Indonesia Defence Forum

[striver44]

Great Start but Indonesia should build Multi Layer Air Defense shield based on various long and medium and short range Air Defence systems

Tbh......having a integrated long range SAM is a "MUST" for indonesia considering its size and geographical challenge.......I do personally want indonesia to secretly make a procurement on israeli missile system....such as arrow abm, david sling etc

 

[Su-35SM3 Flanker-N]

Tbh......having a integrated long range SAM is a "MUST" for indonesia considering its size and geographical challenge.......I do personally want indonesia to secretly make a procurement on israeli missile system....such as arrow abm, david sling etc

I think we need to prioritize on our air force first, at least to the level of RSAF in terms of quality and quantity. Fighters are still the best air defence weapon, even a lowly Hawk with AIM-9 can intercept an aircraft at longer range than S-500. Of course, assuming it's a defenseless aircraft. Air defence complexes are now more vulnerable due to the introduction of long range missiles like JASSM

 

[striver44]

I think we need to prioritize on our air force first, at least to the level of RSAF in terms of quality and quantity. Fighters are still the best air defence weapon, even a lowly Hawk with AIM-9 can intercept an aircraft at longer range than S-500. Of course, assuming it's a defenseless aircraft. Air defence complexes are now more vulnerable due to the introduction of long range missiles like JASSM

Air defense is defensive role while the air force as an active air defense role.....both fill the gap.....and yeah the air force will be the most decisive component in conflict

 

[Bhayangkara]

Air defense is defensive role while the air force as an active air defense role.....both fill the gap.....and yeah the air force will be the mosylt decisive component in conflict

Agree., and that's what we called as a multi-layered defence. Both are a complemented not as a substitutes.

 

[katarabhumi]

TNI to reject Sukhoi SU-35s unless they meet specifications
Rabu , 01 November 2017, 02:38 WIB

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The National Defense Forces (TNI) will reject Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets it will buy if they do not meet its desired specifications, TNI Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo said.

"If the Sukhoi fighter jets delivered do not meet specifications set by the air force chief of staff, I order the cancellation (of the purchase). If the planes are accepted, this means that I and the air force chief of staff will do insubcoordination with President Joko Widodo," Nurmantyo said after inaugurating a housing complex, educational facility and barrack here on Tuesday.

TNI plans to buy 11 Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets according to the specifications set by the Air Force to strengthen national air defense.

He said TNI has written a letter to the Defense Ministry about the plan to buy Sukhoi fighter jets, with a copy addressed to President Joko Widodo.

"At a recent limited meeting, the Indonesian President has instructed the fighter jets to be bought must be Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets which are ready to fight," he said.

The TNI chief said the Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets must be equipped with air-to-air missile, air-to-ground missile, bomb, ground support equipment, simulator, spare parts including reserve engine according to specifications set by the air force chief of staff.

"If they do not meet the specifications, don't accept them," he added.

http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en...-sukhoi-su35s-unless-they-meet-specifications


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Air Force to deploy squadron of fighter jets in Biak
Rabu , 01 November 2017, 02:01 WIB

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BIAK -- The Indonesian Air Force plans to deploy a squadron of fighter jets in the Manuhua Airbase in Biak Numfor district, Papua province, next year after its status has been upgraded to type A from type B.

"Biak will have a squadron of fighter jets. The plan has been incorporated to the TNI (National Defense Forces) chief's program. The program has been notified to Manuhua Airbase," Commander of the Manuhia Airbase Colonel Fajar Adriyanto said after a get-together with religious figures and journalists at Gunadi Angkasa building on Tuesday.

The presence of fighter jets at the airbase is expected to strengthen state security defense particularly in the Indonesian eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua, he said.

He said the Air Force has made preparations including facilities and infrastructures for the operation of the squadron of fighter jets.

"The Manuhua Airbase in Biak has been equipped with apron facility for fighter jets. All the facilities can be used now," he said.

He expressed hope that the squadron of fighter jets, coupled with Air Force personnel including those from Manuhua airbase, special troops of command battalion 46B and radar unit 242 will strengthen security and surveillance of air space in Papua and West Papua provinces.

http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en...ce-to-deploy-squadron-of-fighter-jets-in-biak

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[barjo]

TNI to reject Sukhoi SU-35s unless they meet specifications
Rabu , 01 November 2017, 02:38 WIB

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The National Defense Forces (TNI) will reject Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets it will buy if they do not meet its desired specifications, TNI Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo said.

"If the Sukhoi fighter jets delivered do not meet specifications set by the air force chief of staff, I order the cancellation (of the purchase). If the planes are accepted, this means that I and the air force chief of staff will do insubcoordination with President Joko Widodo," Nurmantyo said after inaugurating a housing complex, educational facility and barrack here on Tuesday.

TNI plans to buy 11 Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets according to the specifications set by the Air Force to strengthen national air defense.

He said TNI has written a letter to the Defense Ministry about the plan to buy Sukhoi fighter jets, with a copy addressed to President Joko Widodo.

"At a recent limited meeting, the Indonesian President has instructed the fighter jets to be bought must be Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets which are ready to fight," he said.

The TNI chief said the Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets must be equipped with air-to-air missile, air-to-ground missile, bomb, ground support equipment, simulator, spare parts including reserve engine according to specifications set by the air force chief of staff.

"If they do not meet the specifications, don't accept them," he added.

http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en...-sukhoi-su35s-unless-they-meet-specifications


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Air Force to deploy squadron of fighter jets in Biak
Rabu , 01 November 2017, 02:01 WIB

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BIAK -- The Indonesian Air Force plans to deploy a squadron of fighter jets in the Manuhua Airbase in Biak Numfor district, Papua province, next year after its status has been upgraded to type A from type B.

"Biak will have a squadron of fighter jets. The plan has been incorporated to the TNI (National Defense Forces) chief's program. The program has been notified to Manuhua Airbase," Commander of the Manuhia Airbase Colonel Fajar Adriyanto said after a get-together with religious figures and journalists at Gunadi Angkasa building on Tuesday.

The presence of fighter jets at the airbase is expected to strengthen state security defense particularly in the Indonesian eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua, he said.

He said the Air Force has made preparations including facilities and infrastructures for the operation of the squadron of fighter jets.

"The Manuhua Airbase in Biak has been equipped with apron facility for fighter jets. All the facilities can be used now," he said.

He expressed hope that the squadron of fighter jets, coupled with Air Force personnel including those from Manuhua airbase, special troops of command battalion 46B and radar unit 242 will strengthen security and surveillance of air space in Papua and West Papua provinces.

http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en...ce-to-deploy-squadron-of-fighter-jets-in-biak

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Come on... don't break the mood

 

[GraveDigger388]

Come on... don't break the mood

The mood's already long gone, man..

 

[Jakartans@PkDef]

Come on... don't break the mood

Foreplay too long

 

[Bhayangkara]

Foreplay too long

Then ended up with anti-klimaks

 

[Krakatau Class]

Building The Sigma

 

[mandala]

Indonesian Army Kostrad 1st Cavalry Battalion.

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^^ New MBT contract or the previous contract? Any info?

 

[Zarvan]

 

[Bhayangkara]

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^^ New MBT contract or the previous contract? Any info?

Maybe its just a closing ceremony for the previous contract (IMO).

Btw, I just found this news recently..



Indonesia factor may postpone KF-X project


cetusnews.com | 2017-11-01T08:19:03.909Z



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By Kim Hyo-jin

Indonesia has failed to pay its annual share of expenses for a joint project with South Korea to develop high-tech fighter jets, an opposition lawmaker claimed Wednesday.

The claim prompted concerns the project, dubbed KF-X, could be suspended.

Rep. Kim Jong-dae of the Justice Party, a member of the National Assembly Defense Committee, said Indonesia's state-run defense firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), a participant in the project, has yet to pay this year's remaining allotted 138.9 billion won ($124.5 million) to Seoul as of the end of October, based on a document from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

"If Indonesia does not pay in time, the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has to shoulder the burden of 40 percent of the development costs," Kim said. "Coupled with the current issue of the company being financially strapped, the KF-X project could easily be put in danger."

KAI is the nation's sole aircraft manufacturer that signed the KF-X contract with DAPA.

Seoul launched the KF-X project in 2015 to build its own 4.5-generation fighters to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s by 2026.

PTDI signed an agreement with KAI in January 2016 to foot 20 percent of the cost in the development of the program, while KAI pays 20 percent and the South Korean government pays the remaining 60 percent of the 7.5 trillion won for the program.

Due to the form of agreement, the KAI faces a burden when payments from PTDI are delayed, Kim said.

KAI is reportedly in a liquidity crunch amid corruption allegations against its former management. According to a government audit, corporate bonds worth 600 billion won and 290 billion won in corporate paper are due by the end of this year. An internal report said KAI is 630 billion won short for its projected spending this year because of the shortage of cash and required payments on loans.

"The right timing of financing is critical in an R&D project that requires state-of-the-art technology. With no special measures for the delay in payment, the KF-X project could be suspended," the lawmaker said, calling for government action.

Starting April 2016, Indonesia agreed to pay 1 percent of the program costs annually, with its contribution to rise above 2 percent from 2017 onwards. Overall, the Southeast Asian country is supposed to pay 1.6 trillion won ($1.33 billion) into the KF-X program.

In 2017, the Indonesian government should pay 184 billion won but it only paid 45.2 billion won out of 92 billion won due in the first half of the year.

Kim accused DAPA of having downplayed concerns over the delayed payment.

He pointed out that the Indonesian government had officially disclosed its difficulty in paying 138.9 billion won in late September after it failed to include the money in its budget finalized in August.

But DAPA denied this, saying it was in close coordination with the Indonesian government for the payment due by October.

DAPA said the issue will be on the agenda for a summit between leaders of South Korea and Indonesia. President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to start an eight-day official trip to Southeast Asia, Nov. 8.

Source: http://www.cetusnews.com/news/Indonesia-factor-may-postpone-KF-X-project-.B1gY7-DRZ.html

Hopefully, there will be a quick solution for this..

 

[mandala]

Indonesian Army new M109A4-BE SPHs live firing test.

Maybe its just a closing ceremony for the previous contract (IMO).

Well there was a news that the Army Chief want to add another batch of Leopard 2 MBTs.