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Will our interest in F35 will affect F16 purchase? Like ditch it and get F35 instead of F16 and even Su35.

Or we will get both F16 and F35.

i hope we can bought all of 56 Norway used F-16 a/b with cheap prize and upgraded it to Block 60 or 70, and bough a squad of F-35 for our 3rd MEF

 

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Home»News»Damen completes combat systems installation & trials on TNI AL’s 2nd PKR Frigate


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Damen Completes Combat Systems Installation & Trials On TNI AL’s 2nd PKR Frigate
Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL recently completed installation and testing of combat systems to the second of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL)’s SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided missile frigates, the KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332).
Xavier Vavasseur 18 Mar 2020


Damen press release


The PKR frigates are constructed via a modular process operating simultaneously at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in the Netherlands and the PT PAL shipyard in Indonesia. In this manner, Damen is able to build high quality vessels anywhere in the world. This method also enables Damen to fulfil its commitment to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence to deliver an extensive knowledge and transfer of technology (ToT) programme.


A significant part of this transfer programme is the installation of combat systems along with provision of training to the crew in their usage and maintenance.


Hein van Ameijden, managing director of DSNS, said:

“From the outset of this project DSNS and our partner Thales Netherlands have been fully committed to the development of the Indonesian defence industry and its supporting sectors. This commitment is demonstrated with a series of ToT and local content programmes starting in 2013 when project execution commenced. For example, DSNS has trained and educated more than 328 yard personnel, including welders, planners and engineers, during the project. Thales Netherlands has contributed by subcontracting local industry for software development, providing support, ultimately, for Indonesia to develop an indigenous combat management system.”

Damen picture

The combat systems installed and tested include the following:

• VL MICA for defence from airborne threats
• Exocet for defence from offensive targets at greater distance
• Torpedo system for protection against submarine threat
• 35mm rapid-fire cannon to respond to threats from both air and sea
• Electronic detection system to divert enemy attacks with electromagnetic redirection
• Modification of the computer operated operational system in order to operate the above

The final phase prior to handover was successfully completed on February 21st with sea-going trials – the sea acceptance test (SAT). The purpose of this was to demonstrate that installations throughout the entire chain of weapons systems meet desired efficiency and accuracy.


“All our prior efforts paid off. Already at the start of the tests it was clear that installation had been carried out with great precision during construction and that preparatory alignment activities and agreements had been carefully followed. The second PKR vessel achieved similar results to the first one. This demonstrates that the complete concept implemented in the SIGMA PKR Class can be considered reliable and robust”



Hein van Ameijden, managing director of DSNS

 

[Nike]

I imagine it like this.
16 f35 (I can't imagine our country willing and able to acquire and operate a lot of them)
32 f16v ( just as planned)
Cancel KFX (there is a strong possibility toward that given recent update)
Locally produce Rafale (to replace KFX program) for new squadrons and replacing current f16 & flanker fleet in the future ("don't place your eggs in one basket" policy is too strong here, and the way I see it KFX and rafale specifications are pretty much the same, but rafale is much more mature)

No need for Rafale though, like it or not , there is no dont put all of your egg in your basket within Navy and Army actually as they proceed with either NATO standard weaponry or using Locally made stuff we should stick with that

Home»News»Damen completes combat systems installation & trials on TNI AL’s 2nd PKR Frigate


Damen picture
Damen Completes Combat Systems Installation & Trials On TNI AL’s 2nd PKR Frigate
Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL recently completed installation and testing of combat systems to the second of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL)’s SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided missile frigates, the KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332).
Xavier Vavasseur 18 Mar 2020


Damen press release


The PKR frigates are constructed via a modular process operating simultaneously at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in the Netherlands and the PT PAL shipyard in Indonesia. In this manner, Damen is able to build high quality vessels anywhere in the world. This method also enables Damen to fulfil its commitment to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence to deliver an extensive knowledge and transfer of technology (ToT) programme.


A significant part of this transfer programme is the installation of combat systems along with provision of training to the crew in their usage and maintenance.


Hein van Ameijden, managing director of DSNS, said:

“From the outset of this project DSNS and our partner Thales Netherlands have been fully committed to the development of the Indonesian defence industry and its supporting sectors. This commitment is demonstrated with a series of ToT and local content programmes starting in 2013 when project execution commenced. For example, DSNS has trained and educated more than 328 yard personnel, including welders, planners and engineers, during the project. Thales Netherlands has contributed by subcontracting local industry for software development, providing support, ultimately, for Indonesia to develop an indigenous combat management system.”

Damen picture

The combat systems installed and tested include the following:

• VL MICA for defence from airborne threats
• Exocet for defence from offensive targets at greater distance
• Torpedo system for protection against submarine threat
• 35mm rapid-fire cannon to respond to threats from both air and sea
• Electronic detection system to divert enemy attacks with electromagnetic redirection
• Modification of the computer operated operational system in order to operate the above

The final phase prior to handover was successfully completed on February 21st with sea-going trials – the sea acceptance test (SAT). The purpose of this was to demonstrate that installations throughout the entire chain of weapons systems meet desired efficiency and accuracy.


“All our prior efforts paid off. Already at the start of the tests it was clear that installation had been carried out with great precision during construction and that preparatory alignment activities and agreements had been carefully followed. The second PKR vessel achieved similar results to the first one. This demonstrates that the complete concept implemented in the SIGMA PKR Class can be considered reliable and robust”



Hein van Ameijden, managing director of DSNS

Confirmed operational with VL MICA

 

[umigami]

No need for Rafale though, like it or not , there is no dont put all of your egg in your basket within Navy and Army actually as they proceed with either NATO standard weaponry or using Locally made stuff we should stick with that



Confirmed operational with VL MICA

Ya makanya gw agak push ke prancis juga sih, itu pespur NATO western, link 16 capable, tapi gak rewel prancisnya, jadi win-win solution.

And we need solutions if we got out from KFX program. Locally assembled rafale with license is the solution perhaps.

But yeah...
This is just my mimpi basah, you know..

 

[HellFireIndo]

No, IFX should go forward, ditch the Rafale idea

 

[Raduga]

Imagine seeing iver with that kind of background too

 

[NEKONEKO]

Damen shouldn't be half assed with their offer, and we shouldn't be half assed with the money.
Take a look at our LPD acquisition with SK, now we are able to modify the ship and exported it, and more ship are planned to be build.

 

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Naval Weapons
Indonesia to upgrade Exocet missile system on KRI Usman-Harun corvette
Marhalim bin Abas, Kuala Lumpur - Jane's Defence Weekly
18 March 2020
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The TNI-AL plans upgrade the Exocet MM40 anti-ship the missiles on its KRI Usman-Harun (seen here) multirole corvette/light frigate to the Block 3 variant. Source: Via Thales
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) plans to upgrade the Exocet MM40 Block 2 anti-ship missiles on its KRI Usman-Harun (pennant number 359) multirole corvette/light frigate once the vessel’s mission systems are modernised.

Speaking to Jane’s on 18 March on condition of anonymity, two industry sources said the MBDA missiles will be upgraded to the longer-range Block 3 variant, adding that the vessel will also be equipped with MBDA’s VL (vertical launch) MICA short-range surface-to-air missiles. According to Jane’s Fighting Ships, Usman-Harun is already capable of firing the VL MICA but has yet to be armed with the weapon.

The revelation comes after Thales and PT Len Industri signed a contract on 10 March to modernise the mission systems on the warship, which entered service in August 2014 after being purchased from Brunei.

In a statement issued that same day Thales said that the upgrade work on the 95 m-long Bung Tomo-class frigate, which was formerly known as Bendahara Sakam, will include the installation of the TACTICOS combat management system, the SMART-S Mk2 air-and-surface surveillance radar, the STIR EO Mk2 radar and electro-optical fire-control system, and the Vigile Mk2 tactical multi-purpose R-ESM (radar - electronic support measures) system.

The upgrade work on Usman-Harun's mission systems is expected to be completed by the end of 2023 and will considerably extend the service life of the frigate, the company said at the time, pointing out that these new systems have already been installed on the TNI-AL’s Raden Eddy Martadinata (SIGMA 10514)-class frigates, thus “enabling consistency in operations for the navy”.

Modernisation of the two other corvettes of the class – KRI Bung Tomo (357) and KRI John Lie (358) – are expected to be funded once the USD60 million modernisation work on Usman Harun is completed, said the industry sources.

 

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Jubir Prabowo Sebut Bola Panas Pembelian Jet Su-35 di Tangan Jokowi
Nasional
18 Maret 2020, 14:06:31 WIB

Presiden RI Joko Widodo dan Menhan Prabowo Subianto. (Dery Ridwansah/JawaPos.com)


JawaPos.com – Pemerintah Indonesia dikabarkan batal melakukan pembelian 11 jet tempur Sukhoi Su-35 dari Rusia. Santer dikabarkan tekanan dari Amerika Serikat menjadi penyebabnya. Negeri Paman Sam itu dikabarkan akan memberikan sanksi kepada Indonesia apabila pembelian Su-35 direalisasikan.

Menanggapi itu, Juru Bicara Menteri Pertahanan (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak membantah kabar tersebut.
" Belum ada keputusan pembelian Su-35 dibatalkan oleh pemerintah."

“Berita itu tdak benar sama sekali. Karena sampai detik ini tdak ada kebijakan yang pasti terkait rencana pembelian Su-35 tersebut,” kata Dahnil saat dikonfirmasi, Rabu (18/3).

Dahnil menyebut, Prabowo sudah banyak memberikan masukan kepada Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) terkait pembelian pesawat tempur ini. Oleh karena itu, bola panas menjadi kewenangan Jokowi.

“Kebijakan akhir apakah Su-35 tanda tangan kontraknya akan dilanjutkan atau tidak dilanjutkan itu di tangan Presiden,” imbuhnya.

Kendati demikian, Dahnil menilai, pembelian Sukhoi ini memiliki banyak pertimbangan. Bukan hanya spesifikasi pesawat yang dilihat, melainkan kondisi geopolitik dan geostrategis pun harus ikut difikirkan.

“Tentu Menhan sudah memberikan masukan beliau kepada Presiden dan keputusan akhir itu ada di tangan Presiden. Isu mengenai dibatalkan itu tidak benar sama sekali,” pungkasnya.

 

[umigami]

Jubir Prabowo Sebut Bola Panas Pembelian Jet Su-35 di Tangan Jokowi
Nasional
18 Maret 2020, 14:06:31 WIB

Presiden RI Joko Widodo dan Menhan Prabowo Subianto. (Dery Ridwansah/JawaPos.com)


JawaPos.com – Pemerintah Indonesia dikabarkan batal melakukan pembelian 11 jet tempur Sukhoi Su-35 dari Rusia. Santer dikabarkan tekanan dari Amerika Serikat menjadi penyebabnya. Negeri Paman Sam itu dikabarkan akan memberikan sanksi kepada Indonesia apabila pembelian Su-35 direalisasikan.

Menanggapi itu, Juru Bicara Menteri Pertahanan (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak membantah kabar tersebut.
" Belum ada keputusan pembelian Su-35 dibatalkan oleh pemerintah."

“Berita itu tdak benar sama sekali. Karena sampai detik ini tdak ada kebijakan yang pasti terkait rencana pembelian Su-35 tersebut,” kata Dahnil saat dikonfirmasi, Rabu (18/3).

Dahnil menyebut, Prabowo sudah banyak memberikan masukan kepada Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) terkait pembelian pesawat tempur ini. Oleh karena itu, bola panas menjadi kewenangan Jokowi.

“Kebijakan akhir apakah Su-35 tanda tangan kontraknya akan dilanjutkan atau tidak dilanjutkan itu di tangan Presiden,” imbuhnya.

Kendati demikian, Dahnil menilai, pembelian Sukhoi ini memiliki banyak pertimbangan. Bukan hanya spesifikasi pesawat yang dilihat, melainkan kondisi geopolitik dan geostrategis pun harus ikut difikirkan.

“Tentu Menhan sudah memberikan masukan beliau kepada Presiden dan keputusan akhir itu ada di tangan Presiden. Isu mengenai dibatalkan itu tidak benar sama sekali,” pungkasnya.

If he is real economic guy, he would not dare to defy caatsa.

 

[gondes]

Wanita Ini Ikut Desain, Merakit dan Menguji Senjata Pindad

DI BALIK LAYAR: Hera Rosmiati di kantor PT Pindad, Bandung. Sudah delapan tahun dia berkutat di divisi senjata. (HARITSAH ALMUDATSIR/JAWA POS
Sudah delapan tahun Hera Rosmiati ikut mendesain, merakit, dan menguji sejumlah produk PT Pindad. ”Bekerja membuat senjata bukan sesuatu yang mustahil bagi perempuan,” katanya.

PANAS begitu menyengat. Di sekeliling perempuan itu. Sudah bertahun-tahun berlalu, tapi siang itu tak pernah lepas dari ingatan Hera Rosmiati.

Saat dia harus menapaki medan yang terik. Dan, ada beragam jenis senjata di sekelilingnya. ”Saya harus bawa-bawa senjata, menyiapkan senjata, dan itu perempuannya cuma dua orang di lapangan,” kenangnya.

Siang pada 2012 di Baturaja, itulah untuk kali pertama Hera ikut pengujian senjata yang diadakan oleh PT Pindad, tempatnya bekerja sejak setahun sebelumnya, bareng dengan PT Dirgantara Indonesia. Sempat ragu, Hera mau tidak mau akhirnya harus ikut ke tempat pengujian tersebut.

Sebagai angkatan pertama yang diterima setelah bertahun-tahun Pindad melakukan moratorium penerimaan pegawai baru, Hera sering kali mendapat masukan dari para senior. Termasuk soal pengujian. Bahwa engineer tidak cukup hanya bisa membuat. Lebih dari itu, dia harus tahu betul performa senjata buatannya ketika dipakai.

”Sehingga user benar-benar maksimal saat menggunakan senjata tersebut,” tutur Hera, mengutip nasihat para senior.

Tepat di Hari Ibu hari ini, Hera adalah salah satu pengingat bagaimana stigma bisa ditendang jauh-jauh. Stigma yang bekerja diam-diam, memenuhi kepala orang dengan ide diskriminatif: bahwa suatu bidang pekerjaan tertentu ”sangat maskulin” atau hanya cocok untuk laki-laki.

Sudah delapan tahun Hera menjadi bagian penting dari Divisi Senjata Pindad. Berkutat dengan urusan produksi senjata. Mengujinya bersama para personel TNI dan Polri. Bahkan, di masa-masa awal bekerja, dia harus berhadapan dengan tungku pengolahan baja setiap hari.

Tangan dingin ibu satu anak itu turut berada di balik pembuatan Senapan Serbu 2 alias SS2, salah satu produk unggulan Pindad. Selain SS2 yang merupakan pengembangan SS1, ada SS3, SPR-2, dan G2.

”Yang ini SS2 customized,” kata perempuan 32 tahun itu sambil menunjukkan kepada Jawa Pos SS2 bercorak mencolok, agak kecokelatan, di ruang display PT Pindad, Bandung, Jawa Barat.

Dia menjelaskan, senapan tersebut sudah disesuaikan dengan keinginan user. Karena itu, warnanya tidak hitam serupa SS2 yang belum di-customize.

Produsen senjata seperti Pindad memang harus banyak mendengar. Khususnya dari konsumen yang memakai produknya. Walau sudah punya pakem untuk setiap senjata, mereka tidak boleh kaku. ”Harus mau menerima masukan apabila usermenginginkan penyesuaian,” terang dia.

Setelah menuntaskan studi di Jurusan Kimia Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Hera memang langsung mengarahkan pandangan ke perusahaan BUMN. Nasib kemudian membawa dia ke Pindad.

Sebelum pindah ke posisi sekarang, Hera pernah ditempatkan di bagian SHT atausurface and heat treatment. ”Di situ adalah divisi produksi banget, yang kerjaannya pelapisan, pengecatan, dan pengolahan panas,” kata dia.

Kini Hera lebih banyak bergelut dengan pemilihan material dan proses. Menerjemahkan produk-produk baru Pindad supaya bisa diproduksi secara masal. ”Bisa dibikin, bisa diproses, bisa dimanufaktur,” ujar perempuan kelahiran Maret 1987 itu.

Memang dia tidak ikut merakit setiap senjata yang dibuat Pindad. Namun, Hera tetap harus punya kemampuan merakit. Bahkan, dia juga harus bisa menembakkan senjata yang dibuat.

Dari ruang display, tempat uji tembak senjata Pindad tidak jauh. Di sela-sela perbincangan dengan Hera dan tim produksi Pindad lainnya Rabu siang lalu itu, desing peluru beberapa kali terdengar.

Di tempat itu pula Hera pernah menjajal SPR-2, senjata dengan kaliber besar 12,7 mm. ”Saya harus tahu ketika ditembakkan seperti apa,” imbuhnya.

Pengalaman menguji coba SPR-2 sebelum dipakai prajurit TNI adalah salah satu momen berkesan bagi Hera. Sebab, SPR-2 merupakan senjata kaliber besar yang pertama dia buat.

”Biasanya saya di 5,56 mm dan 9 mm,” ungkap dia. ”Dan saya nyobain nembak pada saat awal untuk pertama kali,” tambahnya.

Ada lima perempuan dari sekitar 45 staf di divisi tempatnya bekerja sekarang. Menurut Hera, bekerja membuat senjata bukan hal yang mustahil bagi perempuan.

Dia sudah membuktikan itu. Meski kebanyakan perempuan yang masuk Pindad ditempatkan di balik meja kerja, Hera tidak merasa canggung saat harus turun ke tempat produksi. Mendesain senjata, merakit, menjajal, sampai ikut uji di lapangan bersama user. Tentu ada yang pernah meragukan kemampuannya saat pertama masuk divisi senjata. Maklum, yang dia masuki dunia yang dicitrakan sangat maskulin.

Aktivis kesetaraan gender Kalis Mardiasih mengaku juga pernah secara tak sadar sangat diskriminatif kepada perempuan. Saat menyusun undangan untuk kalangan penerbit dan media, nama-nama yang dia tulis semuanya laki-laki.

Demikianlah stigma bekerja. Namun, keyakinan dan tekad kuat Hera untuk terus bekerja dan belajar membawa dirinya sampai di posisi saat ini. Menjadi salah seorang yang diandalkan oleh Pindad. Membuat senjata kelas atas yang mampu bersaing, bahkan melampaui kualitas senjata buatan produsen di negara lain.

(SAHRUL YUNIZAR, Bandung, Jawa Pos)

https://sumeks.co/wanita-ini-ikut-desain-merakit-dan-menguji-senjata-pindad/

Old news... just want to show the woman's role in pindad and how good looking is the weapon she holds...

 

[umigami]

Kabur dari Kejaran TNI-Polri, KKB Juga Bakar Gereja di Mimika Papua

Are they that desperate?

 

[gondes]

Kabur dari Kejaran TNI-Polri, KKB Juga Bakar Gereja di Mimika Papua

Are they that desperate?

Yes they are

 

[Jatosint]

Home»News»Damen completes combat systems installation & trials on TNI AL’s 2nd PKR Frigate


Damen picture
Damen Completes Combat Systems Installation & Trials On TNI AL’s 2nd PKR Frigate
Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL recently completed installation and testing of combat systems to the second of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL)’s SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided missile frigates, the KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332).
Xavier Vavasseur 18 Mar 2020


Damen press release


The PKR frigates are constructed via a modular process operating simultaneously at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in the Netherlands and the PT PAL shipyard in Indonesia. In this manner, Damen is able to build high quality vessels anywhere in the world. This method also enables Damen to fulfil its commitment to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence to deliver an extensive knowledge and transfer of technology (ToT) programme.


A significant part of this transfer programme is the installation of combat systems along with provision of training to the crew in their usage and maintenance.


Hein van Ameijden, managing director of DSNS, said:

“From the outset of this project DSNS and our partner Thales Netherlands have been fully committed to the development of the Indonesian defence industry and its supporting sectors. This commitment is demonstrated with a series of ToT and local content programmes starting in 2013 when project execution commenced. For example, DSNS has trained and educated more than 328 yard personnel, including welders, planners and engineers, during the project. Thales Netherlands has contributed by subcontracting local industry for software development, providing support, ultimately, for Indonesia to develop an indigenous combat management system.”

Damen picture

The combat systems installed and tested include the following:

• VL MICA for defence from airborne threats
• Exocet for defence from offensive targets at greater distance
• Torpedo system for protection against submarine threat
• 35mm rapid-fire cannon to respond to threats from both air and sea
• Electronic detection system to divert enemy attacks with electromagnetic redirection
• Modification of the computer operated operational system in order to operate the above

The final phase prior to handover was successfully completed on February 21st with sea-going trials – the sea acceptance test (SAT). The purpose of this was to demonstrate that installations throughout the entire chain of weapons systems meet desired efficiency and accuracy.


“All our prior efforts paid off. Already at the start of the tests it was clear that installation had been carried out with great precision during construction and that preparatory alignment activities and agreements had been carefully followed. The second PKR vessel achieved similar results to the first one. This demonstrates that the complete concept implemented in the SIGMA PKR Class can be considered reliable and robust”

Hein van Ameijden, managing director of DSNS

So it means that all weapon systems, including VL-MICA, for both our PKR has been installed and fully operational?

Kabur dari Kejaran TNI-Polri, KKB Juga Bakar Gereja di Mimika Papua

Are they that desperate?

Kapolda Papua said the govt has deployed 3000 troops to face 5-6 KKB/OPM groups currently gathering and attacking police station + villages in Tembagapura. Is this the first major confrontation between our troops and OPM/KKB in the last couple years?
https://regional.kompas.com/read/20...AS.com - Kapolda,di Tembagapura,Mimika, Papua.