya senjatanya, prajuritnya aman,’’ ungkapnya.

Prototipe tersebut bisa dioperasikan dengan aplikasi yang dikembangkan sendiri oleh mahasiswa. Diperlukan dua ponsel untuk mengoperasikan senapan itu. Satu sebagai peninjau dan dipasangkan tepat di balik periskop senapan, satu lagi sebagai controller. Kedua ponsel disambungkan melalui bluetooth dan wifi. Saat ini, alat tersebut masih menggunakan senapan angin demi keamanan. Jarak controller dengan peninjau pun masih sebatas 20 meter. ’’Kalau sudah dikembangkan, bisa dipakai senapan jenis AK-47 atau M-16,’’ ucap Ketua Prodi Manajemen Industri STTAL Letkol Laut (E) Sunarta.

Wakil Komandan STTAL Kolonel Laut (E) I Nengah Putra menjelaskan, masih banyak komponen prototipe tersebut yang harus disempurnakan. ’’Tentu saja ini belum bisa digunakan langsung,’’ ujarnya. Sebab, waktu pengerjaannya hanya 6 bulan. Juga, komponen-komponen yang digunakan belum berkualitas tinggi. Namun, dia menegaskan, konsep pemikiran senjata tersebut perlu diapresiasi. Apalagi, senjata semacam itu bersifat multifungsi. Tak hanya bisa dipakai angkatan laut, tapi juga angkatan darat dan udara.

Sumber : Jawa Pos

 

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http://www.defencenews.in/article.aspx?id=251027

“If Indonesia, for instance, makes a request to Russia for a batch of 8-12 Su-35 multi-role fighters, it is unlikely that Moscow would discuss any technology transfer,” Konstantin Makienko, Deputy Director of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, explains. “On the contrary, when China bought 48 Su-27 aircraft in early and mid-1990s, this allowed for an opportunity to transfer this technology to China within a licensed production contract.” The larger the amount of requested supplies, the better is the chance for discussing potential technology transfer, Makienko believes.

Although it's very much make sense, we can't take his opinion seriously since that's just, well... opinion. Sure Moscow will say no, if we ask for highly valued and sensitive technology for TOT like China did, but here we often use the term quite loosely. MRO for sukhoi fighter jet, and mil mi helicopter line are also kind of TOT. So, yeah... if ever we put an order for Su-35 and other (mil mi 26, bmp-3f, be-200,etc) from Moscow, that should include TOT.

 

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Although it's very much make sense, we can't take his opinion seriously since that's just, well... opinion. Sure Moscow will say no, if we ask for highly valued and sensitive technology for TOT like China did, but here we often use the term quite loosely. MRO for sukhoi fighter jet, and mil mi helicopter line are also kind of TOT. So, yeah... if ever we put an order for Su-35 and other (mil mi 26, bmp-3f, be-200,etc) from Moscow, that should include TOT.

he is just an analyst pretty much

 

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Military may remove hundreds more tiger statues

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Jakarta | Mon, March 20, 2017 | 10:12 am

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The funny tiger statue at the Koramil (Subdistrict Military Command) 1123 Cisewu in West Java. The statue has now been dismantled after the pictures of the statue went viral on social media with netizens' mockery comments. (Courtesy of Twitter/File

Siliwangi Military Command (Kodam) commander Maj. Gen. Herindra on Friday ordered all military units in West Java and Banten to ensure that tiger statues in front of their posts were consistent with the appearance of the original mascot.

The command symbols are the pride of all soldiers in the territory, and Herindra said they represented bravery, courage and a spirit of not retreating.

The two-star Army general said he did not want to see a repeat of the recent mockery on social media after a Twitter user posted a photo of a beaming tiger mascot at Cisewu Military Command in Garut regency.

It went viral nationwide and even attracted attention internationally after the British Broadcasting Corporation interviewed Herindra about the comical statue.

The statue was demolished on Monday and replaced with a new version that was much closer to the intended symbol.

Read also: Comical tiger statue at military base torn down but netizen frenzy remains

“This morning [Herindra] ordered all soldiers to not only care about the tiger statues but also about the environment and society,” Siliwangi Military Command spokesperson Col. Desi Ariyanto told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

The statue in Cisewu became a source of laughter on social media and even in print and on TV, because it was very different to the ferocious looking tiger on the official logo. Members of the public created various memes, such as comical grinning tiger statues on movie posters.

The statue had been in Cisewu for years but only attracted widespread public attention as a result of the social media exposure.

Some people described it as a toothless tiger, drawing comparisons with the current military situation. After the fall of Soeharto in 1998 and the nation’s adoption of democracy, the military lost its social and political powers and was assigned to concentrate only on external defense affairs.

Famous painter Barli created the symbol a few years after the country’s independence in 1945, on the order of the legendary military leader Abdul Haris Nasution. It was based on the appearance of the now-extinct Javan tiger.

Siliwangi is one of the most prestigious Kodam in the country in light of its history and because many of its former commanders have become prominent figures at the national level. West Java is Indonesia’s most populous province and has a history of rebellions in the 1950s.

“Captain Eko [the sculptor] never saw a Javan tiger,” said Desi, in an effort to explain the reasons behind the appearance of the statue in Cisewu.

Desi said there were as many as 500 military posts in Siliwangi and all of them were required to abide by the instruction. Some of the military bases currently do not use tigers as their emblems but feature scorpions or white rhinos.

“We have around 400 to 500 units. From districts, regencies, cities, detachments to battalions,” he said.

“All the statues should reflect the nobleness of values that we inherited from our ancestors in West Java,” Desi added.

The Cisewu tiger has now been destroyed, but not before it inspired many jokes and rib-tickling memes.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/03/20/military-may-remove-hundreds-more-tiger-statues.html

 

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Military may remove hundreds more tiger statues

They take the damn joke to heart, aren't they?

 

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They take the damn joke to heart, aren't they?

it is their symbol, any jokes will always be taken to heart hahaha

 

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Indonesia, Denmark Mull Deeper Defense Ties
Both sides are looking at ways to boost cooperation in the security realm.


By Prashanth Parameswaran
March 14, 2017


Last week, Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu received a courtesy call from Denmark’s envoy to the Southeast Asian state Casper Klynge. The meeting saw both sides discuss ways to expand their defense relationship in the coming years.

Defense cooperation between Indonesia and Denmark isn’t exactly new. Indeed, although the first ever official state visit by the Queen of Denmark to Indonesia was dominated by the economic sphere, the defense dimension did get some mention as well. During the 2015 trip, which came during the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and the 70th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence, the two countries had inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime cooperation.

The meeting between Ryacudu and Klynge last week provided an opportunity to flesh out the defense component of the strengthening relationship. Unsurprisingly, the biggest aspect was maritime cooperation. This was one of the key areas that were emphasized during the Queen’s visit and is in line with Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s vision of Indonesia as a “global maritime fulcrum” between the Indian and Pacific Oceans (See: “Indonesia’s Maritime Ambition: Can Jokowi Realize It?”)

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The MoU inked by both sides last year included various aspects such as shipping, data and information exchange, maritime infrastructure, economic zones, port inspections, and marine technology. Both sides are looking to build on some of these aforementioned areas in the coming years.

But Klygne also said that Denmark wanted to pursue greater cooperation with Indonesia in defense industry, particularly with respect to the construction of warships. According to a press statement released by the Indonesian defense ministry, Klygne even said that Denmark was ready to provide full technology transfer so that Indonesia could benefit from the expertise as it builds up its own defense industry.

Specifics will still have to be worked out. But Denmark’s favorable terms on technology transfer will no doubt be a key consideration for the Jokowi government, which has emphasized the cultivation of the domestic defense industry (See: “An Indonesian Defense Revolution Under Jokowi?”).

There are other opportunities beyond the maritime domain as well. One of these that Denmark has highlighted is peacekeeping. Indonesia is one of the world’s top contributors to United Nations peacekeeping, and the Jokowi administration has said it wants to increase its contribution to 4,000 personnel by 2019. Sentul also hosts the Indonesia Peace and Security Center (IPSC), which is a key hub for peacekeeping training in the region.

Klynge, who has visited the IPSC, has highlighted the potential for cooperation on peacekeeping, including in the area of exchanges of instructors. Ryacudu said the two countries will create a working group to explore the potential for future collaboration.

http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/indonesia-denmark-mull-deeper-defense-ties/

 

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Indonesia, Denmark Mull Deeper Defense Ties
Both sides are looking at ways to boost cooperation in the security realm.


By Prashanth Parameswaran
March 14, 2017


Last week, Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu received a courtesy call from Denmark’s envoy to the Southeast Asian state Casper Klynge. The meeting saw both sides discuss ways to expand their defense relationship in the coming years.

Defense cooperation between Indonesia and Denmark isn’t exactly new. Indeed, although the first ever official state visit by the Queen of Denmark to Indonesia was dominated by the economic sphere, the defense dimension did get some mention as well. During the 2015 trip, which came during the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and the 70th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence, the two countries had inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime cooperation.

The meeting between Ryacudu and Klynge last week provided an opportunity to flesh out the defense component of the strengthening relationship. Unsurprisingly, the biggest aspect was maritime cooperation. This was one of the key areas that were emphasized during the Queen’s visit and is in line with Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s vision of Indonesia as a “global maritime fulcrum” between the Indian and Pacific Oceans (See: “Indonesia’s Maritime Ambition: Can Jokowi Realize It?”)

Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month.
The MoU inked by both sides last year included various aspects such as shipping, data and information exchange, maritime infrastructure, economic zones, port inspections, and marine technology. Both sides are looking to build on some of these aforementioned areas in the coming years.

But Klygne also said that Denmark wanted to pursue greater cooperation with Indonesia in defense industry, particularly with respect to the construction of warships. According to a press statement released by the Indonesian defense ministry, Klygne even said that Denmark was ready to provide full technology transfer so that Indonesia could benefit from the expertise as it builds up its own defense industry.

Specifics will still have to be worked out. But Denmark’s favorable terms on technology transfer will no doubt be a key consideration for the Jokowi government, which has emphasized the cultivation of the domestic defense industry (See: “An Indonesian Defense Revolution Under Jokowi?”).

There are other opportunities beyond the maritime domain as well. One of these that Denmark has highlighted is peacekeeping. Indonesia is one of the world’s top contributors to United Nations peacekeeping, and the Jokowi administration has said it wants to increase its contribution to 4,000 personnel by 2019. Sentul also hosts the Indonesia Peace and Security Center (IPSC), which is a key hub for peacekeeping training in the region.

Klynge, who has visited the IPSC, has highlighted the potential for cooperation on peacekeeping, including in the area of exchanges of instructors. Ryacudu said the two countries will create a working group to explore the potential for future collaboration.

http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/indonesia-denmark-mull-deeper-defense-ties/

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Indonesian Army Leopard 2A4 MBT & Stormer APCs.

Leopard 2RI MBT:

All photos credit to Pen Kostrad.