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War, Natural Disaster Sent More Than 100,000 Indonesians Home in 2015

Jakarta. Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry repatriated more than 100,000 of its citizens living abroad last year, ranging from undocumented workers to students and professionals trapped in conflict areas, according to a top state official.

Indonesia evacuated 2,393 residents and 173 foreign citizens from war-torn Yemen last year in what Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi described on Thursday as "the biggest, most complex and fastest evacuation ever carried out by the Indonesian government."

Another 2,214 residents were flown out of Syria and 199 from Libya. The ministry also evacuated 24 Indonesians and four foreigners from earthquake-hit Nepal.

Meanwhile, 94,529 Indonesians working illegally abroad were brought home last year, a significant jump from the ministry's target of 50,000.

War, Natural Disaster Sent More Than 100,000 Indonesians Home in 2015 | Jakarta Globe

Indonesia involving 300 scientist and engineer for KFX/IFX project


300 ilmuwan Indonesia belajar buat pesawat tempur KF-X/IF-X
Kamis, 7 Januari 2016 20:50 WIB | 3.837 Views
Pewarta: Aditya Ramadhan

Pesawat tempur siluman buatan Korea Selatan KF-X (istimewa)

Meski kita hanya punya 20 persen share development, tapi untuk semua knowledge development pesawat ini kita dapat 100 persen

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - 300 ilmuwan dan teknisi pembuat pesawat tempur dari Indonesia akan dikirim ke Korea Selatan untuk mempelajari pembuatan pesawat tempur KF-X/IF-X.

"Kami akan kirim 200 sampai 300 orang ke Korea," kata Direktur Utama PT Dirgantara Indonesia Budi Santoso di Jakarta, Kamis.

Pengiriman 300 tenaga ahli Indonesia ini adalah bagian dari kesepakatan antara Indonesia dengan Korea Selatan dalam kontrak pengembangan pesawat tempur KF-X/IF-X yang dikerjakan kedua negara.

Dalam kerja sama pengembangan itu Indonesia-Korea Selatan sepakat membagi biaya pembuatan pesawat dalam skema 20 persen untuk Indonesia dan 80 persen dibiayai Korea Selatan.

Pemerintah Indonesia mengeluarkan dana Rp18 triliun untuk proyek ini sebagai investasi transfer teknologi dan pembuatan purwarupa pesawat KF-X/IF-X.

"Meski kita hanya punya 20 persen share development, tapi untuk semuaknowledge development pesawat ini kita dapat 100 persen. Transfer teknologinya semua kita tahu, bukan cuma 20 persen tapi 100 persen," kata Budi.

Seluruh teknisi yang dikirim PT DI akan mempelajari seluruh program pengembangan KF-X/IF-X selama tiga hingga empat tahun di Korea Selatan, namun jumlah yang terlibat dalam pembuatan pesawat berbeda-beda pada tiap unit.

Menteri Pertahanan Ryamizard Ryacudu mengatakan hanya 20 persen orang Indonesia yang dilibatkan dalam pembuatan pesawat unit pertama dan 50 persen pada unit kedua yang dikerjakan di Korea Selatan. Sedangkan satu unit KF-X/IF-X yang dibuat di Indonesia akan melibatkan 80 persen SDM Indonesia.

Pemerintah Indonesia sudah menyiapkan infrastruktur untuk merakit KF-X/IF-X di Indonesia dengan membuat hanggar di PT DI.

Hal ini berbeda dari rencana pembuatan kapal selam yang seharusnya dikerjakan di Indonesia pada 2015, namun harus kembali dibuat di Korea Selatan lantaran infrastruktur belum siap.
Editor: Jafar M Sidik

COPYRIGHT © ANTARA 2016
300 ilmuwan Indonesia belajar buat pesawat tempur KF-X/IF-X - ANTARA News

 

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Fuel limit hampers sea supervision: Task force
Anton Hermansyah, thejakartapost.com | National | Thu, January 07 2016, 9:57 AM

Ready to aim: Three fisheries supervision patrol officers make technical preparations before destroying four illegal fishing boats owned by Vietnam in Datok Island water, Mempawah, West Kalimantan, on Nov. 19. (kompas.com/Yohanes Kurnia Irawan)

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry intends to reduce the frequency of ship monitoring from 280 days last year to 144 days in 2016 as a result of third-party support and limited fuel allocation.

Maritime and Fisheries Monitoring Task Force (PSDKP) director of monitoring and management Tyas Budiman said PSDKP officers worked very hard in 2015, leading to 280 days of operation, or four times more than in 2014. This year, the task force will launch fewer operations.

"Our operation is constrained by the fuel budget, which is related to the fuel price. With a Rp 600 billion budget in 2014, we patrolled on only 66 days that year but managed to monitor 1,600 ships and catch 34 ships[fishing illegally]," Tyas said.

PSDKP general director Asep Burhanudin said third parties such as the Navy, water police and the public (organized in the Maritime and Fisheries Monitoring Society, POKMASWAS) had helped the PSDKP in its tasks.

"In 2015, 2,229 ships were monitored. The Navy and water police monitored half of them. Of the 157 ships [involved in illegal fishing], 129 were caught by the PSDKP and the remainder by third parties," Asep said at a media conference on Tuesday in Jakarta.

The ministry, he continued, has developed POKMASWAS, with 1,488 people participating. He expected third parties to improve their participation in supervising Indonesian waters. (ags)(+) - See more at: Fuel limit hampers sea supervision: Task force | The Jakarta Post

 

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^^ indobatt darfur...

Blum ada info, barang konsep, kerjasama sama TNI AD. Sepertinya memang unmanned ground vehicle.

once finished, they should name it watchdog....

Cuma 1,1triliun...jumlah yg gak fantastis.

Paling cuma alat pelengkap seperti spares parts, perbaikan, item kecil2 pasus, peluru, dana latihan dll IMHO

Adapun total nilai dari 154 kontrak ini sebesar Rp 1,19
triliun dengan rincian kontrak alutsista senilai Rp 902,9 M,
sarana prasarana Rp 167,8 M, dan perlengkapan personel
senilai Rp 121,6 M. Ade pun memastikan, sebelum
dilakukannya kontrak, TNI AL telah melaksanakan proses
lelang sesuai yang diatur dalam Perpres 70 tahun 2012
tentang pengadaan barang dan jasa.

yup.. and imho this type of acquisition is the one that must be carefully watch.. the big rat usually start small....

 

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Government to boost sea
monitoring
Anton Hermansyah, thejakartapost.com | National | Thu, January 07 2016, 3:12 PM

The Vessel Monitoring System (source:Newfoundland and Labrador Region - DFO - Newfoundland
- See more at: Government to boost sea monitoring | The Jakarta Post

Sinak community declares
its opposition to OPM
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura | Archipelago | Thu, January 07 2016, 3:07 PM
- See more at: Sinak community declares its opposition to OPM | The Jakarta Post

The community in Sinak district has declared its opposition to the presence of the National Liberation Army/Free Papua Movement (TPN/OPM), a Papuan separatist group, and will impose customary sanctions against residents who are found accommodating or harboring the rebels.

The declaration was made, according to Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Waterpauw, because the community in Sinak are tired of disturbances, especially the attack and murder of security personnel.

“The community there strongly object to the group’s presence and will not allow members to enter their villages. Residents are now guarding their villages and helping authorities to locate and capture the perpetrators who shot and killed three members of the Sinak District Police,” Paulus said on Wednesday.

First approved by tribal chief Daibenus Murib and religious leader Zakarias Tabuni and witnessed by Sinyo and Sinak District Military Command chief First Let. Yusuf Rumi, the declaration letter was handed to Waterpauw by the 12 village chiefs and Sinak District Police Second Insp. Sinyo R. Walean.

“If any of the residents of the 12 villages in Sinak district are found to be harboring, providing food or providing the TPN/OPM rebels with a place to stay, we, on behalf of the residents of the 12 villages, will impose customary fines,” reads part of the declaration statement.

The Sinak District Police station was attacked by 25 members of the armed civilian group on Dec. 26, 2015. Three police officers were killed while two others were injured. The group also managed to seize seven firearms and a box of ammunition.

Waterpauw was in Sinak on Tuesday to provide support to the security personnel who have been conducting the manhunt and providing food aid to local residents.

The manhunt, added Paulus, was being conducted in order to accelerate the capture of the armed civilian group.

He said that the Papua Police will cooperate with Cenderawasih Military Command chief Maj. Gen. Hinsa to develop a strategy for the manhunt.

Paulus has asked for community-wide support to help capture members of the group who have caused unrest among residents and disturbed development in Sinak.

“Residents don’t have to lift arrows against the group, but simply guard the area and report their presence to authorities,” he said.

Papua legislative speaker Yunus Wonda expressed a similar stance, asking that the community cease to show support for the armed group.

Papua People’s Assembly chairman Matius Murib expressed a similar sentiment, saying that the actions taken by the criminal group had not made the people of Papua prosperous but instead interrupted development and thus reinforced poverty.

“People have long yearned for development, but the group continues to create disturbances. How can people benefit from development, like other people, if such security disturbance continues?” said Murib.

Murib urged the community to work together with the authorities to expel the group from their region.

“Just provide the authorities with information. Residents don’t have to fight because information is adequate. The security personnel will face the rebels,” said Murib. - See more at: Sinak community declares its opposition to OPM | The Jakarta Post

 

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Indonesia Could Trump India as Japan’s US-2 Partner

by Neelam Mathews
January 6, 2016, 1:34 PM

The sole current operator of the US-2 amphibian is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). (Photo: Chris Pocock)

India's aerospace industry stands to miss out on a production partnership for Japan's ShinMaywa US-2 amphibian aircraft, according to sources close to the situation. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi last month and stressed “the full potential of an India-Japan strategic and global partnership.” However, a deal proposed during their previous meeting in 2014 for final assembly in India of the US-2 remains unsigned. Indian defense industry sources speaking to AIN on condition of anonymity said that the delay might cause the Japanese to turn instead to Indonesia as a production partner.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense presented a detailed report on production arrangements for the amphibian in India last year, but Indian government paperwork for clearance of the project is yet to start. Meanwhile, though, Indonesia is increasingly concerned about Chinese expansion into the islands of the South China Sea. It also sees the potential for maritime rescue operations in Southeast Asia . Influential Indonesian politician Setya Novanto met Abe last November. “Japan cannot wait forever,” the Indian official told AIN.

The Indian Navy has an initial requirement for 12 US-2s, and the Indian Coast Guard recently requested another three. The envisioned missions include surveillance and reconnaissance, and logistics support and crew rotation to ships. “There is a [strong] business case for this aircraft program, to meet domestic and export demand,” Sujeet Samaddar, director and CEO of ShinMaywa Industries India, told AIN. Final assembly and integration of the US-2 in India is expected to cost 25 percent less than in Japan, but taxation issues will need to be addressed. “Cost is not a deal stopper. The benefits far outweigh the program costs,” said Samaddar.

India could seek funding from the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) organization to support a co-production deal. The facilities created could help Japanese companies investing in India boost Modi’s “Make in India” policy. Pipavav Defense and Offshore Engineering is believed to be the first choice as ShinMaywa’s production partner in India if the deal goes ahead.

Indonesia Could Trump India as Japan’s US-2 Partner | Defense News: Aviation International News

Source: Indonesia Could Trump India as Japan’s US-2 Partner

 

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Indonesian military to strengthen its presence on outlying islands
Kamis, 7 Januari 2016 23:20 WIB | 19 Views

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian military (TNI) will strengthen its presence in the countrys outlying and foremost islands particularly in the eastern part which still lacks personnel and weapons, TNI Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo said.

"We need to change the paradigm. When East Timor was part of Indonesia, the Indonesian outlying and foremost island was East Timor. Now that East Timor has changed into Timor Leste (as an independent state), our outlying islands are Liran, Wetar, Kisar, Leti (all in Maluku province) and Alor (in East Nusatengga province)," he said after attending Christmas celebration at the TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Thursday.

He said only two naval personnel and two army soldiers are now stationed in each of the islands. Therefore, the number of military personnel will be increased in the future.

Saumlaki island which borders Australia has a radar to detect aircraft infiltrating into the Indonesian air territory. But personnel of the radar cannot file a request to the national air defense commander to send a Sukhoi jet fighter from its squadron in Makassar, South Sulawesi, if there is a foreign plane infiltrating the Indonesian territory, he said.

"If there is a foreign plane infiltrating (into the Indonesian territory) what they can do is praying to God. May the plane get out from Indonesia," he said.

He said the TNI has evaluated its strength on the islands sharing common borders with other countries. To strengthen the TNIs presence on the islands, an airport will be built in Selaru island in Maluku province, among others. As such, military planes can land there.(*)

Indonesian military to strengthen its presence on outlying islands - ANTARA News

Indonesian CN-235 MPA, being used as maritime patrol in hinterland water area of Indonesian territory. Credit is in pics



Para prajurit YonZipur 2/Samara Grawira saat halang rintang. Di tengah2 memuncaknya perjuangan fisik th 1945 -1949, blm ada satuan teknik yg berdiri sendiri, sehingga satuan teknik pd saat itu menginduk kpd Resimen dan Divisi sampai Bangsa Indonesia mengakhiri perjuangan fisiknya pd th 1949. Pd th 1950 terjadi penyerahan peralatan dan material Genie yg ada dari pihak Belanda kpd Indonesia berdasarkan surat penetapan No: 165/46/Pen/Bas tgl 4 Mei 1950 dan disusul kemudian dg surat Kapten JM Pattiasina sbg Komandan Genie utk Sumatera Selatan. Pembentukan Batalyon Genie Pionir. Utk pengembangan selanjutnya, pasukan Genie mendapat tambahan tenaga yg mempunyai bakat dan pengalaman dibidang teknik dr peleton Letnan MR. Frans yg merupakan inti dr Kompi Genie Arbaiders, peleton Suhartono dr Jawa Barat, dan peleton Ibnu Salim dr Infanteri. Sehingga terbentuklah satu Batalyon Genie Pionir. Berdasarkan penetapan KSAD No: 83/KSAD/Put/50 ditiap2 Teritorium dibentuk satu Batalyon Genie Pionir, dg demikian organisasi yg sdh ada di Teritorium II tinggal menyempurnakan. Perubahan nama Genie Pionir menjadi Zeni Tempur. Seiring perkembangan bahasa dan istilah dlm AD, maka pd th 1958 nama Genie dirubah menjadi Zeni dan Batalyon Genie Pioner menjadi Batalyon Zeni Tempur. Terbentuknya Yonzipur berdasarkan Perintah Panglima Teritorium II No : 457/II/OP/51 tgl 7 Agt 1951 tlh disyahkan berdirinya Batalyon Genie Pionir dg Komandan Kapt JM. Pattiasina. Dg demikian pd tgl 7 Agt 1951 scr resmi dijadikan sbg Hari Jadi Yonzipur 2 dg diberi lambang kesatuan WANARA dlm kotak segi lima yg bermotto " SAMARA GRAWIRA " yg berarti : SAMARA : PERANG. GRA : ANDALAN. WIRA : PRAJURIT. Jd arti keseluruhannya adalah "PRAJURIT ANDALAN PERANG". Dlm perkembangannya, guna mendukung pelaksanaan tgs sesuai dg fungsinya diperlukan Perwira yg ahli dlm bidang Teknik, sehingga pendidikan teknik mendapat prioritas utama. Maka pd tahun 1959 utk pertama kalinya Zeni di Kodam II/Sriwijaya ini menerima tenaga-tenaga Perwira lulusan Akademi Tekhnik Angkatan Darat (ATEKAD) yang salah satunya Letda Czi Try Sutrisno (Mantan Wapres RI). Sumber : yonzipur2-sg.do.am Photo : alexnoerdin.info
- See more at: Para prajurit YonZipur 2/Samara Grawira saat halang rintang.Di tengah2 memuncak... | Iconosquare

CQB training exercise by Indonesian Army Squad

Using drone for better surveillance and tactical situational awareness, Kijang Chakti, 4th Battalion
(besok-besok beli scan eagle lah)

 

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Indonesian State Owned Companies Minister, Rini Soemarno, tested Pindad weapon

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Rini Soemarno has asked PT Pindad to produce 100 Excavator for Indonesian's state owned construction companies this year ( 2016)

Menteri Rini Minta Pindad Sediakan 100 Ekskavator untuk BUMN Karya

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: PT Pindad (Persero) kini mengembangkan sayap usahanya pada produksi alat berat berupa eskavator. Menteri Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN) Rini Soemarno meminta perusahaan persenjataan nasional tersebut untuk menyediakan 100 ekskavator untuk BUMN konstruksi.

"Untuk tahap awal, mulai tahun depan diproduksi 100 unit per tahun," kata Rini saat menandatangani sebuah lembaran kerja sama antara Pindad dengan BUMN karya di Kantor Pusat Pindad, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Sabtu, 27 Juni 2015.

Untuk tahap awal, Pindad telah memproduksi sebanyak 10 unit ekskavator yang rencananya akan dikeluarkan bersamaan dengan HUT RI ke-70 tahun, 17 Agustus 2015.

Rini meminta BUMN bidang konstruksi seperti PT WIKA Tbk, PT PP Tbk, PT Waskita Karya Tbk, PT Adhi Karya Tbk untuk menyerap ekskavator buatan Pindad. Kerja sama ini tentunya untuk juga mendukung penggunaan hasil produksi industri dalam negeri.

"BUMN karya diwajibkan kalau enggak nanti enggak ekonomis. Kalau bisa produksinya harus tahun ini sudah mulai, karena tadinya saya pikir 17 Agustus bisa mulai memanfaatkan ekskavator Pindad tapi sedikit menunggu. Tapi Insya Allah sebelum akhir tahun sudah produksi," jelas dia.

PT. Pindad (Persero) - Menteri Rini Minta Pindad Sediakan 100 Ekskavator untuk BUMN Karya

 

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Some 300 Indonesians to learn jet fighter production in South Korea
Kamis, 7 Januari 2016 23:26 WIB | 212 Views

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Some 300 Indonesian aviation experts and technicians will leave for South Korea to learn the manufacture of KF-X/IF-X jet fighters.

"We will send 200 to 300 people to Korea," Budi Santoso, president director of state aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia, said here on Thursday.

The sending of Indonesian aviation experts and technicians to South Korea is part of a contract between the two countries for joint manufacture of KF-X/IF-X jet fighters.

Under the contract, South Korea has agreed to finance 80 percent of the total costs to manufacture the jet fighters, while Indonesia will bear 20 percent of the production costs.

The Indonesian government is expected to spend Rp18 trillion on the project.

"Although we only have a 20 percent stake in the project, we will receive 100 percent of the knowledge to develop the plane. The transfer of technology will reach 100 percent instead of 20 percent," he said.

All the technicians will study the entire program for the manufacture of KF-X/IF-X jet fighters for three to four years in South Korea.

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said 20 percent of people employed in the manufacture of the first unit of the jet fighters in South Korea will come from Indonesia and 50 percent in the manufacture of the second unit of such plane.

Meanwhile, 80 percent of workers to [produce KF-X/IF-X jet fighters in Indonesia will be Indonesians.(*)

Some 300 Indonesians to learn jet fighter production in South Korea - ANTARA News

Indonesian State Owned Companies Minister, Rini Soemarno, tested Pindad weapon

berita jadul banget

 

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berita jadul banget

Fotonya keren ajah...he,he

Utk instruksi pembuatan 100 exacavator lumayan ngagetin, dulu gw kira PT Pindad harus masarin sendiri.........

 

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Fotonya keren ajah...he,he

Utk instruksi pembuatan 100 exacavator lumayan ngagetin, dulu gw kira PT Pindad harus masarin sendiri.........

berita lama, kementrian PU aja pesennya 500 unit kok

Kementerian PUPR Pesan 500 Excavator Buatan Pindad | Industri - Bisnis.com

Kementerian PUPR pesan 500 excavator buatan Pindad - ANTARA News

Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum Dan Perumahan Rakyat | Republik Indonesia [PU Net]

 

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Sertijab Danlantamal PontianakPanglima Komando Armada RI Kawasan Barat (Pangarmabar), Laksamana Muda (Laksda) TNI A Taufiq R (tengah) melakukan salam komando bersama pejabat baru Komandan Pangkalan TNI AL (Danlantamal) XII Pontianak, Brigjen TNI (Mar) M Hari (kanan) dan pejabat lama Laksamana Pertama TNI Heru Santoso (kiri) usai sertijab di Mako Lantamal XII Pontianak, Kalbar, Kamis (7/1). Brigjen TNI (Mar) M Hari menggantikan Laksma TNI Heru Santoso, yang selanjutnya akan bertugas sebagai Staf Khusus KASAL. ANTARA FOTO/Jessica Helena Wuysang/pd/16

 

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The Defense Ministry and the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed Cost Share Agreement (CSA) contract which marks the second phase or EMD (Engineering and Manufacturing Development) Phase of KF-X/IF-X fighter jet between Indonesia and South Korea.

"The contract effectively means all preparation for investment and division of labor related to the plane's development is concluded," the aerospace company said.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) President and CEO Ha Sung-yong, third from right, poses with other participants at the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia in Jakarta, Thursday, after signing contracts with Indonesia's defense ministry and the state-run defense firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) to jointly develop Korea's fighter jet. Fifth from right is Defense Acquisition Program Administration Minister Chang Myoung-jin, sixth from left is Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu and second from left is PTDI President Budi Santoso. / Courtesy of KAI

"The project is expected to be completed by the first half of the year 2026 and the production process will be able to start from the second half of that year"

berita yang sama di halaman sebelumnya masih bahasa indo ya...., so here it is.

300 expert to learn KF-X/IF-X's manufacturing production
Friday, 08 January 2016 | 03:00 WIB

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Some 300 Indonesian aviation experts and technicians will leave for South Korea to learn the manufacture of KF-X/IF-X jet fighters.

"We will send 200 to 300 people to Korea," Budi Santoso, president director of state aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia, said here on Thursday.

The sending of Indonesian aviation experts and technicians to South Korea is part of a contract between the two countries for joint manufacture of KF-X/IF-X jet fighters.

Under the contract, South Korea has agreed to finance 80 percent of the total costs to manufacture the jet fighters, while Indonesia will bear 20 percent of the production costs.

The Indonesian government is expected to spend Rp18 trillion on the project.

"Although we only have a 20 percent stake in the project, we will receive 100 percent of the knowledge to develop the plane. The transfer of technology will reach 100 percent instead of 20 percent," he said.

All the technicians will study the entire program for the manufacture of KF-X/IF-X jet fighters for three to four years in South Korea.

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said 20 percent of people employed in the manufacture of the first unit of the jet fighters in South Korea will come from Indonesia and 50 percent in the manufacture of the second unit of such plane.

Meanwhile, 80 percent of workers to [produce KF-X/IF-X jet fighters in Indonesia will be Indonesians.\

300 expert to learn KF-X/IF-X's manufacturing production | Republika Online

 

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^^ indobatt darfur...

Nope. Indonesian Formed Police Unit (FPU).

 

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TNI to strengthen its presence on outlying islands
Friday, 08 January 2016 | 05:00 WIB

TNI Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian military (TNI) will strengthen its presence in the country's outlying and foremost islands particularly in the eastern part which still lacks personnel and weapons, TNI Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo said.

"We need to change the paradigm. When East Timor was part of Indonesia, the Indonesian outlying and foremost island was East Timor. Now that East Timor has changed into Timor Leste (as an independent state), our outlying islands are Liran, Wetar, Kisar, Leti (all in Maluku province) and Alor (in East Nusatengga province)," he said after attending Christmas celebration at the TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Thursday.

He said only two naval personnel and two army soldiers are now stationed in each of the islands. Therefore, the number of military personnel will be increased in the future.

Saumlaki island which borders Australia has a radar to detect aircraft infiltrating into the Indonesian air territory. But personnel of the radar cannot file a request to the national air defense commander to send a Sukhoi jet fighter from its squadron in Makassar, South Sulawesi, if there is a foreign plane infiltrating the Indonesian territory, he said.

"If there is a foreign plane infiltrating (into the Indonesian territory) what they can do is praying to God. May the plane get out from Indonesia," he said.

He said the TNI has evaluated its strength on the islands sharing common borders with other countries. To strengthen the TNI's presence on the islands, an airport will be built in Selaru island in Maluku province, among others. As such, military planes can land there.

TNI to strengthen its presence on outlying islands | Republika Online