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Singapore Airshow 2016: Saab to provide weapon, battle system for Indonesia's 'tank boat'
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Navy International
18 February 2016

A model of the X18 fire support vessel on display at IndoDefence 2014. Source: IHS/Ridzwan Rahmat
Key Points

• The Indonesian government has ordered a prototype of the X18 fire support vessel
• Vessel will be used to evaluate platform's suitability ahead of a proper acquisition programme

Swedish defence company Saab will be providing a remote-controlled weapon system and a battle management system for a prototype of the X18 fire support vessel (FSV) being acquired by the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, the company told IHS Jane'son 18 February at the Singapore Airshow 2016.

The X18 FSV, more commonly referred to as the 'tank boat', is an 18 m platform concept that has been developed by Indonesian shipbuilder PT Lundin. A model of the platform was unveiled at the IndoDefence 2014 exhibition in Jakarta.

"The prototype will be collaboration among Indonesian defence industries and some foreign suppliers", said Peter Carlqvist, Saab's vice-president and head of the company's Indonesia office. "Saab will be supplying the Trackfire remote weapon station and a variant of our company's battle system", he said, adding that the product will be similar to the company's 9LV combat management system.

The platform has an overall beam of 6.1 m, a draught of 0.9 m and a top speed of 30 kt. With a fuel capacity of 6,000 litres, the X18 has a standard range of 350 n miles at 25 kt and 900 n miles at 9 kt. The FSV's primary weapon will be a Cockerill 105 mm high-pressure gun provided by Belgian company CMI Defence.

Although a contract for the prototype has not been formalised, the Ministry of Defence has given approval for the vessel's construction to commence. "We should expect a formal contract very soon", said Carlqvist who added that the completed prototype is scheduled to be tested in about 24 months' time.

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ISIS Is Threatening to Poison Indonesia’s Food and Water Supply

February 18, 2016

ISIS hasn’t been dominating the headlines this month quite as much as they were late last year, but they’re still dreaming up unthinkable ways to torture and kill. Police in Indonesia are now on high alert after the country unearthed a warning that ISIS is threatening to poison food and water supplies.

The International Business Times reports that police and military personnel are particularly at risk for any attacks as ISIS hopes to destabilize the country.

“[ISIS] is now using cyanide to terrorize,” security affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan told reporters in Jakarta. “They are using cyanide to poison food.”

The plan was brought to the light of day when a note was circulated among security personnel warning about an imminent cyanide attack. Minister Luhut later confirmed the threat and told reporters that they are prepared for the possibility of such a threat.

IBT reports that national police chief General Badrodin Haiti says that ISIS got the idea from a cyanide poisoning that was covered heavily by Indonesian media. In that incident, 27-year-old Mirna Salihin of Jakarta was murdered by a friend with cyanide-laced coffee.

Indonesia has recently been cracking down on terrorist threats, and recently arrested 20 suspected members of ISIS. The UK’s Daily Mail reports that Indonesian officials believe ISIS sympathizers have spread throughout the country’s prison system and are currently recruiting criminals to join the group.

ISIS typically targets police and the military in Indonesia, according to IBT, and took responsibility for a January 14 attack against police that left eight people killed, including four attackers, and dozens wounded.

It isn’t the first time poisoned food has been linked to ISIS. ISIS fighters have previously urged sympathizers to poison water and food supplies.

Other times, ISIS has reportedly been on the other end of poisoning. Reports from last Julyclaimed that 45 ISIS fighters died after eating poisoned food at a meal to break the Ramadan fast. In another incident, Syrian rebels allegedly snuck into an ISIS camp to poison their food, killing 12 fighters.

Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, and the country has an effective counterterrorism police unit that was put in place after 2002 bombings in Bali that killed more than 200 people. As with elsewhere, however, ISIS continues to pose new problems—and the battlefields may soon be people’s plates.

ISIS Is Threatening to Poison Indonesia's Food and Water Supply | MUNCHIES

 

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Born to Kill

 

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Indonesia picks Russian Su-35 to modernize air force
Indonesia is ordering around a dozen Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and could sign a contract for the purchase in a month's time, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

These will replace its aging Northrop F-5 fighters, and supplement a fleet of 16 Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 fighters that form the backbone of its air force.

Indonesian companies will get contracts to manufacture some components for the Su-35, and the Russians are expected to set up a maintenance center for the fighter jet in the country, added the sources.

Officials from United Aircraft Corporation, which manufactures the Su-35, declined to comment at the Singapore Airshow.

An Indonesian air force spokesman did not want to comment on the deal and referred all questions to the defense ministry. Officials at the ministry could not be reached for comment.

Western firms including the European consortium Eurofighter, Lockheed Martin, Saab and Dassault had also been in talks with Jakarta over a possible sale of their fighter jets.

Indonesian officials, however, have said for several years that their preference was to get more Russian fighters.

readmore: AIRSHOW-Indonesia picks Russian Su-35 to modernize air force-sources

 

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Indonesia halts Klewang-class stealth attack craft programme

Key Points

• Indonesia has indefinitely suspended a stealth trimaran programme known as the Klewang class
• Halt may signal a shift in acquisition priorities for the new navy chief who assumed command in December 2014

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has suspended the 63m stealth fast attack craft programme known as the Klewang class and will not be making further acquisitions beyond the single vessel that is currently under construction.

Vice-president and head of Saab Indonesia, Peter Carlqvist, told IHS Jane's at the 2016 Singapore Airshow that the company's weapons and systems will now also not be fitted onboard the vessel that is under construction at Indonesian shipbuilder PT Lundin's premises in Banyuwangi, East Java.

Singapore Airshow 2016: Indonesia halts Klewang-class stealth attack craft programme | IHS Jane's 360


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Indonesia halts Klewang-class stealth attack craft programme

Key Points

• Indonesia has indefinitely suspended a stealth trimaran programme known as the Klewang class
• Halt may signal a shift in acquisition priorities for the new navy chief who assumed command in December 2014

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has suspended the 63m stealth fast attack craft programme known as the Klewang class and will not be making further acquisitions beyond the single vessel that is currently under construction.

Vice-president and head of Saab Indonesia, Peter Carlqvist, told IHS Jane's at the 2016 Singapore Airshow that the company's weapons and systems will now also not be fitted onboard the vessel that is under construction at Indonesian shipbuilder PT Lundin's premises in Banyuwangi, East Java.

Singapore Airshow 2016: Indonesia halts Klewang-class stealth attack craft programme | IHS Jane's 360


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short of funding and prioritize other programme

One of private Company in Indonesia bought at least 12 units H130 Helicopter, more economics though, but it can be utilized into National draft units when the Government need it.

Jababeka beli 12 unit helikopter Airbus H130
Jumat, 19 Februari 2016 18:37 WIB | 1.170 Views
Pewarta: Ade Marboen

Helikopter Airbus H130 dalam satu penampilannya. Oleh produsernya, Airbus Helicopters, helikopter ringan ini dinyatakan mampu mengangkut delapan orang alias tiga orang lebih banyak ketimbang para kompetitornya, kecepatan maksimal 128 knot/jam, hingga jarak 333 mil laut, dan ketinggian hampir 10.000 kaki dari permukaan laut. (Airbus.com | Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Di sela Singapore Air Show 2016, PT Jababeka Tbk, perusahaan pengembang kawasan industri terbuka pertama di Indonesia, hari ini menandatangani nota kesepahaman dengan Airbus Helicopters untuk pembelian 12 helikopter H130, sebagai sarana transportasi udara mereka.

Kemacetan Jakarta dan sekitarnya —walau jaraknya dekat— menjadi hal penting untuk dipertimbangkan sehingga perusahaan ini membeli 12 H130 sebagai layanan ulang-alik menghubungkan Jakarta dengan lebih dari 100 properti dalam jaringan Jababeka, yang tersebar luas di seluruh penjuru negeri. Layanan ini akan dimulai dari kawasan industri utama Jababeka, di Cikarang, Jawa Barat.

Cikarang adalah kota industri masif yang mandiri, dan dihuni 1.650 perusahaan yang merepresentasikan merek-merek global dari 30 negara di Asia, Eropa dan Amerika Serikat. Lebih dari satu juta penduduk menempati kota ini, termasuk 700.000 karyawan dan lebih dari 4.000 ekspatriat.

Pendiri dan Direktur Utama PT Jababeka Tbk, Setyono Darmono, di Changi, Singapura, Jumat, mengemukakan, "Walaupun Cikarang hanya 25 km dari Jakarta, kondisi lalu-lintas seringkali membuat perjalanan jarak pendek menjadi perjalanan panjang hingga tiga sampai empat jam. Layanan ulang-alik helikopter ini sudah dibutuhkan sejak lama di Cikarang.”

Darmono menambahkan, “Airbus Helicopters memiliki visi yang selaras, reputasi sangat baik, dan kesungguhan berinvestasi di Indonesia yang dilengkapi kehadiran tim pendukung dan fasilitas perawatan, pemeliharaan, dan overhaul. Ini kunci keputusan kami. Kami berharap dapat bekerja sama secara baik dan mengambil manfaat dari keahlian mereka dalam memulai inisiatif ini. "

Cikarang, yang ditetapkan sebagai tempat peluncuran layanan ulang-alik helikopter, direncanakan memulai layanan pada Juli 2017. Layanan ini akan diperluas ke 100 kawasan industri dalam jaringan lain Jababeka di seluruh negeri.

Wakil Presiden dan Kepala Pemasaran untuk Asia Tenggara dan Asia Pasifik Airbus Helicopters, Fabrice Rochereau, mengatakan, “Inisiatif Jababeka untuk memperkenalkan layanan ulang-alik helikopter di kawasan industrinya akan menjadi contoh bagi industri lain yang mengupayakan efisiensi dan produktivitas yang lebih tinggi.”

“H130 adalah helikopter penumpang terkemuka di dunia untuk layanan ulang-alik antar kota dan wilayah terpencil, karena memiliki tingkat kenyamanan dan kesenyapan yang tinggi, serta biaya rendah per kursi mil-nya. H130 helikopter yang sempurna bagi proyek ini,” kata dia.

H130 adalah anggota dari keluarga Ecureuil Airbus Helicopters yang ternama. H130, penyempurnaan EC130, memberikan kenyamanan berteknologi tinggi bagi penumpang-penumpang yang paling cermat sekalipun berkat kenyamanan kabin, tingkat suara ke internal yang rendah, ruang pandang luas, dan sistem pendingin udara efisien.

Keunggulan ini tentu memberikan jaminan perjalanan yang menyenangkan. Bagian interiornya juga dapat disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan VIP dengan memanfaatkan kabin berukuran besar dan lantai yang sepenuhnya datar.

Tingkat suara eksternalnya yang rendah paling senyap di kelasnya. Hal ini menjadikan H130 standar yang disukai untuk penerbangan di area yang sensitif dengan kebisingan, di antaranya Grand Canyon National Park di Amerika Serikat, dan memenuhi standar suara yang ketat dari pemerintah.
Editor: Tasrief Tarmizi

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Jababeka beli 12 unit helikopter Airbus H130 - ANTARA News

 

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The book is Mightier than
the gun
Mark Heyward and Handoko Widagdo, Contributor, Jakarta | Feature | Fri, February 19 2016, 9:32 AM

Complete collections: Two women browse through brought by a soldier in a village in Southwest Aceh regency. The mobile library brings both fiction and non-fiction titles to readers.

Feature News
Indonesian soldiers are not deployed to only tackle defense and sovereignty problems. Promoting education is a part of their daily routine as well.

The recess bell rang and a hoard of children spilled out of the classroom. Immediately, they stormed a soldier from the Indonesian Military (TNI) who had parked his motorbike in their school yard. But this was no conflict.

The soldier was smiling and the children were soon scrambling to get their hands on the books he had brought. This scene, now familiar in Aceh, took place at a junior high school in Blang Pidie, the administrative seat of Southwest Aceh regency.

The soldier is a member of Prajurit Pendekar Baca, or Reading Brigade, from the 0110/Abdya Military District Command (Kodim) overseeing the regency. Abdya is an Indonesian acronym for Southwest Aceh.

Shortly afterwards, the Kodim chief Lt. Col. Suhartono, who had been watching from outside the school gates, entered the school to talk with the principal and some of the teachers.

Since 2014, the Southwest Aceh Kodim has been running the Reading Brigade program, a mobile library that regularly visits villages throughout the regency. Each Reading Brigade motorcycle can carry a hundred books. The soldier stops when he comes across a crowd or visits schools.

The program was first begun by the Kodim 0107/South Aceh. However, Southwest Aceh Kodim has developed it even further.

“The key is our cooperation with the regional library,” said Suhartono. “As a result of this cooperation, Reading Brigade soldiers can carry many more books and much more variety.”

The effort is also supported by the Aceh provincial library and archives head, who coined the name Prajurit Pendekar Baca, which literally means “reading warrior soldier”.

With the support of the provincial library and archive, together with the regency library, the mobile library program is now growing quickly. While initially there was only one, there are now six motorbikes ready to serve the community and schools in the villages of Southwest Aceh.

Regional pastime: Adults read books brought by a soldier from the 0110/Abdya Military District Command (Kodim) in Southwest Aceh regency. The regency has been the first to declare itself as a Reading Culture Regency in the Aceh province.


“Actually, the integration of the TNI with the people in Aceh has been going on for a long time and it is improving all the time,” said Suhartono.

“But it should be recognized that this mobile library program has made a substantial contribution to school children, who are no longer afraid of the Army.”

Karisa Nasyitas, a student in the third grade at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Muhammadiyah in Blang Pidie, clearly agrees. “I love it that when the soldiers bring books,” she said. “I’m not scared of them anymore, just a little shy. I really hope that the soldiers will always come to our school because reading is my hobby.”

Community youth leader Fakrul Razi from Alue Padee village in Kuala Batee said he was really pleased with the Reading Brigade. “The books they bring connect well with the villagers,” he noted. “Apart from getting knowledge from the books that the soldiers bring, the program also creates a friendly atmosphere between the community and the military.”

On Jan. 14 this year, Southwest Aceh formally declared itself a “reading culture regency”. The event, attended by thousands of children, was opened by Erwanto, the vice regent, who revealed that the program was a collaborative effort between the Southwest Aceh Education Agency, the Religious Affairs Ministry’s Southwest Aceh Regional Office and USAID.

A new decree issued by the regent requires that all children spend the first fifteen minutes of each school day reading. The role of the Reading Brigade in helping make a success of the district’s efforts to encourage reading will be crucial.

Handoko Widagdo, a coordinator from USAID, said that the project was working well in over 90 regencies and municipalities in eight provinces.

“This USAID program is a five-year project funded by the US,” he said. “We work together with the Indonesian Government to provide training for teachers and school heads. We also work with teacher training institutes and districts to improve the management of schools and teachers. But one of the most exciting things is the work we do to improve literacy and develop a reading culture.”

Road to knowledge: An Army soldier stands next to his mobile library motorcycle while students read books at a school. The Kodim 0110/Abdya currently has six motorcycles bringing books to villages in Southwest Aceh regency.


Over 10 regions in Indonesia have declared themselves reading culture regions, with Southwest Aceh being the first in Aceh, said Handoko.

USAID is also providing teachers with a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books.

“It’s not just about studying. It’s about reading for pleasure, learning to love literature,” said Handoko.

“And the soldiers from the Reading Brigade can really help by bringing books to the schools and villages.”

— Photos courtesy of USAID Prioritas - See more at: The book is Mightier than the gun | The Jakarta Post

 

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Singapore Airshow: Boeing lays out regional opportunities
18th February 2016 - 3:02by Gordon Arthur in Singapore

Boeing Defense, Space & Security is bullish about prospects for military rotorcraft sales in the Asia-Pacific region, with Indonesia emerging as a potential buyer for the CH-47 Chinook.

Boeing officials met with representatives from Indonesia on 16 February, and Shephard understands Jakarta has asked the US for a letter of offer. However, the exact number and requirements are not yet delineated.

Boeing will continue producing Chinooks until at least the mid-2020s.

Referring to the suitability of Boeing’s military portfolio to Asia-Pacific, Jeff Kohler, vice president global sales, told media ahead of the show, ‘We see a very viable market for us here going forward.’

Other potential sales are ‘a few more’ Ospreys for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF), in addition to the 17 it already wants, according to Kohler. A foreign military sale (FMS) was notified to the US Congress last May.

Japan is buying a configuration similar to the MV-22B of the US Marine Corps, although they will have a different radio fit. The US Osprey fleet has now surpassed 300,000 flight hours.

Realistically, however, the Osprey’s price tag is an obstacle for most nations in the region, with Kohler admitting this made it a ‘longer trek’. The US Navy’s selection of the Osprey for its carrier onboard delivery (COD) system could open the door to more applications.

Indeed, Rick Lemaster, director of international sales and marketing for vertical lift, mentioned three main areas being pursued for Osprey sales. One is nations operating aircraft carriers who might need a COD.

Another is buyers of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter, since the Osprey can internally carry an F-135 engine module. The third potential market is countries with significant land masses or large numbers of islands where rapid mobility may be required.

Without naming countries, Kohler said a couple of Asia-Pacific countries had expressed interest in the AH-6i platform.

Figuratively speaking, South Korea is ‘flying the wings off’ its Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft through intensive use, and Kohler said the country could opt for two more examples.

India may invest in further P-8I maritime patrol aircraft too, while the first AH-64E Apaches are on schedule for delivery to India in 2019.

Bell Helicopter and BAE Systems Australia signed an agreement on 16 February to sustain the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, in preparation for a possible replacement of the Australian Army’s Airbus Helicopters Tiger.

However, Lemaster said Boeing is not currently offering its Apache to the Australian Army and is waiting for release of the Defence White Paper.

Singapore Airshow: Boeing lays out regional opportunities - News - Shephard

 

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Indonesia halts Klewang-class stealth attack craft programme

Key Points

• Indonesia has indefinitely suspended a stealth trimaran programme known as the Klewang class
• Halt may signal a shift in acquisition priorities for the new navy chief who assumed command in December 2014

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) has suspended the 63m stealth fast attack craft programme known as the Klewang class and will not be making further acquisitions beyond the single vessel that is currently under construction.

Vice-president and head of Saab Indonesia, Peter Carlqvist, told IHS Jane's at the 2016 Singapore Airshow that the company's weapons and systems will now also not be fitted onboard the vessel that is under construction at Indonesian shipbuilder PT Lundin's premises in Banyuwangi, East Java.

Singapore Airshow 2016: Indonesia halts Klewang-class stealth attack craft programme | IHS Jane's 360


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Bummer... semoga pesanan Bakamla ttp jadi.

 

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Two members of armed group in Aceh surrender
Jumat, 19 Februari 2016 20:57 WIB | 282 Views

Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA News) - Two members of an armed criminal group in Aceh province gave themselves up to the police after remaining on the wanted list for several years.

"They surrendered of their own will. They felt they had better surrender rather than have the police continuously on their heels," Chief of the Aceh Provincial Police, Inspector General M Husein Hamidi, said here on Friday.

The two members of the armed criminal group were identified as Raja Rimba and Samsul alias Taun.

They surrendered before the East Aceh district police on Tuesday (February 16) and handed over an AK56 rifle with magazines and 10 bullets and an FN gun with 37 bullets and a uniform.

"The criminal offense they ever committed was the abduction of a foreigner working for an oil mining company in East Aceh some time ago. They released the victim a few days after abducting him," he said.

The members of the armed criminal group claimed that they were not former combatants, and had rather formed an armed group for making money, he said.

The police are still studying whether the Raja Rimba armed group was linked to the Din Minimi armed group whose members surrendered to the head of the State Intelligence Board (BIN) some time ago.(*)

Two members of armed group in Aceh surrender - ANTARA News

 

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short of funding and prioritize other programme

Agak ironis Klewang di cancel sementara pemerintah malah order prototype Tank-Boat nya Lundin-Saab.
Apa dari green water navy mau mundur jadi brown water navy?

 

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Agak ironis Klewang di cancel sementara pemerintah malah order prototype Tank-Boat nya Lundin-Saab.
Apa dari green water navy mau mundur jadi brown water navy?

order prototipe kan cuman pengen liat-liat cocok apa gak sama doktrin yang ada, Klewang udah kelamaan cuy, gak jelas, mending order kapal perang beneran aja dengan stainless steel wkwkwk atau nambah KCR 60 yang udah jelas pernah dipake buat patroli dimedan yang sesungguhnya.

 

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order prototipe kan cuman pengen liat-liat cocok apa gak sama doktrin yang ada, Klewang udah kelamaan cuy, gak jelas, mending order kapal perang beneran aja dengan stainless steel wkwkwk atau nambah KCR 60 yang udah jelas pernah dipake buat patroli dimedan yang sesungguhnya.

Iya tapi Lundin masih punya tanggung jawab serah terima 1 unit Klewang, selain itu pemesanan 4 unit sudah kontrak, nanti kita yg kena penalti.

Yang paling disayangkan kl Klewang cancel adalah kita gak jadi pake RBS-15 dong padahal ngarep banget sama tuh rudal.