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[Jakartans@PkDef]

Changing of the guard

Saturday, 16 Nov 2014, after a long journey from Indonesia, KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda 367 arrived at Zone 1 center area of maritime operation, Mediterranean sea. At the same time, KRI Frans Kaisiepo 368 meet its sister ship for a passing exercise. KRI Frans Kaisiepo just ended its duty for UN in Lebanon waters to be replaced by the newly arrived KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda.
Both ship passing by with range below 500 yards and all crews greeting each other.

 

[Zarvan]

Frogman Command

Part of the Navy's special forces.

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They look really good please share detail of their equipment and weapons

 

[Nike]

Jokowi Discussing Defense Industry Cooperation with Merkel

Today 12:56
TEMPO.CO, Brisbane - President Joko Widodo conduct a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday morning, November 16, 2014. They discussed several issues, including defense industry cooperation.

"Mainly on the defense industry. The other standards such as infrastructure, maritime, ISIS, and climate change," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto in Brisbane, Australia, this Sunday.

Andi said Indonesia seriously discussed is the cooperation with the German defense industry. Indonesia hopes cooperation with the German defense will be the transfer of technology. "But that is different from other countries is the defense industry cooperation, because we already bought Leopard from Germany and is expected to transfer defense technology from Germany to Indonesia," he said. (See also: The G-20, Jokowi City Planning Exhibition Solo and Jakarta)

The emphasis of cooperation in the defense sector, said Andi, such as the defense industry related to the maritime sector. For example, the manufacture of submarines. "Germany is still strong about the submarine industry. But last public speech alone," he said.

After a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor, Jokowi met with French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu.

Jokowi Bahas Industri Pertahanan dengan Merkel | -dunia- | Tempo.co

 

[Nike]

AgustaWestland signs collaboration agreement with Indopelita

Charles Forrester, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
11 November 2014

Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland announced on 11 November that it had signed a co-operation agreement with Indonesia's Indopelita.

The agreement, signed at the IndoDefence 2014 exhibition in Jakarta on 6 November, will see Indopelita develop a range of support and maintenance services for AgustaWestland helicopters in Indonesia. AgustaWestland has identified government and parapublic clients as being possible business opportunities for the company.

Java-based Indopelita is a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service provider for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, with capabilities covering engines, airframes, propellers, and rotors. In August, the company signed an agreement with the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) to undertake maintenance on the country's Lockheed Martin C-130 and Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fleets.

AgustaWestland signs collaboration agreement with Indopelita - IHS Jane's 360

 

[Jakartans@PkDef]

They look really good please share detail of their equipment and weapons

KOPASKA equipments ;

KTBA-2 (Underwater combat vehicle)

The Navy's premier frogman and underwater demolition unit (KOPASKA) personnels tested the KTBA-2 (Kendaraan Tempur Bawah Laut), locally built combat purposes Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs).
The KTBA-2 were designed to be used in covert operation such as infiltrating frogmen into an enemy port or planting limpet mines on the hull of target vessels even to land a combat swimmer team covertly on a hostile shore in order to conduct missions on land. The KTBA-2 were designed to be fitted on Navy's Type 209 submarines deck to allow mobilization.


SDV (SEAL Delivery Vehicle)

SEAL Delivery Vehicle SDV of KOPASKA [Frogman and underwater demolition unit of the Indonesian Navy]
SEAL Carrier operates in three modes; surface, semi-submerged and submerged.
Launched from a surface ship, SEAL Carrier vehicles transit at speeds of up to 30kts on the surface before switching to submerged mode for a covert final approach.
Example applications for a SEAL Carrier include:
Delivery of six-man combat team
Host platform for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Remotely operated weapons platform
Harbour patrol vessel
Rapid-response anti-piracy craft
Mine countermeasure operations

SEAL Carrier's two propulsion systems are designed to provide optimum performance, whether travelling at speed on the surface or quietly whilst fully submerged.

Surface Propulsion 350hp diesel engine coupled with Rolls Royce FF270 water jet.

Submerged Propulsion 25kWh battery coupled with 2 x 5kWh thrusters.


SEAL Carrier featured Steering Information Navigation Control (SINC) system is common to all vehicles in The SEAL Pod.

SINC automates course, heading, depth and levelling of the craft. SINC also manages navigation, communications, electrical and hydraulic systems and the transition between surface and submerged modes.

SEAL Carrier is capable of being transported behind the sail or fin, attached to the outer hull, of a submarine.

Optionally configured to withstand depths of up to 150m, this option provides additional range and stealth, making it ideal for operations in coastal areas or long-range missions.

 

[NarThoD]

They look really good please share detail of their equipment and weapons

from wiki :

• Pistols: Pindad P1/P2, Sig Sauer P226, Glock 17, Glock 19, H&K USP, CornerShot
• Submachineguns:H&K MP5 variants, Micro Uzi, Daewoo K7, MP7,
• Assault rifles: AK-47, Norinco Type 56-2, Colt M16A1 assault rifle, Pindad SS1-V1/V2, Pindad SS2-V1/V2, AK CZ-58, HK416, M4, Steyr Aug A3 SFO, AK-101,APS
• Sniper rifles:Sig 550 Sniper rifle, Steyr-Mannlicher SSG 69, Galatz Sniper Rifle, AW L96, Denel NTW-20, Arctic Sniper, HK417, SR-25
• Machineguns: Daewoo K3, FN Minimi, FN MAG, GPMG, Pindad 12.7 MG's

 

[NarThoD]

Indonesian Armed Forces military operation to destroy Free Aceh Movement Insurgents.

The Operation conducted by president Megawati Sukarnoputri on 2002-2004 in response to GAM's Insurgents in Aceh.The operation ended after series of Tsunami and Earthquake occurs on Aceh in 2004.

Armed Force : 100.000 troops (Army, Navy, Air Force)
Insurgents : more than 70.000 estimated.

This operation also happen when our military faces embargoes from the west. Facing embargoes and criticism, our armed forces still managed to keep Aceh in our teritory. The embargo has causing no single APC avaible to use because of lack spareparts.


Preparations :

The Marines and Fast Reaction Unit are preparing to land in Aceh

 

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[NarThoD]

Patrolling...

 

[NarThoD]

Brimob are being sent too in Aceh to assist the Army

 

[NarThoD]

Meanwhile the PASKHAS ( air force special ops) are patroling. They had a distinctive Orange Berets

 

[NarThoD]

2001-2006 are the lowest point for our Armed Forces. facing embargoes, budget crisis and constant human right accuses. But they are the ones who keep our countrymen can sleep without worrying at night...

Old Saracen are still used.

Dodging an attack...

Fast Reaction Troops are landing in...

A Police truck converted to military use after no APC's are available..

 

[NarThoD]

A fully-equipped patrolling near a Mosque..

GAM's weapon after being seized by TNI

Patrolling ExxonMobil's factory

Old APC's such as Ferrets are still used.

Free transportation by Kostrad

 

[NarThoD]

Result of the War :

Result Peaceful conclusion to conflict, Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

• Special autonomy for Aceh
• Disarmament of the GAM
• Departure of non-organic Indonesian troops, leaving only 2500 soldiers in the province
• Aceh Monitoring Mission
• Regional elections held